Forest Bathing and Foraging

This event is for curious hearts and minds,

for the admirers of green spaces and surprising finds.

This event is for rest and for a slow-paced herbal quest,

for stillness, conversation, sharing, creation...

Come join us;

Learn and share, and just be...

Event flow:

• Warm Welcomes 

• Introductions:

  Learn about forest bathing and the history of the land and Brookdale park.

• Forest bathing and sensory meditation:

  Experience forest bathing as we make our way through the park. Immerse yourself in "tree time". Connect with your senses and nature outside and within.

• Foraging:

  Learn about medicinal plants growing in Brookdale park. Get to know them through your senses. Create your personal plant journal to take home.

• Sharing circles:

  Share your thoughts and observations in a supportive group setting or share with silence. Everything is welcome.

• Tea tasting:

  Taste a variety of herbal teas made with the plants foraged in the park.

• Book Reading:

  Add your voice to a shared reading experience of excerpts from Robin Wall Kimmerer's latest book "The Serviceberry".

• Goodbyes

  
  

Event facilitators:

• Liubou Shefarevich:

  founder of Nature-hearted LLC; a certified nature & forest therapy guide, EcoNIDRA meditation teacher, mindful eating practitioner, and a linguist. Liubou enjoys gardening, crafting herbal products, reading and writing poetry. She is also learning the art of herbalism at the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine.

• Sky Schenkel:

  founder of Sky Hawk Walks on a mission to connect people from all walks of life to the healing and wondrous power of nature. Sky is a certified nature & forest therapy guide, a yoga teacher, photographer and artist. Sky also holds a Level I certification in Ecotherapy from Earthbody Institute. Learn more about Sky here .