Forest Bathing for Beginners

Have you ever been curious about trying forest bathing or “Shinrin-yoku”? Are you happy for any opportunity to be surrounded by trees? Or do you just need an excuse to get away from your desk during your lunch break? Whatever your reason, join us on Tuesday Nov. 26th at 12:30 for a Climate Week forest bathing session.  

Update: Due to the wind storm, this session will be postponed from Nov.21st to Tuesday Nov. 26th.

No prior experience is necessary and staff, students and faculty are all welcome. We will meet at 4-way intersection of College Dr. & University Dr. (upper entrance of lower Charlie's Trail), before heading off together for the session. Please dress for the weather and wear shoes you can walk on muddy trails with. Also, please bring a warm beverage (and, optionally, a small snack). 

>> NOTE: We will be finding a spot in the forest to sit, so it’s important to bring something you can sit on - like a garden kneeling pad, outdoor cushion or reusable bag.  

This session will be guided by RRU associate faculty member Michelle Hamilton-Page, who is a certified Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, and has been leading forest bathing sessions in person and remotely for five years. Michelle is passionate about forest therapy (the forest is the therapist), and the environmental impacts on health and healthy workplace cultures. 

Sign up below to join this exciting Healthy Planet Club session today!

The Healthy Planet Club is an initiative co-led by the Climate Action and Sustainability Team and HR's Healthy U team to offer campus stewardship opportunities to staff, students and faculty. We gratefully acknowledge WWF-Canada's Go Wild grant for support of RRU's Healthy Planet Club.