Forest Bathing for Families
The forest is the original play station! This 1.5-hour guided nature adventure intended for families is facilitated by Hawaiʻi’s first certified forest therapy guide Phyllis Look. You’ll be guided through a series of fun invitations from the sand dunes of Keōpūolani Park through the Native Hawaiian and canoe plant collection of Maui Nui Botanical Gardens. Unlike other naturalist education programs, the emphasis on a forest bathing walk is to engage your senses, including your imagination — with the hope of building a lifelong love for the natural world. Presented by Honolulu-based Forest Bathing Hawaiʻi and friends on Maui. For more on forest bathing, see description of “Forest Bathing at Maui Nui Botanical Gardens.”
Minimum age: 8 years old. All children and teens must be accompanied by an adult.
Mobility requirement: must be able to walk unassisted on uneven ground with slight incline; stand and sit on ground for 15 minutes.
Preparation suggestions: wear covered shoes, hat, sunscreen, and sunglasses. Cost: free
Sunday, November 12, 2023 | 1 pm – 2:30 pm
Waiver for Forest Bathing for Families
We at Olympian Meeting (OM) are heartbroken over the immense loss in Maui. As we are working through ways to give back to the people of Maui, we feel that Forest Bathing embodies all the elements we wholeheartedly believe in. Our mission is to create movement and wellness in your everyday meetings, events and gatherings and as part of our elemental offerings, we believe that every gathering should give back to the community, create movement and connect with nature and therefore what a wonderful gift of comfort, peace, and love in nature through the art of Forest Bathing.
We at ANFT are deeply saddened by the tremendous loss during the Maui wildfires. Our mission is to support planetary health by nurturing heart-centered relationships between all peoples and the More-Than-Human World of Nature. Unfortunately, the devastation of wildfires often disrupts such heart-centered relationships. Fortunately, however, forest therapy sessions can help people to heal their traumas and to rebuild their nature relationships. We have trained guides in the Chico California region who are doing tremendous work supporting the healing of people traumatized by the 2018 Camp Fire there. We are grateful that our own seasoned certified forest therapy guide Phyllis Look lives in Hawaii and is ready to offer forest therapy sessions to the people who most need them now. We want to sponsor at least one complimentary forest therapy walk in hopes that more people can have access to this healing modality. Feel free to visit our website to learn more about nature and forest therapy. Thank you. – The Management Team of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs.
ADDITIONAL MAHALO to MAUI VIDEO & MARKETING and SHAKA TEA HAWAIʻI for their in-kind donations.
