Zoom! Healing Trees: A Forest Bathing Journey

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Healing Trees: A Forest Bathing Journey
Saturday, July 24; 10am-12pm
$15 members, $20 non-members

Join Ben Page, Forest Bathing guide and the author of ‘Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide to Forest Bathing,’ for a discussion of what Forest Bathing is, how it works, and why you should try it. Incorporating stories from the realms of science, eco-philosophy and spiritual ecology, Ben provides a nuanced analysis built from years of experience guiding and training guides all over the world.

A Zoom link will be e-mailed to registered participants 24 hours before class begins. Contact the Education Department at education@arboretum.org for questions.

Ben Page is a Forest Therapy Guide, global advocate for the practice and the author of Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide to Forest Bathing. He is the founder of Shinrin Yoku LA and Integral Forest Bathing and has been guiding Forest Therapy walks since 2015. During his tenure as a trainer and mentor of guides, Ben has trained hundreds of guides around the world. From 2017-2020, he also served as the Director of Training for the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs, specializing in curriculum and pedagogical design. Since his practice began, Ben has been featured in such publications as Women’s Health, USA TODAY, Good Morning America, The Washington Post, and WebMD. Ben is also a co-founder of The Open School, Southern California’s only free democratic school. He holds a B.A. in religious studies from Carleton College and an M.A. in human development and social change from Pacific Oaks College.