Guided Shinrin-yoku: Winter After Dark

Name: Guided Shinrin-yoku: Winter After Dark
Start: 2025-01-09T18:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-09T19:45:00-05:00
Location: 1715 Hillburn Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504

Schedule

Thu Jan 09 2025 at 06:00 pm to 07:45 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

1715 Hillburn Ave. NW, Grand Rapids, MI, United States, Michigan 49504 | Grand Rapids, MI

Pre-registration is required due to limited capacity. Online registration will remain open until 12pm the day of the event, unless it is sold out. If this program is sold out, please complete online registration to be added to the waitlist. You will not be charged to be added to the waitlist. We will contact you if spots become available.
Join ANFT certified forest therapy guide, Katie Venechuk, to explore the relaxing wellness practice of Shinrin-yoku in the beauty of the winter forest! This special 3-part series will begin with a brief introduction to the background and research of Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing), how it differs from a hike in the forest, and how it can help enhance our well-being in the darkest months of winter. From there, you’ll be guided in three separate shinrin-yoku experiences over the months of January, February, and March to help you relax, tend to your relationship with winter, and explore the beauty of the cold weather season in new ways.
You can join us for any of Winter after Dark programs as a single session, or register for the full series to deepen your experience and take notice of the subtle transitions in nature as the season unfolds. Series participants receive $10 off their total registration, making each program $26.66 for non-members and $20.66 for members. Whether you join us for one session or all three, we hope you’ll come see what nature has to share with you as you slow down, find presence and enjoy winter after dark at BNC!
SPECIAL PROGRAM FEATURES: This winter Shinrin-yoku programming includes a variety of elements for your comfort and enjoyment, including a luminary lit guided breathing practice to help you cleanse your lungs in the forest after a day inside, eco-friendly hot stone hand warmers, blankets and insulated sit pads, special access to the nature center during after-dark hours, and a half hour of time inside after hours, warming up with intentional time to visit as a community while sipping a hot wild foraged tea and enjoying a snack.
PROGRAM NOTES:
Each session will include an hour of time outdoors and a half hour indoors.
This event is not a hike and the total distance covered will be less than 1-mile.
Be sure to dress warm!

Instructor: Katie Venechuk, founder and program guide at In Your Element Wellness and Certified Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy.
Price:
Member: $24
Non-Member: $30
This program is intended for ages 18 and up.
If you register for all 3 sessions of this series (Jan 9, Feb 13, March 13) at once, use code FOREST25 for a $10 discount, making the full 3-part series $62 for members and $80 for non-members.
By attending our Community Programs, you are supporting BNC’s mission of connecting the community to our natural world. We look forward to getting outside with you!
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation and refunds for any of the three sessions will result in forfeiture of this discount. No registration transfers will be allowed after the discount is applied. Notice must be received at least 7 days before the scheduled program to receive a 50% refund (or for a one-time transfer of your program fee to the next scheduled Guided Shinrin-yoku program, if you did not sign up for the full series). Due to processing fees, full refunds are not available. There will be no refunds issued within 7 days of the program. Please note that cancellations within 7 days of a program may not be eligible to transfer their program fees to the next scheduled Guided Shinrin-yoku program if we are unable to fill your spot. All Community Programs will be held unless there is severe weather, as determined by Blandford and the program guided. If a program is cancelled due to severe weather you will receive a full registration refund. Please come prepared for the elements as refunds are not available for weather-related conditions except in the case of severe weather, when you have been contacted that the program has been cancelled.
Please Note: This program will take place mainly outdoors. In the event of severe weather, this program will be canceled, and participants will be notified of their refund options and/or a possible makeup date.