Hey! My name is Sandra Sierra. I started sacredxsierra during my self love journey in nature. It is a combination of my last name Sierra and the word sacred. Sierra means mountain range in Spanish. I couldn’t have been blessed with a better last name, because I like to say “I love all of nature, but I’m in love with mountains.” I chose sacred because nature is my sacred space. It’s where I go when I’m happy, sad, anxious, grieving, and actually any feeling really. The bonus to nature is no matter what feeling I approach it with, I always end up leaving nature with happiness & gratitude. I inadvertently realized that nature was guiding me along the way, and it was healing me. Nature has guided me to revelations that I’m forever grateful for. I am a nature therapy guide. I guide with a form of nature therapy called Natureapy, that I developed. My mantra is “calm mind; wild imagination.” Nature keeps my mind calm and my imagination wild. It’s the best way to live life. I’m stoked to share what I’ve learned in nature and how I apply it to my overall heath.

I developed Natureapy, which is a unique form of nature therapy. It is learning the e(art)h of adaption through nature. I had been struggling with mental health issues for 8 years. I decided to start a self love journey in nature. It helped me more than I ever thought. In the beginning it was based on help only for my mental health. I later realized that it was helping and healing my overall heath. My hope is that it can help others that are struggling. I think we all have past trauma, current problems and future issues. I never really knew or understood how to deal with them. In nature I have learned how to take anything head on by learning the e(art)h of adaption. My guide is nature. I experience revelations in nature that I call my lost and found moments. I get lost in the beauty of the lesson and found with the solution. I am ever evolving into the best version of my self. I hope that I can help you reach the same level of happiness I reach in nature. If you think about it…the more happiness that is transcended amongst humans, the less hate we conquer. After all, when someone has enough happiness in their heart, they don’t have room for hatred.

My background is in surgical, medical and cancer research. I applied the research knowledge I acquired to my development of Natureapy. I also used my person health struggles as stepping stones for the development. It took time, research and adventuring in nature to heal my overall health. I had previously tried single therapy, group therapy and work therapy. From my personal experience, nothing helped. I had settled into a living nightmare where I was always feeling anxious, having panic attacks and PTSD attacks. It was terrible and I would never wish those experiences on anyone. So you can imagine how I felt when something that is free and accessible to everyone like nature, started healing me. It was truly a nirvana experience after years of having my lost & found moments. I feel so grateful and thankful to nature.

As for my physical health, I went through a health scare in September of 2021 and I wanted to concentrate on fully recovering. At first I decided I would just be off of social media for month. When that month passed, I still wasn’t 100. So a month turned into 3 years. I decided to use this time to be fully immersed in nature. I realized all the steps I was taking in my own nature journey were healing me. I thought…how could I say a new form of nature therapy works, unless I fully dive into it. The first year was being fully immersed in nature. It was getting completely lost in nature. It was a daily adventure. I was inadvertently helping others in nature too. It was in a physical form, it was people I connected with in nature. The end of the second year I started developing some physical health issues again that carried on into the third year. The third year was difficult I had a lot of physical health issues and I could not do much. My fatigue was debilitating from my chronic autoimmune issues. I would have to nap before I did anything just to get through the day, even minuscule tasks demanded I rest. I used that time to learn how to appreciate nature, even in the simplest forms that were available. It meant places like my garden, local areas and nature in hidden corners of where I went. In hospitals I saw the flowers, clouds floating by and trees on the way. I am now, hopefully at the cap end of it. I have regained my strength significantly. I am now able to take on nature in its full form at times. I still apply what I learned, to appreciate nature in any form. It has helped me get through all my difficult times. I am thankful and appreciative for all of nature. I hope nature can help you and that it transforms you into the best version of yourself.

I created Stokeosaurus, a nature adventurer character. He also goes by Stokey or Stokester. I created Stokey because I realized children can also benefit from nature exposure. I love dinosaurs and I’m always stoked in nature. So Stokeosaurus is a Stoke Dino (biggest cheesy smile after saying this). He loves to wander and wonder in nature adventures. He uses his limitations for growth. He likes to spread kindness, compassion and care through his understanding. He teaches everyone that anything can be achieved, even if there are obstacles. He helps guide kids and even adults through nature adventures. Hopefully kids and adults can wander and wonder with Stokey on his nature adventures.

This site is a space where nature is fully immersible and appreciated. It’s where anyone can come to see a different perspective of nature. I hope that anyone who visits the site will take on a new appreciation for nature. I hope that with the appreciation you can continue your own journey in nature and that it helps heal you too. Always be ever evolving into the best version of you.