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Stockbyvägen · Mosstorp
Mar 30, 2020 | 01:00 P.M. - 03:30 P.M.
Lidingö, 181 41 Lidingö, Sweden
At the entrance of Långängen-Elfviks nature reserve on Lidingö island I will introduce you to the Japanese practice Shinrin-Yoku or Forest Bathing. We will then leave our civilised and busy life behind and slowly enter the forest to experience nature and the more than human world. Among green mosses, tall old spruces and blueberry bushes I will be lead you to awaken all your senses, the gateway on your journey to experience nature differently than in everyday life. I will offer a sequence of invitations, carefully crafted for each walk, for our minds being present, playful and creative. Maybe a mood closer to the heart of our ancient human spirit, living and surviving together within nature. We will walk slowly and quietly noticing and playing with the more than human world and occasionally gather to share our experiences. The walk will culminate in a tea-cermony in the forest with tea brewed from locally foraged plants. The walk is suitable for all ages and fitness.
Audubon Naturalist Society - Bluebells and Budbreak at Boundary Bridge
Apr 04, 2020 | 09:30 A.M. - 02:00 P.M.
8940 Jones Mill Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
We’re delighted that the author of the award-winning book, A Year in Rock Creek Park and the critically acclaimed, City of Trees, will offer her 14th year of nature walks for ANS in the country’s oldest urban national park. On our walk, we will witness the annual floral miracle of Virginia bluebells, spring beauties, and trout lilies in the floodplain forest, as we admire the leaves of tulip tree and American beech begin to spill from their buds. We’ll hope to catch bloodroot, wild ginger, cut-leafed toothwort and other spring ephemerals in bloom as we explore both floodplain and upland woods at a leisurely pace. Our lunch stop, high above the creek on a dramatic rock outcrop offering, will offer spectacular views. Here, we’ll do a bit of “forest bathing,” time permitting. Throughout, we’ll keep our eyes and ears open for belted kingfishers, wood ducks, migrating songbirds, and tiny spring peepers
Sheldrake Environmental Center
Apr 04, 2020 | 10:00 A.M. - 11:00 A.M.
685 Weaver Street
Larchmont, NY, USA
We will celebrate April and take in some relaxing breaths of fresh spring air in this monthly mindful community forest walk.
Spring Awakening - Wainwright House
Apr 04, 2020 | 03:00 P.M. - 04:30 P.M.
260 Stuyvesant Avenue
Rye, NY, USA
We will gather inside to meet and introduce the program. We will then continue outside where we will perform some gentle stretches and centering exercises to open our awareness to the natural world. We will honor the history of the land we will be spending our time on before moving into a walking meditation of the grounds. After walking meditation, the invitation will be for each individual to have a sit spot practice in a location that calls to them. The sound of chimes will queue the end of individual meditation and bring us back together as a group for tea and council practice under the trees. We’ll gently close and enter back into our daily life with a clear mind and connected heart. Each participant will go home with some gifts to keep you connected to our experience.
Fee: $40.50 for Wainwright House members, $45.00 for non-members
Audubon Naturalist Society - Budbreak and Spring Wildflower Walk - Theodore Roosevelt Island
Apr 08, 2020 | 10:00 A.M. - 02:30 P.M.
8940 Jones Mill Road
Chevy Chase, MD 20815, USA
Savor the natural joys of each season on forest bathing walks led by Melanie Choukas-Bradley, a longtime ANS field trip leader and the author of The Joy of Forest Bathing—Reconnect with Wild Places & Rejuvenate Your Life. Discover the magic of shinrin-yoku, translated as “forest bathing,” a nature-oriented mindfulness practice that originated in Japan and has become popular all over the world. Our leader is a Nature & Forest Therapy Guide with certification from the Association of Nature & Forest Therapy Guides and Programs of Sonoma County, California. Experience the restoration of Woodend as we explore and commune with the living things in our meadows, forest, and Blair Garden. A serving of maple sap “tea” and a sharing of nature poetry will conclude each walk. NOTE: Email [email protected] for info on how to register
Twilight Forest Bathing Walk - Richardson Nature Center
Apr 10, 2020 | 05:00 P.M. - 07:00 P.M.
