Rose Gum Forest Therapy Walk, Centennial Park

In collaboration with Serene Forest Therapy, Nature Being invites you to give yourself time to slow down with nature

How do you nurture your health and wellbeing in this fast paced urban environment?

Our busy modern lifestyles can contribute to rising stress levels.

This increase in stress impacts our moods, emotions, and physical bodies.

When we are feeling stressed its a signal, telling us we need to take some time out.

Forest Therapy is a way you can take time out to slow down, and receive the restorative benefits of nature. When we engage with nature, nature teaches us to be present to the moment as we allow ourselves to just be with the elements of life. In Forest Therapy, we take the time to, pause, breathe and awaken to the natural world around us.

Connecting with nature is a simple and effective way to boost our wellbeing. Giving ourselves time to be with the natural landscape is an enriching and rewarding experience. Feeling the sun, wind, rain and the earth under our feet, are elemental pleasures that bring us back to ourselves. 

Forest Therapy (aka Shinrin-yoku) is an evidence based preventative health practice of guided immersion in nature to support our mental and physical wellbeing. Proven health benefits include a reduction in blood pressure, anxiety and depression, enhanced concentration levels and improved immune function.

Forest Therapy - comes from the Japanese public health practice of Shinrin-yoku.  It means to bathe in the atmosphere of the forest (and or natural environments such as parks, gardens or the Australian bush) and to experience nature through ours senses, as we do, tapping into the healing benefits that forests and nature provide.

A certified Forest Therapy Guide takes the responsibility of guiding the walk, so you can simply enjoy being in the moment. Starting in an open grassed area we will wander into a forest of pine-trees, paper-barks and a rare stand of Rose Gums taking our time to engage with the sights, sounds, scents and textures of our forest surroundings. The walk is leisurely, approximately 1 km long and will finish with a Tea Ceremony, including light refreshments. 

The walk concludes with a Japanese inspired tea ceremony and refreshments.

When: Friday 4 August 2023

Where: Centennial Park, Paddington NSW 2021 (between Carrington Drive and Grand Drive, just south of Oxford St)

Meet: Midway between the Federation Pavilion and the Public Toilets, opposite the Grand Drive. Look out for the Forest Therapy Guides wearing green tops.

Time: 9.30am - 12.30pm (please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start-time)

Transport: Car Parking on Grand Drive and Carrington Drive.  Buses run along Lang Road and Oxford Street see Transport NSW Trip Planner