Guided Forest Bathing Walk

Forest Bathing, also known as "Shinrin-Yoku," refers to the practice of spending time in forested areas for the purpose of enhancing health, wellness, and happiness.  Studies have demonstrated a wide array of health benefits, especially in the cardiovascular and immune systems, and for stabilizing and improving mood and cognition.  Forest Bathing is a fun, relaxing way to shed stress, connect with your soul, and give your body the things it needs to feel happy and healthy.  Enjoy a gentle stroll through fields and forest while opening your senses to the medicine of the forests.  This walk will cover about a mile of trail which is mostly level with no steep inclines.  This walk is suitable for anyone who can walk up to a mile at a very slow pace, ages 10 and up.  The duration of the walk will span approximately 3 hours and engage participants in a series of sensory immersions and conclude with a tea ceremony of foraged plants.  Participants need to dress appropriately to match the weather conditions.  Please bring a water bottle, bug spray, and anything else you need to be comfortable.

Please note: Program fee does not include site admission fee.

Jeff Brogan is a Nature & Forest Therapy Guide, as well as a professional Maine Guide and owner of Maine Coast Explorers.  Jeff has spent a lifetime exploring the fields, forest and waters of Maine.  He studied American History and Environmental Studies at the University of New Hampshire.  Over the past decade, Jeff has been immersing people in Maine’s amazing natural surroundings and guiding them through the fascinating history and ecology that make Maine so unique. Jeff believes that connecting people to the heartbeat and natural rhythms of Maine creates a newfound understanding and love of the natural world that can have profound effects upon the lives of people and the environment that sustains us.