Event description

Originating from Japan, Shinrin-yoku (or Forest Bathing) is an established preventative public health practice, proven to enhance health & wellbeing by immersing in nature. Now widely practiced on a global scale, this wellness movement is backed by more than 30 years of scientific research on the physical and mental health benefits of time in nature.

This activity involves walking approximately 1.5km across the duration of the session. The walking route includes some steep gradients and
mixed surfaces, as well as off-path grassy areas which are occasionally muddy and uneven. Please keep this in mind when making your booking.

This experience, led by INFTA-Accedited and Certified Forest Therapy Guides is designed to improve your mental and physical health by reducing stress levels, normalizing your pulse and blood pressure and strengthening your immune system - to name a few proven benefits!

Forest Therapy invites participants to take time out of their busy lives so they can slow down and connect with the calming and health-giving benefits of nature in the pristine Blue Mountains Botanic Garden. Our professionally trained Forest Therapy Guides will gently lead participants through a series of sensory experiences, mindfulness, quiet aware walking, contemplation and nature appreciation to help promote slowing down, nature connection and relaxation. The experience concludes with a Japanese-inspired tea ceremony.

Forest Therapy Walks are recommended for people 16 years and over.

Where: Blue Mountains Botanic Garden - Mt. Tomah; please check in at the Visitor Centre where our Forest Therapy Guides will welcome you.

When: 3 December 2023; please choose your session dates and times

Price: $40 per person

What to bring: this is an outdoor activity, please wear comfortable footwear and clothing appropriate for predicted weather conditions.

Participants: the maximum number of participants is 15, the minimum number is five; should the minimum number of participants not be reached we reserve the right to cancel the event; in that case, participants will be informed at least 24 hours before the start of the event

Private walks: please contact us for private walks, special occasions, corporate bookings or families with children under 16 years old at info@foresttherapy.life

Terms and conditions: Full terms and conditions can be found here
To handle your booking and to prepare for the event and your visit we collect basic personal information of all attendees on this tour. This is in line with Australian and NSW Government privacy laws, regulations and guidelines. For more information on how we will use the details you provide, please view our terms & conditions here.

Please be advised about refunds, cancellations or booking changes as per our terms and conditions:
••• Weather Conditions
All booked programs will go ahead in wet weather, unless it is an extreme weather condition. Should weather conditions impede on the conduct of the event, all participants will be informed by email and/or SMS latest 12 hours prior to the start of the event.

••• Online Tickets

No refunds apply for cancellation of tickets purchased online.

A request for a date change can be made in writing no less than 48 hours prior to the program commencement time. Approval of a date change is at the discretion of the event host. Please see our full terms & conditions here.

For any inquiries please contact us on: info@foresttherapy.life

COVID-19 GUIDELINES

Safeguarding the health and safety of our participants and Forest Therapy Guides is core to what we do. Masks are not required but recommended where you are unable to maintain social distancing of 1.5 metres.

It is the attendee’s responsibility to ensure that all people associated with this booking have or are not:

currently infected with COVID-19
under instruction from NSW Health to isolate
been tested for COVID-19 and are awaiting test results
showing any symptoms related to COVID-19

If any of the above apply to you or any attendee associated with this booking, we request that you do not attend this event. In this instance, please contact us via email on info@foresttherapy.life to arrange a change of date for your booking.

It is the attendee’s responsibility to ensure that all attendees associated with their booking are complying with the latest NSW Government’s COVID-19 regulations which take precedence over the above guidelines.