Forest Bathing Series at Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary

Discover Mass Audubon’s oldest wildlife sanctuary and experience the healing benefits of Moose Hill in a whole new way on these slow-paced guided therapeutic combination of leisurely walking, sitting, and
observation. This is a chance to unplug, slow down, and de-stress through a series of gentle sensory-opening invitations that welcome us to deepen our connection with nature.

Whether you have experienced a Forest Bathing Walk before or are trying it for the first time, this is a chance to go deeper and begin to build a practice of your own. Forest Bathing is most effective when done over time. In this 3-week series, you will foster an ongoing relationship with the natural world and with the support of the forest and our group, you will learn how to create your own ongoing practice of Shinrin-yoku.

Shinrin-Yoku or Forest Bathing, is a prominent feature of preventative medicine and healing in Japan. From increased cerebral blood flow to stronger immune defenses, there has been extensive research demonstrating what can happen when we relax, unplug and open our senses to the natural world in community. This practice is part of a global effort to tend to the stressful conditions of living in modern industrialized civilization.

Tam is a Certified Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs. Tam believes the practice of Forest Bathing can deepen and broaden our relationships. Tam’s training includes an understanding of both the scientific framework of Forest Therapy as well as the cultural repair that is made possible by holding space for seekers of this medicine to share and bear witness in community with the natural or more-than-human world. Tam created Toadstool Walks as a way to offer support in finding one’s own way towards experiencing belonging to the natural world. For more information about Tam, check out ToadstoolWalks.com

This Forest Bathing Series is scheduled for October 21, 28 and November 4, 10:00 am-1:00 pm. Registration is required so Tam can best prepare for the class.

To learn more and register for the program go to www.massaudubon.org/moosehillprograms.