Experience nature like never been with a creative, meditative approach that taps into your five senses and mindfulness to connect with nature. Relax deeply and explore your world in a new way.

 

EXPERIENCE:

This two-hour retreat is an experience for connecting with nature and finding calm in a beautifully unique, playful, and mindful way. The retreat will be a combination of sitting and walking over short distances on gently rolling terrain.

After a short walk into the forest, we will settle in for a guided meditation that will relax your body, calm your thoughts, and bring awareness to each of your five senses. Once we’ve awakened all of our senses to the surrounding environment, we will then wander the landscape and have the chance to explore “invitations” offered by your guide. These invitations are creative suggestions to engage with Nature that range from fun and imaginative to contemplative and meditative.

This mindfulness-based experience is inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, “forest bathing”, which means to “soak in the atmosphere of the forest”.

Learn valuable tools for being present, not only while out in nature but also in everyday life. Be able to connect more with your surroundings anywhere, as well as with Nature going forward. As one participant said, “I’ll never hike the same again!”

 

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

Experience nature in the Japanese tradition of “shinrin-yoku”–forest bathing.
Learn mindfulness skills to use in daily life and in the future.
Discover a deeper connection with Nature that stays with you.
Explore the forest using your 5 senses: touch, hearing, sight, smell and taste.
Enjoy tea made freshly from the trees in the forest!

 

 

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