Pre-Registration Required (25 spots per session)
Free, This program best suited for ages 13+
Join us for a special Thursday evening in nature! Friends of Grand Rapids Parks is joining with In Your Element Wellness for an outdoor workshop to explore the relaxing benefits of the Japanese wellness practice Shinrin-yoku (“forest bathing”). This practice is a well-researched method for natural stress relief and an approach to time in nature that emphasizes slowing down, paying attention to one’s sensory experience, and noticing the beauty of nature in new ways.
This workshop will briefly introduce the research and science behind forest bathing and its differences from hiking. It will also provide an opportunity to relax, explore the practice, and learn how to apply it to future visits to the woods.
Know before you go:
✅ Registration is required, and there are only 25 openings per session
🎽 Participants should wear comfortable shoes and clothing. A sit pad will be provided, but participants can bring a blanket or other item if preferred!
🥾 This event is not a hike, and the total walking distance covered will be less than 1 mile.
There are plenty of ways to get outside this summer & beyond!
Learn more about our Explore Your Parks workshops and passport here.
About our event partner: Katie Venechuk, a Certified Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy and the founder of the Grand Rapids-based guide company In Your Element Wellness, will lead this workshop.
