Forest Therapy & Bathing: Sitting with the Sky (Saturday 26 September)
About this Event
During this gentle nature based sensory practice, we'll be greeted by trees of many kinds, each with its own shape, texture, and way of reaching for the evening light. Spend time with these nature beings, and perhaps notice how they lean, breathe or hold space around them. Our steps will eventually lead us to an open space, where the sky stretches wide above us. Here, you're invited to rest your gaze upon the white clouds and blue sky, dressed in the day's evening hues.
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Meeting Point
Singapore Botanic Gardens Tanglin Gate Visitor Centre
Session Fee
S$ 38 per participant
Caring for the Land
10% of your session fee will be donated to the Give To The Gardens Programme, managed by the National Parks Board (NParks), in support of our UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Singapore Botanic Gadens
A Few Gentle Notes
○ Minimum 1 participant to commence each session
○ Maximum of 10 participants per session
○ Bookings open 45 days before each session
○ Bookings close 48 hours prior to each session
Autumn September to November Edition
Each Sitting with the Sky Forest Therapy session unfolds differently, shaped by the season, the place, the moment, and those who arrive. As autumn arrives from September to November, the session gently carries the spirit of autumn, a season of turning, softening light, and letting go. The quietening of the season invites us into release and reflection, while encouraging a gentler pace and a closer listening to what is already within us.
You are welcome to arrive just as you are, into this autumn edition of Sitting with the Sky.
About Your Forest Therapy & Bathing Session
A Forest Therapy & Bathing session follows a simple structure. While there is a structure, there is no right way to move through it. You are not expected to perform, to feel a certain way, or to share if you do not wish to. The structure simply provides a gentle container so that you can settle more fully into your own connection with nature.
You arrive as you are, and you participate in the way that feels most natural to you.
Arrival and Sensory Awakening
We begin with a short introduction and a guided sensory practice to help everyone arrive, settle, and transition from the pace of the day into a slower rhythm.
Gentle Invitations
A series of sensory invitations will be offered in partnership with nature. These invitations are always optional, and you choose how and whether to engage.
Optional Sharing
After each invitation, there is intentional space to gather and share. Sharing may be through words, sounds, or silence. All forms of sharing are welcome. While always optional, sharing often deepens the practice, as listening to one another can gently expand our own noticing.
Closing
We close the Forest Therapy & Bathing session by coming back together and expressing gratitude to nature and to the land for hosting us.
About Shinrin yoku 森林浴 or Forest Bathing
Shinrin-yoku (森林浴 or forest bathing) is a Japanese practice that began in the 1980s as a way of encouraging people to reconnect with nature. Rather than being a strenuous hike or outdoor workout, Shinrin-yoku is about slowing down, opening the senses, and simply being present in nature. The term literally means taking in the forest atmosphere, and it emphasises relaxation, mindfulness, and deep connection.
A forest bathing experience often involves walking slowly among trees, breathing deeply, and paying attention to sensory details. By inviting awareness to simple encounters with nature, participants discover nature not just as scenery but as a living presence that supports rest and renewal.
Research in Japan and beyond has shown that Shinrin-yoku can lower stress hormones, reduce blood pressure and heart rate, and strengthen immune function, particularly through increased activity of natural killer (NK) cells. It also supports mental clarity, mood improvement and overall emotional well-being.
Many participants describe leaving a forest bathing session feeling calmer, more balanced, and more connected to themselves and the natural world.
About Your Forest Therapy Guide
Long Yuan is a certified Forest Therapy Guide in Singapore, trained under the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT).
Long Yuan's Forest Therapy guiding practice is shaped by his own personal healing journey and his relationship with nature. In 2025, he found himself learning how to slow down, and to rediscover himself. In the quiet presence of trees and open skies, he began to soften. Nature became a steady companion, a place where he could breathe differently and remember that he did not have to carry everything alone.
Two moments in nature stay with him. One in Bali, at a sacred Kayu Putih tree; another on Yakushima, where he was drawn to a particular Sugi tree. Both times he felt called to rest his palms on the tree. Both times something he could not name moved through him and left, and he came away feeling held rather than alone.
He guides gently and without hurry. He invites participants to slow down, notice what is around them, and allow nature to meet them as they are. Through this guided sensory practice, one that deepens over time, he hopes participants come home to nature, body, and self.
His Forest Therapy practice, ohmori, takes it names from his surname (Oh) and mori (森), the Japanese word for forest. It's a nod to shinrin-yoku, where forest therapy began.
Beyond nature, Long Yuan is a psychotherapist in training. His work is grounded in attachment theory, along with experience in crisis intervention and addiction recovery work. He believes in holistic wellness, that body, mind, and our relationship with the living world are not separate things to tend. He is also a ceramic hobbyist, and runs a small-batch handmade ceramic brand, where clay becomes another way of slowing down.
The invitation is simple: come as you are, and see what nature is offering in this season of life.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
SGD 38.00
