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Nature Connection Series: Forest Therapy

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"In every walk with nature, one receives far more than one seeks." Come relax, restore, and reconnect with nature.

Forest Therapy is a healing practice that weaves together the Japanese art of shinrin yoku, or “forest bathing,” and elements of Jungian psychology, to help individuals slow down and cultivate a deeper sense of connection both with nature, and with themselves.
Join Wild Philadelphia, a Certified Forest Therapy provider, for a series of guided walks where participants will deepen their personal connections to the natural world, and explore how mindful time with nature can increase our sense of calm, resilience, clarity and connection to our true selves.

Your guide will take you through a series of “invitations” or prompts to help you connect with your senses and the land. The walk will blend time for solitude in nature with some light sharing. Participants will be invited to share in any way that feels right to them – silence is also a welcome form of sharing. The walk will vary between wandering, sitting, and standing, and will cover no more than 1 mile. We’ll conclude the walk with a tea ceremony and snacks.

Nature and Forest Therapy is a powerful antidote to the stresses of an industrialized, rapidly urbanizing society, where busyness is often used as a measure of worth. You’re invited to join us, and see how this simple practice can help us heal our imbalanced relationships with time, with each other, and with ourselves.

Each walk is $15.00 dollars per person, or you may register for the series of four for only $50. Includes wildcrafted tea and organic snacks. 10% of profits are donated back to the land!

Earlier Event: September 18
After Hours: Special Member Nights
Later Event: October 2
After Hours: Special Member Nights