Explore the Power of Forest Bathing
Evidence-based practices to find presence, ease stress, and nurture body, mind, & spirit. Immerse your senses, slow down and find calm in nature’s flow.
What is Forest Bathing?
Forest bathing, known as Shinrin-Yoku in Japanese, is the practice of immersing oneself in the forest atmosphere by engaging the senses to promote health and well-being.
A slow, intentional practice that builds a deep connection with nature. It's not exercise but being present and open to what happens around and inside you, letting body and mind find balance.
The Roots of Forest Bathing
Forest bathing began in Japan in 1982 to ease health issues from tech stress, overwork, and urbanisation, and to help people reconnect with and protect forests.
Researchers studied its effects and found clear physical, mental, and emotional benefits, formalising it as a therapeutic practice in Japan.
Today, it has spread globally and is now offered in hospitals, mental health programs, social prescribing schemes, and community health and wellness services in countries across Asia, Europe, North America, and beyond.
Benefits of Forest Bathing
Lowered Stress,
Anxiety and
Depression
Strengthened
Immune
Function
Reduced Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
Improved Mood
and Feelings of
Well-being
Greater Focus
and
Concentration
Increased
Energy Levels
Better
Memory
Improved
Sleep
Enhanced
Creativity
Reduced
Loneliness
Why Go With a Guide?
A gradual slowing down. It’s hard to slow down in a busy world. A guide paces the experience, easing you from doing into being so the shift happens naturally.
A tested method. Forest bathing is more than a walk in the woods. A guide brings a considered sequence of practices, each building on the last, so you get depth rather than simply a pleasant stroll.
A held space. Whatever arises, whether calm, tears, restlessness or joy, the guide attends to the group, making it safe to simply be with your experience.
Attention drawn to what’s easily missed. A guide’s invitations point you toward the details you’d otherwise walk straight past. The light through the canopy, the texture of bark, the silence beneath the sounds.
Grounded in current research. Practices are shaped by the latest science on nature and wellbeing, so what you experience is informed.
Featured Experiences
Choose a forest bathing experience—gifted, shared, or solo—in peaceful surroundings
Gift Voucher
Give the gift of calm. Choose a group ($65) or private ($180) 2-hour forest bathing experience, delivered instantly by email with a personalised message and redeemable within 12 months
Group Experience
Take a gentle pause from everyday life. In this 2-hour guided sensory immersion, a certified forest bathing practitioner leads a small group (6-10) through nature’s rhythm to calm your mind, reduce stress, improve sleep and sharpen focus. $65/person.
Private Experience
A private forest bathing experience tailored to you, whether you’re a team, family, couple or group of friends. Led by a certified practitioner, 2-3 hours in a serene natural setting. Custom from $180.
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