Common Questions
Clear, practical answers about how daily outdoor sits work, how the research translates to habit, and how to get started.
A sit spot is a dedicated place in nature (or near an outdoor green element) that you visit regularly to sit quietly, listen, observe, and down-regulate your nervous system. Rather than hiking or exercising, you remain still in one spot for 5–10 minutes, allowing your body to calibrate to the surrounding living environment.
No wilderness is required. A park bench, neighborhood street tree, backyard garden, balcony chair, or even an apartment window overlooking greenery works effectively. Research shows that your nervous system responds to micro-cues of living nature—sky, birdsong, breeze, and foliage—in urban and suburban settings alike.
No. Sit Spot Club is not an inward-looking meditation app and does not require clearing your mind or monitoring your breath. It is an outward-facing attention practice grounded in evolutionary biology and nature therapy. The daily prompts invite sensory curiosity about what is alive and happening around you.
We encourage sitting in all weather with suitable gear (warm layers, an umbrella, and a waterproof sit pad). Noticing seasonal shifts and changing weather patterns is a fundamental part of the practice. If severe conditions create a safety risk, sitting indoors beside an open window is a great alternative.
Each daily practice is approximately 10 minutes. Research conducted by Dr. Tara Tiger Brown demonstrates that short, repeated exposures outperform infrequent long sessions for lowering cortisol, restoring attention, and establishing lasting habits.
We built an interactive Sit Spot Finder tool that walks you through five simple criteria—proximity, comfort, safety, sensory diversity, and edge shelter—to help you find your ideal spot within a few minutes of your front door.
No. You never need to remember a password or open a screen-heavy app before heading outside. Each day's 10-minute guided audio and reflection prompt is delivered directly to your email inbox at 5:00 AM local time. Just tap the link and listen outside.
Yes. There are no fixed cohort start dates for individual programs. You begin whenever you are ready and move through the practices at your own natural pace.
We offer three core individual tracks:
Sit Spot Club is part of the Tara Tiger Brown ecosystem. All transactions, billing receipts, and account settings are securely managed in one central place at taratigerbrown.com/account/.
Yes. We offer Facilitator Packs that include client seats plus one facilitator seat. The 5-Seat Pack (CA$175) and 10-Seat Pack (CA$299) give your clients daily guided support between sessions. You can try the free 3-day practice yourself first to experience what your clients will receive.
Dr. Tara Tiger Brown is a Certified PaRx Connector. For patients who have received a nature prescription from a physician or registered healthcare provider in Canada, we provide The PaRx Pathway—including a free downloadable Patient Guide PDF, a 7-day reset, and 30-day cohort options.
Yes. We provide half-day and full-day experiential workshops, asynchronous 30-day team challenges, and year-long employee wellbeing programs. Contact us at hello@sitspot.club to discuss custom organizational access.
Yes. We offer special volume pricing for healthcare clinics, wellness practices, non-profit institutions, and educational schools. Reach out to hello@sitspot.club for pricing details.
Whether you're curious about the science, planning a group program, or wanting guidance on your daily practice, feel free to get in touch.
