Within hours of first advertising, more than 200 women had expressed an interest, with the first outings taking place across the borough s parks last week.
Keen to build on this momentum, April is to meet with Redbridge Council to discuss the initiative, and has been enlisting volunteer mentors to lead particular walks.
One such mentor is Emma Bell, who led her first Fairlop Waters walk on Monday (April 26).
Emma went along to the first session after seeing the initiative online, and was buoyed by what she saw.
She said: I m excited to see the project grow and empower more women to go outside and enjoy their local areas and have a positive experience.
Scent of Desire and researcher on the psychological science of smell.
Smell and emotional memory have a fundamental neurological link, making it possible (but not guaranteed) to change your mood with a whiff of freshly baked cookies. But thereâs a catch: Our brains quickly acclimate to scentsâ15 minutes, maxâso a single candle will only go so far.
âMy recommendation is to have a bunch of different scents to create emotional atmospheres and transport yourself somewhere else,â Herz says. When stocking your scent library, consider personal significance. Scents linked to memory, like a flower you grew up smelling or a perfume worn on a special vacation, are especially emotionally potent.