Join Irene Bailey from Temenos Rising, and Columbia Slough Watershed Council, for a free guided 2 hour nature connection and mindfulness exploration walk. This event is recommended for those 16 and older. Minors must be accompanied by an adult.

Forest bathing is a nature connection experience inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku. These immersive experiences offer the chance to break away from the stress of daily life and to find healing and nourishment through intimate engagement with the beings with whom we share this Earth home.

While offering a renewed sense of interconnection with the natural world, forest bathing also allows access to beneficial nervous system states that can support our long-term health and well-being. Research has proven that forest bathing boosts immune strength, improves cognitive functioning, and reduces stress, anger, anxiety, depression, and sleeplessness.

Offered through a series of guided invitations, the walk will help participants move beyond the chatter of the thinking mind and find a deeper sense of embodied engagement, enabling access to new ways of being while exploring relationship to self and others. This intentional practice of embodied presence cultivates access to powerful experiences of curiosity, awe, and wonder thatare essential for resilient engagement with this era of dramatic change and transformation.

Getting There: We’ll meet near the gazebo at Peninsula Park. Free parking is available in the area surrounding the park. Taking public transportation? Bus 4, 44, and 72 make stops nearby.

What to bring: Pack along water and come prepared for the weather - we will be hosting this event rain or shine. Light snacks and drinks will be available at the beginning of the event.

Accessibility: Restrooms are available in the park. Our group will be walking along flat surfaces with options to go into areas with a ramp or stairs as well. 

If the event is full, we will create a waitlist. Questions or want to join the waiting list? Reach out to Amanda Gallegos, at amanda.gallegos@columbiaslough.org.