Wellness Wednesday: Forest Therapy

Wellness Wednesday: Forest Therapy

led by Anne Marie Nachman, Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT) Certified Guide.

Registration is required. Registration opens 7 days before the event.

Please arrive 10-15 minutes early so the program can begin promptly at 6:00 PM.

During a Forest Therapy walk, the trained Forest Therapy guide uses a  clearly defined sequence of events and invitations in partnership with the forest which allows participants to slow down, allow the senses to  open, and to experience the environment using all of the awakened senses to deepen the reciprocal relationship between participants and the forest. This supports the wholeness and well-being of both.

The invitations are open-ended. There is no expectation for how to participate or what you experience or receive. Rather, you spend time in  silence, listening and feeling with a quiet and accepting presence. You become reconnected with your senses and your innate creative potential is tapped, which allows the imagination to awaken.

Difficulty: Easy

About the Presenter:

Anna Marie Nachman is a trained Forest Therapy Guide certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs. She is a life-long resident of Pennsylvania and lives on 24 acres of mostly forested land in the central part of the state known as the Pennsylvania Wilds. Anna Marie has a deep love of nature that extends back to childhood where she spent much time throughout the course of her life in the forests, fields and streams, playing, hiking, foraging for wild mushrooms, fishing, and simply, to escape into the quiet beauty the forest offers.Anna Marie has been guiding walks since 2021 and looks forward to offering Forest Therapy/Forest Bathing to anyone wishing to remember their own connection with the more-than-human world of nature and to accompany and support them through the experience. It is her goal, in partnership with the forest, to open the doors to the possibility of an encounter that will balance body, mind, and spirit of the participants and during which they may recognize and embody the whole of who they are.

Wellness Wednesdays are part of Centred Outdoors' efforts to offer equitable opportunities for outdoor recreation at nearby natural  spaces. The series highlights paths to wellness, engages the community,  and includes local partners.