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Ana Ka'ahanui is passionate about connecting people to nature through forest bathing, naturalist, and community science programs. She has been a forest bathing guide since 2020 through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs. See her upcoming walks here.

Forest Therapy Guide & RN offering private and small group nature experiences to help you slow down, reset, and reconnect.

Reach out to create a personalized experience or join a guided community walk when available

Enchanted Awareness offers Forest Therapy Walks and Embodied Awareness Coaching where: 
you can learn to listen to yourself more deeply; 
you can move toward the life you really want; 
and you can learn the value of embracing all of who you are.

I am a Forest Bathing and Nature Connection guide trained through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy and founder of Sacred Nectar.Through guided forest therapy experiences, I create a space for clarity, restoration, and a deeper relationship with the living world. 

Ilana Rubin guides nature therapy, forest bathing, and community experiences in Northern Virginia and the greater DC region. Ilana is the founder of Kindred Nature. She's delighted to offer public and private sessions, wellness retreats, nature workshops, and more. You're invited to connect!

Melanie Choukas-Bradley is a Washington, DC author and certified nature and forest therapy guide who leads forest bathing walks, field trips and tree tours for the Audubon Naturalist Society, the United States Botanic Garden, the Smithsonian Associates, the Maryland Native Plant Society, etc.

I am a certified forest therapy guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy guides. I lead forest bathing walks in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Florida. Join me as I draw from my love of the natural world for a transformative forest bathing experience.

Kelly Brown is guide of a bustling, inquisitive, nature-loving, and socially active group of students. A second life path under construction for Kelly comes in the field of Nature and Forest Therapy, one that matches well with his life and work at Butler Montessori School.

The Outdoor Chaplain is passionate about nature and community. His soul craves daily doses of time and prayer outdoors as part of a spiritual wellness routine. Neely received an M. Div with Chaplaincy Specialization and earned a UNESCO Environmental Sustainability diploma through immersion studies with the shamans and people of the Ecuadorian rainforest. His clinical experience includes trauma, grief, and bereavement work. He presented at the 2022 Parliament of World Religions. The Outdoor Chaplain values indigenous heritage and walks a spiritual path that includes, yet is not limited to, interfaith practices and ecumenism.

Holly is passionate about connecting people to nature for the benefits to overall wellbeing. Forest Bathing with Birds is just one of the ways she guides people of all ages into deeper connections with nature. Certified Forest Therapy Guide (ANFT)  & Practitioner (FT Hub).

Stacey Vinci is a certified Forest Therapy Guide and Licensed Therapist, supporting individuals, communities, and family systems through trauma-informed, nature-based, and embodied approaches. 

For over 40 yrs. I’ve been a professional naturalist leading talks, walks, & workshops throughout southern New Jersey. As a certified Nature & Forest Therapy guide (ANFT), I continue to widen the scope and offer opportunities for people to slow down into authentic connection with the natural world.

Karen's warm and welcoming style, along with her calming disposition, fosters an atmosphere where individuals quickly relax and immerse themselves in the natural world. As a certified Forest Therapy guide (ANFT), she is passionate about guiding people into deeper connections with nature. 

I am a certified Forest Therapy Guide, guiding adults and children on unhurried medititative forest walks. After retiring from education, I took a guided forest walk and noticed that all who participated became more calm and peaceful because of the experience.  I am compelled to offer this others!

Jenifer is an ANFT Certified Forest Therapy Guide in Pittsburgh, offering mindful Forest Bathing walks at local parks. With a background in environmental education and mental health, she combines nature connection, stress relief, and mindfulness to support personal growth.

Douglas Jones, Ph.D. is an ANFT Certified Forest Therapy Guide. He has guided over 100 walks in and around Pittsburgh including at Pittsburgh Botanic Garden, Frick Park, and Walker Park. A Psychologist who spent his youth Up North in Michigan, he's also guides walks in Leelanau County, Michigan.

My life’s journey has led me to the gentle practice of forest bathing. As a certified forest therapy guide with ANFT, I want to share the range of wellness benefits as well as help people reconnect with nature. Join me and see what my slice of NJ has to offer through the lens of forest bathing.

Over the years, I have come to realize the energy, influence, and wonder that reconnecting to the natural world can bring to all people. The benefits of the Japanese practice known as Shinrin Yoku or forest bathing are physical, emotional, and spiritual.

The forest is "For-Rest" - That is my guiding thought when I lead walks in Central New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania. I am a retired Mastered prepared psychiatric nurse with certificates in Mindfulness, Horticultural Therapy and Forest therapy. Nature is the therapist - I open the door.