Outdoors & Hiking

Forest Bathing

Sunday, October 18, 2026 · 10am · Near Boone

Be guided into deep, timeless presence with nature through a guided forest bathing walk with Becca. This is a gentle and slow meditative walk where we connect with nature and soak in all the health and heart benefits the forest has to offer. Forest bathing is based on the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku. In the 80's and 90's the Japanese government noticed a decline in the population's mental and physical health as the workforce moved from outdoor and agricultural to indoor and technological. They researched what could improve these health outcomes and discovered that simply being in nature