Saturday, October 17, 2026
Nature Journeys – Forest Bathing* & Awakening to Nature
Connect with nature through guided activities to awaken your senses and mind to the beauty and depth of the urban forest.
Led by TGC's first part-time Executive Director, Linda Wiggen Kraft, this 2 ½ hour nature journey includes guided meditations and simple creativity exercises. Guided meditations to connect with surroundings and a quiet mindfulness time in a sit spot are two of the activities. Observations are explored with simple writing and image mark making exercises.
Dress for the weather and spending time sitting outdoors in wooded and open spaces. Participants need only to bring a small cushion or blanket; all the rest of the materials will be supplied. Tickets are extremely limited so as to give each participant the best experience so grab yours today!
*Forest Bathing is the English translation of the Japanese term “Shinrin-Yoku”. Forest bathing is walking and sitting in a forest in a mindful, easy and slow way. People “bathe” in the sights, smells and surroundings. The positive effects of relaxation and body healing have been scientifically studied and verified. In Japan there are over 40 government certified Shinrin-Yoku forests.
*Forest Bathing is the English translation of the Japanese term “Shinrin-Yoku”. Forest bathing is walking and sitting in a forest in a mindful, easy and slow way. People “bathe” in the sights, smells and surroundings. The positive effects of relaxation and body healing have been scientifically studied and verified. In Japan there are over 40 government certified Shinrin-Yoku forests.
Linda Wiggen Kraft’s love of nature and desire to preserve it, brought her to The Green Center as one of the original volunteers and first part time director. She is inspired by and expresses her love of nature with over 30 years as a designer of organic landscapes and gardens, nature artist, and environmental writer. Her 25 years of monthly gardening and nature articles in The Healthy Planet inspired others to fall in love with the outdoors.