Forest Bathing Workshop Hosted by Grand Prairie Friends

Please note there is a date correction on this course, It will be held 05/20/2023 instead of 05/21/2023

Take a Bath in the Forest. Forest therapy is inspired by the Japanese practice of forest bathing, a response by the Japanese medical community to rising stress-related illnesses in the 1980s. When we go to the woods, our blood pressure goes down, our heart rates steady, and we benefit from immune-boosting aerosols from trees. Over a slow walk (or even sitting inside), certified forest therapy guide Eileen Gebbie will offer you a series of invitations to bring your full senses present in the moment. Unlike a naturalist educational hike, this process does not predetermine any outcomes for you or expect any particular botanical learning, but trusts that "the forest is the therapist, the guide opens the doors." Forest therapy is one means for reconnecting, or re-wilding, human creatures. It is a space of intention, wonder, and snacks that supports us in learning to "speak tree" once more. A recent participant shared, "I had read a lot about forest bathing, and I have spent tons of time in the woods, but actually being guided through a forest bath was a joyful and eye opening experience!"

Register by 5/18/2023