DC Forest Bathing
Immerse your senses in nature. You do not have to be good. Slow down and let nature take care of you for a while.
Relaxing nature and forest therapy walks in DC's most beautiful wildspaces with certified guides. Immerse yourself in the healing benefits of nature. Forest bathing, or shinrin yoku, is simple: by spending leisurely time in nature, we achieve scientifically-demonstrated health benefits while simultaneously transforming our relationship to the natural environment. Guided walks facilitate sensory aw
10/31/2025
Column | Why Harvard doctors are seeking out this natural remedy for themselves I was skeptical of forest bathing. But then I tried it alongside eight Harvard doctors who looked to this practice with ancient roots to address modern ills.
10/28/2025
Honored to be a member of the guide community here in the DMV!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2025/08/19/food-forest-fruit-wildlife-nature/
07/29/2025
Go find a “blue space” this week!
‘Blue spaces’ can be calming. Here’s the science behind it. Nature is tied to well-being, and this often means green spaces. But there is also blue — oceans, seas, lakes. We often feel restored spending time near water.
07/22/2025
“Joy is a skill [you] can build”
Take note especially of #1: finding awe. And the suggested source? Nature!
7 simple ways to be a bit happier each day Just a few minutes a day of joy snacking can have a big impact on your life, research shows.
05/13/2025
Opening Sunday:
Little Beasts: Art, Wonder, and the Natural World | National Gallery of Art Experience the wonder of nature through the eyes of artists. Look closely at art depicting insects and other animals alongside real specimens.
05/04/2025
Sensory immersion using smell…
The outdoors has a particular smell, but why is that? There is a universal “smell of the outside,” no matter where you are. We dig into the two main compounds responsible for this smell - geosmin and ozone.
03/21/2025
Welcome spring!
^^northern spicebush (Lindera benzoin)
03/18/2025
What are you noticing?? Spring is on its way!
>>Eastern skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus foetidus), Rock Creek Trail, Montgomery County
📸: .prana
📍: Ancestral lands of the Piscataway and Nacotchtank (Anacostan) peoples
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