Forest Bathing
SLOW DOWN | NOTICE | BE … WITH NATURE
What is Forest Bathing?
Forest bathing is a gentle, guided way of spending time in woodland and forest areas. Despite the name, there’s no swimming involved — it comes from the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, often translated as ‘taking in the atmosphere of the forest.
Rather than walking for distance or identifying everything around us, we slow the pace and use simple invitations to notice through the senses — perhaps using sound, texture, movement, scent or light.
There is growing research into the relationship between time spent in a woodland setting and wellbeing; particularly effects on stress, mood, attention and relaxation.
Sessions are unhurried and accessible, with no particular level of fitness or knowledge of nature required.
The Japanese connection
The term Shinrin-yoku emerged in Japan in the 1980s as part of a wider interest in reducing stress within the workforce and encouraging people to spend restorative time amongst trees.
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Guided Forest Bathing
A gently facilitated session, usually lasting around three hours.
We move slowly through a natural setting with a series of sensory invitations, periods of quiet and time simply to notice.
Sessions can be arranged for individuals, small groups or organisations.
from £80pp for a 3 hour session
Forest Bathing with Nature Therapy
Forest bathing practices can also form part of a broader nature-therapy session, combining sensory awareness and time outdoors with gentle reflection and conversation where appropriate.
This can work particularly well for groups people who feel movement, nature and being outside more conducive to wellbeing than being indoors.
from £60pp for a 2 hour session
Group Activities
Forest bathing can be adapted for community groups, wellbeing programmes, workplaces and away days and social gatherings.
