Quiet Hour
Reducing Stress and
Relaxing in Nature
One-of-a-kind Experiences for Feeling Inner Peace Outside
Individuals
Facilitators
Would you like an award-winning way to help people? How about to offer more than 10 unique, meaningful experiences, after less than 1 hour of training?
It's easy with Quiet Hour. Its experiences blend 9 research-backed calming or uplifting techniques into a simple, peaceful process to delight your participants.
You can offer the experiences:
In any natural spot
To help people do what research shows 80% want to do in parks—relax in nature
To help them boost well-being, especially mental well-being
To help them feel connected with nature
In more than 10 engaging versions: Quiet Walk, Quiet Picnic, etc.
Easily with provided scripts, audios, etc., letting you relax too
After less than 1 hour of on-demand video training.
Details are in the video below.
0:16 A hidden problem & how Quiet Hour can help
2:28 What Quiet Hour is
4:01 Quiet Hour's benefits for you as a group leader
6:07 How its versatility can help you
7:46 What you’ll get in the Quiet Hour Kit
Success Rate
People love Quiet Hour. For example, in a series of 20 sessions for different, random participants, after every session, 100% of participants surveyed said:
They enjoyed it
It was relaxing
It helped them feel closer to nature.
100% of optional comments were also positive, from participants and facilitators.
Accolades
Quiet Hour was featured in Parks & Recreation magazine and has won 9 awards, most notably:
Global Social Prescribing
Alliance Award
Counselor's Choice Award - reviewed
by licensed mental health therapists
National Association for Interpre-
tation Interpretive Media Award
Arizona State Therapeutic
Recreation Association Award
“Based in solid research... [Quiet Hour] is a wonder tool we think all counselors should learn.”
—Counselor's Choice Award judges
“Quiet Hour is such a gift... This program is changing lives for the better.”
—Jessica Voss, Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Certified Park and Recreation Professional
“Quiet Hour has opened a new chapter in how I deliver programming in nature.”
—Joli Reynolds, Certified Interpretive Guide, Nature Center Manager
“A great gift in our hyper-busy, noise-filled modern life! And the training program empowers even the newest facilitator to deliver with confidence.”
—Kristin Robinson, Certified Interpretive Trainer
“FABULOUS! The training course is well-structured, easy to use, and understandable... a great resource!”
—LoriAnne Barnett, Executive Director, Arizona Association for Environmental Education
“A wonderful resource to help people de-stress from the hustle and bustle of daily life using nature… I highly recommend Quiet Hour.”
—Paul Zak, Clinical Social Worker, docent, trainer
“Fabulous. Such a peaceful, thoughtful, meaningful experience. I really loved this.”
—Sara, session participant
Some of the more than 10 experiences the Quiet Hour Kit trains facilitators to offer: Quiet Hour and Half-Hour, Walk, etc., Nature Art, Service Project, Mini-retreat, Stargazing, Movement, Birdwatching, Picnic, Self-led Sessions, and more.
The Program's Creators
Heather Chase and Ken Beller have decades of experience studying and practicing various stress-management techniques. Multi-award-winning authors, they strive to enhance people’s lives. Their previous work has been endorsed by presidents and Nobel Prize winners.
They have developed and delivered popular training programs for dozens of large organizations, from the U.S. Navy to the NBA. They are Unity Blaze certified and Ken is a Certified Autism and ADHD Specialist, helping them create welcoming experiences for everyone. Ken's peer-reviewed research on emotional well-being in neurodivergent populations is published in Frontiers in Psychology.
Try it for Free
As explained in the video above, everything for offering sessions is in the Kit. It empowers you to guide more than 10 unique experiences, after less than 1 hour of on-demand video training.
You can review the Kit and use it for free for 3 months. If you lead sessions, we'd appreciate it if you'd offer the Participant Surveys and send us photos of the completed ones at kbeller@quiethour.org.
After the free phase, if you'd like to continue (and we don't have a special arrangement with your organization), we'll work with you to find a contribution that's comfortable for you. We're committed to making it affordable.
To review the Kit and try it for free, please sign up below.
(No credit card required and we won't share your email.)
If you have trouble with the form or accessing the Kit, please contact us here,
at kbeller@quiethour.org or by calling 928-204-9232 (MST).
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