2026 Community Impact*

6,329

NUMBER OF HOURS SPENT OUTSIDE

4,448

NUMBER OF HOURS VOLUNTEERED

493

NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS

*Community Impact is tallied monthly, as reported by Reciprocity Rx™ program participants and individuals/organizations registered for the Community Challenge. Figures above represent hours reported through May 31, 2026.

Reciprocity Rx™ Community Challenge

The Reciprocity Rx™ Community Challenge is your invitation to reconnect with the land, your community, and yourself. Each month, we’ll send you a Reciprocity Rx filled with gentle prompts and seasonal ideas for giving back to the places and people that sustain you. Log your nature exposure, track your acts of reciprocity (like volunteering with a local organization or writing a thank you letter to a Park Ranger), and earn rewards along the way.

🎁 Proceeds support Hiking My Feelings and helps us keep Reciprocity Rx™ accessible to all.

Give what you can. Practice what you love. Pay it forward.

You don’t have to donate to participate. You can join this challenge simply by spending time outside, noticing what shifts, and giving back where you can. That’s the heart of it. If you feel called to support this work financially, we deeply appreciate it. Your contributions help us offer scholarships, expand access, and keep this community rooted and resourced.

  1. Register via the link below (the Challenge is free to join).

  2. Check your email and confirm your subscription to the Reciprocity Rx Community Challenge. After that, you’re in!

register here!

Curious about the health benefits of spending time outdoors, and the ways different landscapes help us heal? Learn more about Reciprocity Rx™ here!

Support the Work

This work grows through community care. Your support helps us keep it going.

  • $5/month: Forest Member

    SUPPORT THE WORK

    For less than a latte, you can help us keep the Reciprocity Rx Toolkit fee-free and the Collective running and accessible.

    Join Here

  • $25 — Get Outside, Get Started

    STICKER PACK + THANK YOU CARD

    Landscape collection features hand-drawn designs by community member and designer Gabby Etheridge. 4Rs design by Illumine. Add the magic of mountains, desert, water, open spaces, forests, and dark skies wherever you put your stickers!

  • $100 — Deepen the Practice

    SIGNED BOOK OR ONE JOURNAL

    Support your own healing while supporting someone else’s with a signed copy of Hiking Your Feelings or a Reciprocity Rx™ Guided Journal (your choice).

  • $350 — Full Landscape Series

    FULL JOURNAL COLLECTION

    Explore Different Landscapes, Different Medicines in your own rhythm with the complete Reciprocity Rx™ Guided Journal Landcapes collection.

  • $500 — Wear the Work

    EXCLUSIVE COLLECTION WITH ILLUMINE

    Wear a visible reminder of your commitment to people + planet with a buttery-soft Reciprocity Rx™ tee, or hoodie.

  • $1,000+ — Sponsor our Scholarships

    SUPPORT THE COMMUNITY

    Sometimes sliding scale fees aren’t enough to meet our community members where they’re at. Help us meet demand for financial support when applicants are experiencing financial hardship.

  • $2,500+ — Sponsor a Program or Event

    CO-CREATE WITH US

    We work best with partners who are collaborative, curious, and open to supporting access through scholarships, co-creating stewardship experiences, or investing in programs that connect people to public lands in meaningful ways.

5% Cover the Fee

Hiking My Feelings is proud to be an official Environmental Partner for 1% for the Planet

This is your space to log and reflect on your participation in the Reciprocity Rx™ Community Challenge. Each month, you’re invited to share:

  • Time spent in nature (hikes, walks, gardening, moments outside)

  • Volunteer hours supporting public lands or your community

  • Stories, reflections, or shifts you’ve noticed along the way

You can be as detailed or as simple as you’d like. This information helps us track our collective impact — how we’re showing up for ourselves, each other, and the land — and allows us to share that story back with the community. More importantly, it gives you a moment to pause and recognize what you’re already doing.

Thank you for being part of this.

Submit Your Report Here

Join a Reciprocity Retreat!

Our retreats and programs are designed to help you explore this work in real time through guided time in nature, community, and stewardship. Whether you’re looking to reset, reconnect, or bring this into your professional practice, these experiences offer space to slow down, pay attention, and practice reciprocity in a supported environment

Learn more

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Hiking My Feelings, Inc. is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to improving community health by creating opportunities for people to experience the healing power of nature. Your donations help us expand access to nature-based programs, retreats, and stewardship projects across public lands. All contributions are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. EIN: 84-460243

  • Proceeds from the Reciprocity Rx Community Challenge help offset program expenses and fund scholarship requests from potential program participants. In 2026, so far 95% of our program participants have requested a scholarship or payment plan. Thank you for making this work accessible to as many people as possible!

  • We are always on the lookout for helpful volunteers! Click here to send us a note!

  • We accept in-kind donations on a case-by-case basis from aligned partners. Is that you? Click here to inquire!

  • Yes, we love when we have the opportunity to honor someone through this work, thank you!