Family Shinrin-yoku

Begin a new family tradition with monthly Family Shinrin-yoku walks

Forest therapy walks with your family offer an opportunity to connect with each other and with nature in a way that slows everyone down, engages the senses, and awakens wonder. Find your inner child by seeing the forest through your children's eyes. Get down close to the ground to watch ants crawl or build a rock cairn together.

Forest Therapy/Shinrin-yoku is a practice of spending time in nature or forested areas for the purpose of enhancing health, well-being, and happiness. There is a specific intention to connect to the landscape by mindfully moving in ways that cultivate presence, sensory awareness, and nature communication.

Experience the healing air, sounds, sights, and sensations of the forest and connect to the cycles of nature as you enjoy a slow paced, guided walk traveling less than one mile on maintained trails.

Please dress everyone appropriately for the outdoors and different types of weather. You may need water, insect repellent, hat, etc, and anything else to make your experience comfortable.

DATES
Walks will take place once a month on Saturdays.
June 9, July 7, August 4, Sept 8, Oct 20
9:30 a.m -11:30 a.m.

FEE
$30 per family of 4 or less, $40 per family of 5+ (up to 2 adults per family)
Add an adult for $12 each
Register for each walk you plan on attending.

Open to 3 families. Registration closes 1 day before the event.

CANCELLATIONS
An email will be sent out Monday evening in the event the walk is cancelled due to weather, illness, or other unforeseen event. Money will be refunded for any walk we cancel or the money can be applied to another walk.

GUIDE
Marie will be your Forest Therapy Guide in training. She has an enduring appreciation for nature as an artistic canvas of seasonal beauty. She wants to celebrate and share this wonder with others through Shinrin-yoku to cultivate fascination, gratitude, and respect within the heart. In this wonderful experience of connecting through the senses, the cycles of life, inside and outside, are revealed and our place within them is discovered. Marie will guide you to find peace within the natural rhythms of the planet and universe.