Forest Bathing
A slow, guided forest therapy walk at Wahaneeta Preserve — sensory invitations in nature ending with shared tea.
Slow down, awaken your senses and connect with Nature as you luxuriate in a Forest Bath!
Forest Bathing is the pleasant practice of spending time in nature to enhance health and happiness. Evidence-based research confirms that time in nature has profound healing benefits for physical and emotional well–being. The term Forest Bathing comes from the Japanese tradition of "shin-rin yoku," literally translated to "bathing in the atmosphere of the forest".
On this walk, you will experience how the regular practice of Forest Bathing can restore your health and vitality. Forest Bathing also offers us the opportunity to deepen our relationship with the natural world. You will be walking slowly for about one mile on mostly flat but uneven forest trails as you are offered a series of invitations to explore the landscape with your senses and connect with the natural world. We will be walking and sitting for 2 hours, and will finish our walk by sharing tea together.
Registration Registration is required. Spots are limited. Free for WLT members, $10 for not-yet-members. Not a member and would like to be? CLICK HERE . This experience is open to ages 15 and up. Things to Know Parking is available at Wahaneeta Preserve. The property is adjacent to the Paul E. Trombino Memorial Foundation Little League complex, and to the 800-acre Woody Hill Management Area of the Department of Environmental Management.
Access is from Moorhouse Road, off Dunns Corners – Bradford Road. (Address for GPS: 118 Moorhouse Rd . in Westerly) Outhouses are available at the trailhead Wear sturdy and comfortable shoes Dressing in layers is recommended, possibly a day pack for shed layers Bring a hiking stick or poles if you like using them Meet your Guide
Deirdre O'Connor is a Certified Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. Deirdre is delighted to share the Healing power of Nature through Forest Bathing, where Nature and our true natures come to know one another. She resides in Westerly, enjoying birding, botany, bicycling, and exploring the next cool place to share Forest Bathing.