2024 Schedule of Events
Walks, Retreats, and Presentations
Mindful Walks in Nature/Forest Bathing Sessions are offered on the second Thursday of each month in Lyme, CT.
Forest Bathing Along the Artists’ Trail is offered March - November at the Florence Griswold Museum
FREE Virtual Walks are offered monthly through SurvivingBreastCancer.org
January 11 - Winter Wonders Forest Bathing, Pleasant Valley Preserve, Lyme, CT
February 8 - “For the Love of Nature” Forest Bathing, Remotely Guided via Zoom
March 14 - Forest Bathing, Johnson Preserve, Lyme, CT
March 17 - 20 - [RETREAT] Mindfulness in Nature: Climate Awareness as a Spiritual Practice, Mercy by the Sea, Madison, CT
March 23 - [PRESENTATION] Forest Therapy to Promote Wellness and Build Community, CT Land Conservation Conference, Wesleyan University, Usdan Center
March 30 - Forest Bathing Along the Artists’ Trail, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT
April 18 - [third Thursday this month] Joy of Spring Forest Bathing, Ravine Trail (Mitchell Hill Rd. entrance), Lyme, CT
April 20 - Forest Bathing Along the Artists’ Trail, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT
May 9 - May Flowers Forest Bathing, Selden Preserve, Lyme, CT
May 12 - Forest Bathing Along the Artists’ Trail, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT
June 1 - Intro to Forest Bathing, CT Trails Day, Banningwood Preserve, Lyme
June 8 - [Daylong Retreat from 9 AM - 4 PM] Mindfulness in Nature: Cultivating a Better Future for Yourself, Others and Our Mother Earth. Spiritual Life Center, Hartford.
June 13 - Forest Bathing at Pleasant Valley Preserve, Lyme
June 15 - Forest Bathing Along the Artists’ Trail, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT
July 11 - Breakfast with the Trees Forest Bathing, Lyme CT (location TBA)
July 20 - Forest Bathing Along the Artists’ Trail, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT
August 10 - Forest Bathing Along the Artists’ Trail, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT
September 20 - [PRESENTATION] The Art of Forest Bathing at the Lyme Library, Lyme, CT
September 21 - Forest Bathing Along the Artists’ Trail, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT
September 22 - Autumn Equinox Forest Bathing, Pleasant Valley Preserve, Lyme, CT
September 27 - [DAYLONG RETREAT] Mindful Compassion for Self, Other, and Earth at Mercy by the Sea, Madison, CT
October 24 - Fall Colors Forest Bathing, Brockway Hawthorne Preserve, Lyme, CT
November 15 - [PRESENTATION] Forest Therapy to Promote Wellness and Strengthen Community at UMass Amherst for the Regional Conservation Partnership (RCP) Network Gathering
November 19 - [PRESENTATION] The Art of Forest Bathing at the Salem Library, Salem, CT
November 23 - Forest Bathing at Music Vale Trail, Salem, CT
November 30 - Forest Bathing Along the Artists’ Trail, Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme, CT
December 21 - Winter Solstice Luminary Walk, Banningwood Preserve, Lyme, CT