De-stress with a Guided Mindfulness Walk in our Forest
(near Charlottesville Virginia and adjacent to Shenandoah National Park)

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credit: Ryk Naves

Listen to Nature's Music
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credit: Johannes Plenio

Experience Nature's Relaxing Power
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Asiatic Dayflower

Activate Forest Therapy
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credit: Fineas Gavre
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credit: JR Korpa
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credit: Michael Podger

Engage Your Senses

Re-Energize

Marvel at How Life is Interconnected

The Power of Nature

credit: JJohnson

Mindfulness walking in the forest and connecting to nature provides prized health benefits. This includes decreased stress, depression and anxiety, and elimination of brain fatigue. Nature experiences have been shown to boost the immune system as well as mood and well-being.
"Ecotherapy" started in the United States in 1995 but the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku ("Forest Bathing") was developed in the 1980s. It is a regular part of preventive health care and medicine in Japan and is increasingly popular in the US.
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Join our Master Naturalist for a guided Mindfulness Nature Walk to:
  • Immerse yourself in the forest's healing power ("forest therapy")
  • Relax during a walking mindfulness meditation, and
  • Renew your energy
Our forest will restore your spirit during your extended stay!
"And Into the Forest I Go To Lose My Mind and Find My Soul"
- John Muir