FAQ
Q. WHO IS SHINRIN-YOKU FOREST bathing FOR?
A. Guided Shinrin-Yoku forest bathing walks are for everyone.
The practice draws on the latest medical research and new findings in the field of nature connection, integrating ancient traditions of mindfulness and wellness into the modern life.
We get in touch with nature, using all our senses, and as the nature offers us a mirrors to ourselves, we may also encounter our unique, original being.
Forest bathing supports health and wellbeing of the participants trough interacting with forest in a way that mobilises our natural healing capabilities.
Q. WHY should i TRY FOREST bathing?
A. Shinrin-Yoku forest bathing program will help you to enjoy simply being in nature, in the present moment, while awakening your different senses. You may remember your childhood memories of nature time, your roots, and feel that happiness comes from within.
Stress, anxiety and tensions of the body and mind are relieved and replaced with peace, tranquility and a sensation of freshness.
Our lifestyle today is dominated by technology and filled with stress and we are sorely missing our sense of connection with the natural world. We tend to forget that we too are part of nature. During Shinrin-Yoku walks, our guides use what we call ‘invitations’, a set of sensory based activities, helping participants to revive their senses, stop for a minute, slow down, giving nature a chance to provide us its healing. We also re-connect with ourselves and become more present and conscious of our surroundings.
Q. what should i expect during a shinrin-yoku walk?
A. You will not be studying any specific naturalist knowledge like plant names/species. But, you will be simply focusing on the beautiful surroundings through intense, sensory experiences.
Our guides will offer you a series of invitations allowing you to slow down, relax, awaken your senses and help you to rediscover your deeply personal and unique connection to nature. We focus our attention on being present, in this place and this moment, mindful of whatever is perceived around and inside of us, in profound respect of the natural world. We may walk slowly, quietly, attentively, in the forest… taking in all the sounds, scents, colours, shapes, structures, surfaces, impressions, representations, and emotions awoken in that open, free space.
We may use our imagination and re-create our understanding of our surroundings and our relation to all the living beings that compose that rich, green, mossy, woody, fragrant forest environment.
We bathe in the energy of the forest…