Experience the Healing Power of Nature This Winter:
Forest Bathing with the Sierra Club Santa Barbara
Steven's Park / San Roque Creek Trail
RSVP to Emily emilyaengel@gmail.com
- 75-minute forest bathing experience with certified guide Tamara Murray
- Includes background on the practice, invitations to connect with nature using one's senses, tea and light snacks, and community conversation
- Up to 15 adults, no charge (all ages and abilities welcome)
The essence of forest bathing is sensory immersion in the ambience of the forest. You walk slowly and notice things. You feel the touch of the breeze on your skin; you notice the sounds of the brook and the birds and the movement of trees in the wind. And you take that noticing in, give it hospitality, let it land inside you. Forest bathing is not the same thing as hiking. The destination in forest bathing is "here," not "there." The pace is slow, not fast. The focus is on connection and relationship.
