Forest Therapy Guided Walks

What to expect on your first guided Forest Therapy walk

A Forest Therapy walk is different from a simple walk in the woods, in that a certified Forest Therapy guide leads the walk with stops along the way and suggestions for engaging the senses. Part of the goal is to slow down and become more present and fully engaged with the forest environment around you. This is encouraged through guided invitations lasting about 15 to 20 minutes each, which help to suggest ways to experience and explore the forest in ways that feel comfortable and relaxing to you. The initial invitations encourage you to connect more fully in the forest with a sensory-focused awareness.

As your walk continues and your senses become more aware of the forest, partnership invitations will create an opportunity for you to immerse more holistically in the forest. After you have had time for each invitation, we will gather for a few minutes again as a group. There is no right or wrong way to engage in each invitation, just a supportive experience to become more present to all that is around you in the natural world. As our immersive walk closes with our Tea among the Trees, you’ll begin to realize some benefits incorporated in yourself from your time in the forest. These positive benefits of your immersive experience can remain with you for some time.