MW2: Forest Therapy Walk

September 20, 2022

1:30 PM - 4:30 PM

3 hours - Max 14 people

Shinrin-Yoku (Japanese for 'Forest Bathing') is known commonly in North America as Forest Therapy. An experienced Forest Therapy Guide leads you through a natural area using carefully worded and timed 'Invitations.' These invitations help you 'escape your mind' while experiencing the forest through your other senses, including hearing, sound, taste, and many others.
 
Scientific research has demonstrated that this technique can have many healing effects on the walker in many ways, including reduced stress, lowered blood pressure, alleviating depression, stabilizing moods, and many more. 
More time in forests near wetlands, in prairies, and savannas, helps reconnect you back to nature - 'the more-than-human world,' regaining natural rhythms, assisting in digestion, sleep and often lead to a life of less stress.
 
This guided forest therapy walk will explore one of London's scenic natural areas, offering an opportunity to experience the restorative qualities of nature, and reinvigorating you on both a personal and professional level.  By going back to the essentials for a moment, you can set aside the daily grind, and look with fresh eyes at the big questions shaping our future.  Be inspired. Be refreshed.  And perhaps be reminded of what moved you to enter this profession.  

Walk distance: 1.5 - 2km
Pace: slow, with several sitting breaks
Please wear sturdy shoes in case of uneven and / or muddy terrain.
 
Facilitator: Katie Van Den Berg
 

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