Shinrin-Yoku United presents: Forest Bathing Nature Therapy

Name: Shinrin-Yoku United presents: Forest Bathing Nature Therapy
Start: 2025-09-21T09:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-21T11:30:00-04:00
Location: Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden

Schedule

Sun Sep 21 2025 at 09:30 am to 11:30 am

UTC-04:00

Location

Snug Harbor Cultural Center and Botanical Garden | Staten Island, NY

Forest therapy, also known as forest bathing, is a nature therapy based on the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku. It is an approach where you take the time to reconnect with nature, with your body, your senses, feelings and emotions. It has recently become one of the well appreciated techniques used to improve your mental health and wellness in an easy, well-accessible way.
WHEN:
Sunday, January 26 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Saturday, March 1 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Saturday, April 19 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sunday, May 11 | 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Sunday, June 1 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Sunday, June 22 | 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Saturday, July 26 | 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Sunday, September 21 | 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Saturday, October 25 | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Sunday, November 23 | 9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Saturday, December 6 | 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM
WHERE: Meet at the RCSF Tuscan Garden for the start of the workshop, which will then proceed to the forest and Healing Garden on the south side of Snug Harbor. (View site map and directions here)
ADMISSION: $40 per session
REGISTER HERE: https://snugharbor.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SQg0000052AI9MAM
Shinrin-Yoku forest therapy can help you to:
– Softly reduce stress and relieve anxiety
– Induce a gentle calm and clarity
– Increase creativity
– Refocus aspirations and refresh yourself
In-person walks will guide you through a series of meditative, mindful invitations, where you will start noticing through your senses the subtle beauty around and within you. This event is rain or shine.