Forest Day Walk & retreat-Autumn
With Michael Stein-Ross
November 16, 2024
Autumn is a day-long retreat exploring themes of gathering, abundance, and gratitude. Join expert nature and forest therapy guides in an embodied sensory immersion among St. Placid’s forests as we discover the gifts of Autumn, both given and received.
Forest Therapy is a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in forests and other natural environments. In Japan it is called “shinrin yoku,” which translates to “forest bathing.” Studies have demonstrated that Forest Therapy offers a wide range of health benefits in the cardiovascular and immune systems, as well as stabilizing and improving mood and cognition.
No prior Forest Therapy experience required.
About the Facilitator
Michael Stein-Ross
Michael Stein-Ross founded Cascadia Forest Therapy in 2017 after earning his Nature and Forest Therapy Guide certification from the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. Since then he has guided over 200 forest bathing sessions across the Puget Sound region. Over the last two years he co-facilitated Cascadia Forest Therapy's transformation into a non-profit, organized […]
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