Music • Nature • Mindfulness
This website is dedicated to the memory of my beloved mother, & father and my brother Micah.
Love remains.
Judy Pearl
Judy loves helping people connect with nature, sound and song.
With compassion and creativity, she works privately (in-person) according to each client’s needs, as well as virtually for those unable to get outdoors, to organically nurture a love of nature, stillness, poetry and popsicles on hot summer days.
The nature of language, psychology and bioethics are some of her college coursework. Judy graduated with a B.A. in English from Skidmore College. She is a certified mindful outdoor guide. She studied child development, music and movement for special needs children at Bank Street College in Manhattan. Additionally, she completed an internship at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, where she would sing to pediatric patients before they went under anesthesia.
Judy is the founder and CEO of Arcady 5, an off-grid mountain retreat and magical place to awaken the five senses in every season. Walking in the woods, or “forest bathing,” is a reciprocal relationship. That’s where the magic lives. We give a gift to each other. We need each other. It is one of my greatest joys to help young and the “young at heart” plant seeds of connection to nature – fostering curiosity and appreciation for the trees, the birds, the dandelions.
“We need to be still, to listen, to fall in love with the natural beauty all around in the more-than-human world. When we care about something deeply, we protect it.”
Judy has taught early childhood music from North Carolina, to Pennsylvania, to Missouri, and is trained as a children’s yoga and meditation specialist. Her ability to communicate and tell a story landed her a career in broadcasting in New York, New Jersey and Vermont before the birth of her two children.
Judy works privately in person and telehealth (virtually) in a variety of capacities, including organically nurturing a love of nature, language arts, reading, rhythm, sounds and songs (and popsicles on hot days).
BE. Grow. Play. Judy is a published writer. Her children’s books offer simple messages of love, legacy, adventure and enjoying every moment as we navigate the unknown with courage.
Hot off the press: my latest children’s book.
Available wherever books are sold, including Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop and Target.
Purchase your copy today, or donate to a local school library or children’s hospital.
What people are saying.
“We are living in uncertain times and trying to raise our children. That’s why I love “The Road to Woodstock.” We are invited along, as the family treks across the country in an RV they call the Ramblin’ Rose. Cool. They don’t know why they’re doing it, but they know they have to go to honor beloved grandparents, who have passed away. Into the great unknown with lots of love, fun and family time. Plus, the kindness of strangers— it sure teaches us what’s important. The journey, of course, and being with the ones we love. *Bonus points, kids learn capitals of the states crossed over by Arcady 5 crew.”
“Judy Pearl’s children’s book and sing along “Hello, Hello: Coco Treks The Globe Making Friends” is a must-have for all families that are just starting treks of their own. The illustrations are wonderful, and the book is a great way for young readers to learn the first step of communication around the world; Hello.”
“Endearing adventure! I love to read it to my kids. It’s so important to get out of the comfort zone and do something that scares you. Great lesson for littles (and bigs).”
Children’s books offer a simple way of looking at our world. Peace begins with a simple hello. Being brave means first being afraid; and then listening to a quiet little voice is all you need to move forward. Life lessons. It’s all about love.
I hope you’ll consider purchasing my books for your children, grandchildren, local learning centers and children’s hospitals. Let’s spread love and build a better world.
In a 2021 video released by Nutritionfacts.org, the host reviewed a scientific review proposing health benefits to forest bathing. Forest bathing can be anything from walking through nature to fully immersing yourself in a forest for a prolonged period of time. The review, published in the International Journal of Biometerology in 2019, found an objective and concrete decrease in participants’ cortisol levels after forest bathing. Cortisol levels are commonly referred to as our stress levels and have a primary impact on how stressed we feel in our minds and bodies. The review also found that walking through a forest or simply sitting in one also decreases cortisol levels more than walking through or sitting in an urban area. Finally, the video explains that this review and others may have found a link between communing with nature and boosting anticancer immunity!
It just goes to show how nature and forests can help us in countless aspects of our lives. To watch the Nutritionfacts.org video, click the photo to the left or follow this link.
Forest Bathing Boosts Immunity!
