Support your wellbeing with a relaxing guided Forest Therapy session in the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens. Your guide will take you along a tailor-made trail in a small group of 10 participants or less. You’ll be invited to try various activities designed to increase your awareness of nature while calming your nervous system. Principles of Shinrin-yoku and mindfulness meditation will be introduced to provide you with a holistic experience of nature and its health boosting qualities.

In the Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens, a vibrant variety of plants awaits you. We’ll wander through a few different areas, such as the babbling falls in the rainforest, relax on the green lawns, and/or notice the curiously patterned American trees.

There’s nothing to ‘get right’ or ‘do wrong’ here, rather you’ll be in a safe space to explore nature’s beauty at a slow, calm pace. It’s an ideal activity to deeply recover your sense of inner calm, tend to mental fatigue, and connect with other people peacefully.

So come as you are – you don’t require any previous meditation experience to join Forest Therapy sessions. We stroll along at a gentle pace, so fitness needn’t be a concern either.

When

Weekends, morning or afternoon sessions

Cost

$50 $25pp SALE use code SUMMER2021

Start and end

Meet in front of the Auditorium building. (Map shown in second image in gallery above)

Please wear

Comfortable, enclosed shoes, sun-safe clothing and insect repellent. In the case of light rain, bring a rain coat. In the case of heavy rain, the session will be postponed.

Please bring

A water bottle, a small bag/cloth to sit on if grass bothers you, a small notepad and pens/pencils