Forest Bathing

Forest Bathing

Penwood State ParkBloomfield, CT
Overview

Join IREJN and Rev. Nancy Wright for forest therapy

You didn’t come into this world. You came out of it, like a wave from the ocean. You are not a stranger here. —Alan Watts

Based on Japanese Forest Bathing, forest therapy has wholistic health benefits: mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual. A walk in the woods in a group with a guide offers inspiration, energy, and a sense of well-being.

The two-hour program begins with an orientation to the area followed by a brief meditation, followed by two or three brief exercises, or nature-based invitations, with suggestions that involve the senses. After each exercise we will have time for conversation. At the end we will share tea. I can promise you will feel lighter and more relaxed after our time together.

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Bring: water, a foldable chair or cushion, a snack as needed; sorry that pets cannot be accommodated.

Parking: at the end of Stonehill Road, off Duncaster. We will walk about 1/4 mile to an overlook with a bench and adjacent to a wooded area. The entrance is in Bloomfield and is not the official parking space at Penwood Park.

Our Forest Therapist: Rev. Dr. Nancy Wright, Priest Associate at St. John’s Episcopal church, and Lutheran clergywoman, trained in the Forest Therapy school:. https://www.theforesttherapyschool.com/.

Email terri@irejn.org with questions

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Highlights

  • 2 hours
  • In person

Location

Penwood State Park

end of Duncaster Road

off Stonehill Bloomfield, CT 06002

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