Explore Your Parks: Forest Bathing Workshop

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.

🕚 Session times: 6-7pm OR 7:30-8:30pm

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.

➡️ Learn more and register here: https://friendsofgrparks.org/event/explore-your-parks-forest-bathing/

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Know before you go:

✅ Registration is REQUIRED, and there are only 25 openings per session!

✨ This program is best suited for ages 13+.

🎽 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.

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There are plenty of ways to get outside this summer & beyond!
Learn more about more Explore Your Parks workshops and our Park Passport at friendsofgrparks.org/exploreyourparks

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.
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