What if the weather is really bad, will the Forest Bathing still happen?

'Just Being' Forest Bathing for Women will be rain or shine. However, if the weather is really bad, a rain-check will be added.The trail is very good and stable, and relatively flat without boardwalks, so if the weather is wet, you may want to wear gumboots.

Will there be lots of insects in the forest?

There will be insects in the summer (winter no problem) and it is recommended to wear long pants and long sleeves as we are going very slow and you don't want to be distracted. We are mostly in the shade of the forest in the morning so it shouldn't be too hot. Please wear insect repellant if you are likely to get bothered.

I love this idea - would you be able to offer this to my group?

Yes, I can facilitate other groups for 'Just Being' Forest Bathing. Send me an email to get the ball rolling - it would be my pleasure: kristi@rising.org.nz

'Just Being' Forest Bathing (Women) - Fridays in Torbay

Name: 'Just Being' Forest Bathing (Women) - Fridays in Torbay
Start: 2026-11-27T10:00:00+1300
End: 2026-11-27T12:00:00+1300
Location: 17 Awaruku Road

Fri, 2 Oct, 10am - 12pm NZDT

17 Awaruku Road

Auckland, New Zealand

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Kristi Shaw

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'Just Being' Forest Bathing

A time for you. A time for calming peaceful presence - here, now.

'Just Being' Forest Bathing is for women.

A special time to bring your inner and outer worlds together - growing your sense of peace, stillness, and awareness as we connect to Life in a sensory and facilitated way. We warm up with heart coherence meditative breathwork, move into slow forest bathing, qi gong if inspired, and finish with refreshments and caring reflection.

Forest Bathing will help us to:

Learn to relax, with the capacity to change the stress loops in our body systems
Boost our immune system – nature is a powerful physician
Develop greater mental clarity
Improve our creativity
Grow our presence with self and others
Nurture meaningful relationships with ourselves, nature, and each other

A regular weekly practice of forest bathing will produce and maintain health benefits for at least a week and in some cases up to a month.

'Just Being' Forest Bathing for Women will be offered weekly on Friday mornings from 10am to 12pm.

We have a maximum of 10 people in each circle for better connection to each other and the forest.

Therapeutic group journeys are grounded in strengths and shared wisdom that many women experience as nourishing and beneficial. (not crisis support)

About Your Facilitator: Kristi Shaw

Hi, I’m Kristi. I believe that when we slow down and truly 'be with' the forest, space opens up within us for insights, joyful wonder, and a peaceful smiling heart - which are so important in these changing times.

My approach to Forest Bathing is deeply informed by my background as a Narrative Therapist, Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator and MasterKeys™ Transformation Coach. I don’t just lead a walk; I facilitate a sensory-guided experience designed to help you notice the creative life force we share with the natural world.

With a foot in both the therapeutic and the natural worlds—as a Reiki Master and Naturalist Guide—I weave together mindfulness, shared reflection, and gentle group practices.

My goal is to help you move from the 'doing' of modern life into the beautiful state of 'just being' and connection.

FAQs

What if the weather is really bad, will the Forest Bathing still happen?

'Just Being' Forest Bathing for Women will be rain or shine. However, if the weather is really bad, a rain-check will be added.
The trail is very good and stable, and relatively flat without boardwalks, so if the weather is wet, you may want to wear gumboots.
Will there be lots of insects in the forest?

There will be insects in the summer (winter no problem) and it is recommended to wear long pants and long sleeves as we are going very slow and you don't want to be distracted. We are mostly in the shade of the forest in the morning so it shouldn't be too hot. Please wear insect repellant if you are likely to get bothered.
What if I need to miss forest bathing for an emergency?

Because 'Just Being' for Women is a group journey, it is important to attend the weekly sessions for creating safety, continuity, and shared understanding within the group.
If you need to miss a session, please provide at least 24 hours’ notice. I will follow up with you to share key reflections or materials from the session where appropriate.
As this is a commitment-based group experience and places are limited, refunds are not available for missed sessions. I will offer a ‘rain-check’ session instead.
I love this idea - would you be able to offer this to my group?

Yes, I can facilitate other groups for 'Just Being' Forest Bathing. Send me an email to get the ball rolling - it would be my pleasure: kristi@rising.org.nz

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Refund policy

Refunds are accepted with a cut-off time of 1 day before the start of the workshop series, or in the event the series has been cancelled by the Host. RISING Women’s Groups are a group journey; therefore, please ensure you are able to attend all workshops in the series you register for. This creates safety, continuity, and shared understanding within the group. If you need to miss a workshop, please provide at least 24 hours’ notice. I will follow up with you to share key reflections or materials from the workshop where appropriate. As this is a commitment-based group experience and places are limited, refunds are not available for missed workshops. In extreme weather conditions, the workshop will be rescheduled. If there is a medical situation, with a medical certificate, please contact the Host to discuss.

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A Reviving of Women's Peace and Personal Power.

Your journey of RISING and Empowered begins here.

This is your space and time to come through and out the other side of challenge and change in a new empowered way.

A repositioning.

I’m Kristi Shaw - I support women and mothers to meet life’s challenges with greater agency and connection in personal and group therapeutic journeys. I am a Narrative Therapist, Appreciative Inquiry Facilitator, Reiki Master, MasterKeys™ Transformation Coach, and Community Development Specialist. I offer gentle, strengths-based support for healing, clarity, and empowered change, grounded in compassionate care and community connection.

I’m based in Waiake, on the North Shore of Auckland, New Zealand. You can see me in person, or online.

Let’s get you started

My Why,

I was 17 when a defining moment shaped the direction of my life.

During a hot summer in Toronto, girls and women were told to stay indoors due to the presence of a serial rapist in the city. Fear was present — but so was anger. I remember questioning why women were being confined when it was a man causing the harm. Why weren’t men being asked to stay inside?

That moment sparked something in me.

I wanted to become the first sexual assault prevention educator in Canadian high schools. I later moved to Vancouver where I became the second, working with SafeTeen during its grassroots years. Together, we brought prevention programmes into schools and universities. Again and again, girls wrote in their feedback that the most important thing they learned was “I have the right to say no.”

Hearing their stories was often confronting — and it deepened my commitment to empowerment. Seeing belief return to their eyes mattered.
Years later, my life shifted again when a serious car accident abruptly halted my work, movement, and social world. At the time, I was already a Reiki Master, and it became a vital support through recovery. Reiki helped my body release trauma — and just as importantly, it helped hope return.

Life continued to invite me into deep and unexpected terrain: moving countries, navigating a difficult divorce, raising children through shared care while studying and working, selling my home independently, supporting my teens through periods of moderate to severe anxiety, and standing up to bullying and online harm — for myself, my children, my colleagues, student leadership teams, and the people I now support in clinic.

Each of these experiences has shaped how I work today — with compassion, strength, and deep respect for what it takes to rise when life asks more of us than we expected.

My work is grounded in respect, collaboration, and care.

I offer non-judgemental, strengths-based spaces that honour the whole person — mind, body, relationships, and context. I believe empowerment grows through appreciation, connection, and supporting people to access their own wisdom, agency, and capacity for change.