Forest Bathing: Fall Guided Walk Series

Forest bathing is a nature connection experience inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku. Simply by slowing down and spending time in nature, we offer ourselves the chance to stop, feel, and reconnect with our bodies, senses, and surroundings. We become calmer, and our minds become clearer.

Offered through a series of guided invitations for 1.5 hours, forest bathing invites us not so much with our thinking brains but with our bodies and hearts to tune into our senses and to notice what’s around us and inside us with curiosity, wonder, and compassion. Doing this practice intentionally supports long-term healing, wellness, and resilient engagement for both humans and the Earth, especially in this period of dramatic change. Research has proven that forest bathing boosts immune strength, improves cognitive functioning, and reduces stress, anger, anxiety, and depression.

A series of five walks will take place on Wednesday mornings from 9:30AM to 11:00AM

Join us as we dive into a different them and also open to wherever the experience takes us:

• Sep 18: Embrace The Harvest Full Moon
• Oct 2: Follow the Sun
• Oct 16: Creativity
• Oct 30: Celebration
• Nov 13: Meeting the Moments

On every walk, you will:

• Experience the restorative and healing power of slowing down and spending time in the natural world.
• Learn practices to reconnect to the natural world to help cultivate peace and calm.
• Wander among spectacular plants and flowers and notice the magic and mystery all around you.

We will send details on what to bring/wear after you Register Here.

· Offered rain or shine with a minimum sign-up of 3 people. Enrollment is limited to 15 people.

About the Guide: Ly Duong (she/her) is the founder of Tune in the Meadows, a PhD student from CITE program at MSU, and a certified guide with The Association for Nature and Forest Therapy. Ly has been practicing, supporting, and co-creating spaces with other living beings, including humans and non-humans. In these spaces, all beings could listen to each other’s stories, then connect more deeply to themselves, their community, and the surrounding communities. She believes that the more we practice slowing down, the more we can see and feel the gifts, beauties, and connections within ourselves and with the natural world

Optional Reading: “Your Guide to Forest Bathing” by M. Amos Clifford

Learn more about: “What is forest bathing?”

Contact for more info and/or Q&A: duongly@msu.edu