Time: 8:30-10:30 am
Place: Hartman Park, Goodwin Trail Entrance, Gungy Rd., Lyme CT (1.75 miles north of the intersection of Gungy Rd. and Beaver Brook Rd.)
Contact Email: regan@awakentheforestwithin.com
Wake with the trees and ease into the day. Enjoy an early morning contemplative walk and guided forest bathing session at Hartman Park. As we walk along the trail, your certified forest therapy guide, Regan Stacey, will offer you a series of sensory-opening invitations designed to help you connect with the natural world in your own authentic way.
We will stop at Turtle Rock to enjoy a picnic breakfast and tea. Please pack a breakfast or snack. Light treats and a wild-foraged tea will be provided.
The walk is about 1-mile over easy to moderate terrain. For trail map: Hartman Park.
Rain or shine.
Registration required. $32.00 per person – includes the program, light treats, and tea (Please bring your picnic breakfast.) Registration closes July 9th at 5 PM. Lyme Land Trust members receive 15% off with the discount code LLT15.
To register, click here.
Forest bathing is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku – taking in the forest atmosphere. As a growing global wellness movement, it is backed by nearly 40 years of scientific research on the holistic benefits of immersing yourself in nature. These benefits include reduced stress and blood pressure, increased creativity and focus, improved mood and sleep, and a boost to immune functions.
Regan Stacey is an artist and environmentalist whose passion is to re-connect humans to nature for the betterment of themselves, their communities, and our beautiful planet, Earth. She is also co-founder of The Forest Therapy School, training forest therapy guides to share this work around the world. Locally, she is involved in a number of nature-based organizations and facilitates three kids’ clubs through the Lyme Land Trust.
