New York
Forest Therapy Walk
Forest Bathing in NYC
Join Alyssa Benjamin for a guided forest therapy walk in Prospect Park.
Rooted in the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku (forest bathing), this experience invites you to connect with nature through your senses—cultivating presence, curiosity, and care.
Forest Therapy has many benefits, including: reducing stress and anxiety, boosting your immune system, helping restore attention, generating feelings of awe and wonder, and supercharging your creativity.
The practice invites you to create a personal and authentic relationship with the earth and with yourself through meditation, play, ceremony. Forest therapy is also about reciprocity—the practice is a powerful reminder to find ways to give back to the land that continually gives to us.
Ticket Type
When
08/24
Time
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Intensity
About
Alyssa Benjamin is a writer, coach and certified ANFT forest therapy guide. As the founder of Our Nature Studio, Alyssa leads workshops, courses and retreats that help people build deeper intimacy with natural spaces around them and within them.
She covers these topics in her podcast, Our Nature, which was even featured in Vogue for its exploration of Forest Therapy as a pathway to healing.
What's Included
- A gentle welcome to the land and an introduction to the history and practice of forest therapy
- A guided sensory meditation to bring us into embodied awareness
- A series of invitations that encourage slow, mindful exploration—deepening your connection with the landscape, your senses, and those around you
- A closing ceremony and opportunity to connect with others and reflect on your experience
- Herbal tea made from locally foraged plants and nourishing snacks.
WhaT To bring
- Comfortable clothes and shoes
- Sun protection: sunscreen, hat, sunglasses
- Water and extra snacks if you tend to get hungry
- Something to sit on: a blanket, little sit pad
- Optional: notebook + pen