8737 E Bush Lake Rd
Bloomington, MN 55438, USA
Experience wetlands, woods, and trails as you deepen your connection to the natural world via an immersive and meditative private guided walk. I will guide you on a 2-hour immersive, meditative, and therapeutic forest walk based on the Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku. We will slow down and connect with our senses to the healing, stress-reducing beauty of a little-known hidden corner of Minneapolis' green forested spaces. We will slip away from our phones and revive our relationship with the forest and ourselves via unique invitations. We will share our stories and then share a tea ceremony at which we will drink tea brewed from foraged plants. We will re-enter the tame world, renewed with the gift of nature that can be enjoyed time and again.
Butler School
Apr 11, 2020 | 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M.
15951 Germantown Rd
Darnestown, MD 20874, USA
Take a moment to let go of your thoughts. Let go of your worries and the world around you. Start to soak in the beauty that surrounds you. Soon, you will find an abundance of joy and healing through a Forest Bathing walk. Forest Bathing, also called Shinrin-Yoku, is the act of taking in the forest atmosphere. Enjoy a gentle, introspective guided walk through nature.
Twilight Forest Bathing Walk - Richardson Nature Center
Apr 17, 2020 | 05:00 P.M. - 07:00 P.M.
8737 E Bush Lake Rd
Bloomington, MN 55438, USA
Experience wetlands, woods, and trails as you deepen your connection to the natural world via an immersive and meditative private guided walk. I will guide you on a 2-hour immersive, meditative, and therapeutic forest walk based on the Japanese practice of Shinrin Yoku. We will slow down and connect with our senses to the healing, stress-reducing beauty of a little-known hidden corner of Minneapolis' green forested spaces. We will slip away from our phones and revive our relationship with the forest and ourselves via unique invitations. We will share our stories and then share a tea ceremony at which we will drink tea brewed from foraged plants. We will re-enter the tame world, renewed with the gift of nature that can be enjoyed time and again.
Carter Presidential Library Gardens
Apr 18, 2020 | 09:00 A.M. - 11:30 A.M.
453 John Lewis Freedom Pkwy NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30327
Experience a deep nature connection on this 2 1/2-hour walk with Certified Forest Therapy Guide, Phyllis, Abramson, RN, PhD. Peel the layers of stress away and support healing by experiencing the medicine of the forest. We’ll do a series of relaxing and engaging activities to engage our senses, deepen nature connection, hone intuition and connect with the natural world around us.
Healing with Nature: Forest Bathing - Tower Hill Botanic Garden
Apr 19, 2020 | 09:30 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.
11 French Drive
Boylston, MA, USA
Experience deep nature connection on this half-day retreat with Certified Forest Therapy Guide, Nadine Mazzola. Peel the layers of stress away and support healing by experiencing the medicine of the forest. We’ll do a series of relaxing and engaging activities to engage our senses, deepen nature connection hone intuition and connect with the natural world around us.
This walk covers a total distance of about 1.5 miles on well-maintained but at times uneven trail. The walk will still be on if it's raining, unless it is a really big downpour or violent storm.
Rain often enhances sensory experience and makes for some of our most memorable walks.
Nadine is a Certified Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs. Her training includes special knowledge in guiding people of all ages in Shinrin Yoku, "Forest Bathing," Walks and the body of scientific knowledge demonstrating the benefits of spending time in nature as a wellness practice and an effective way to manage stress. As a cancer survivor, practicing good self-care is Nadine's most important guiding principle for herself. She has come to know the healing and support that nature can offer us through her own personal wellness journey. A Massachusetts native who loves spending time wandering and exploring in nature, she is joyous to be sharing Forest Bathing with the community and creating environments for Forest Therapy. SKILL LEVEL: ALL LEVELS
