If you love the forest, you likely want to know more about it. One of the best ways to experience nature is to keep a Forest Bathing Journal. Use your journal to make a more intimate connection with your outdoor experience. The forest shows up and wants to reciprocate with us. If given the chance, it becomes more like a soulmate and friend. Our time in nature becomes a time to retreat to a place where we are understanding and to a place that understands you.
Modern life has estranged us from the sacred connection we have with nature. When we write down our thoughts or observations, we can process the information more clearly in our mind, and we build more connections. The more ways you process your experience – visual, written, auditory, kinesthetic – the more vividly you can remember it.
Without a nature journal, we must rely on our memory, which can get fuzzy and leave out beautiful details. During this event, we will relish in the Joy of Tiny Things – discovering the smallest gifts from the forest and end with a tea ceremony.
Cost: $40
Location: Nina Mason Pulliam Ecolab at Marian University, 3200 Cold Spring Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46222
Sign up early. Spots limited.
Essential Information: Wear appropriate shoes and clothes for the weather. Bring anything you might need in a day pack; water bottle, snack, journal, camera, bug repellant, etc.
Please bring a watch. You’re asked to leave your phones in your car or on silent.
About Forest Bathing
Forest Bathing is a way to experience the sensations of nature, practice patience, and remember not to rush things that move at their own pace. Through Forest Bathing, your senses are awakened, and you can see the world through an open heart.
*Please note: If the event has started and needs to end early due to inclement weather, there will be not refunds issued to participants.