Guided Forest Bathing
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Some mornings, the most restorative thing you can do is slow down enough to let the forest find you.
Guided forest bathing, rooted in the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, is not a hike. There is no destination, no pace to keep, no miles to log. Through a series of sensory invitations, you'll be drawn out of your thinking mind and into the living present. You don't have to know what to notice or how to be still.
At Nature Link, the landscape meets you more than halfway. Birch and pine, the smell of water on warm rock, light filtering through a canopy that simply continues, indifferent to our schedules. We move slowly through it all, pausing together to receive what is already happening around and within us.
Research on Shinrin-yoku is specific and substantial. Guided immersion in forested environments has been shown to lower cortisol, reduce blood pressure, slow heart rate, and strengthen immune function, with effects that persist well beyond the session itself. The forest is not a backdrop. It is an active participant.
No experience necessary. No special gear, just a blanket or mat to use while we’re sitting on the forest floor.
Guided forest bathing, rooted in the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, is not a hike. There is no destination, no pace to keep, no miles to log. Through a series of sensory invitations, you'll be drawn out of your thinking mind and into the living present. You don't have to know what to notice or how to be still.
At Nature Link, the landscape meets you more than halfway. Birch and pine, the smell of water on warm rock, light filtering through a canopy that simply continues, indifferent to our schedules. We move slowly through it all, pausing together to receive what is already happening around and within us.
Research on Shinrin-yoku is specific and substantial. Guided immersion in forested environments has been shown to lower cortisol, reduce blood pressure, slow heart rate, and strengthen immune function, with effects that persist well beyond the session itself. The forest is not a backdrop. It is an active participant.
No experience necessary. No special gear, just a blanket or mat to use while we’re sitting on the forest floor.
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Where is it happening?
Nature Link, 24621 South Clark Lake Road,Nisswa, Minnesota, United States
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Host or PublisherNisswa Yoga
