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Beaver Meadow Audubon Center
1610 Welch Rd
North Java, NY 14113
This summer and autumn, Beaver Meadow will host a series of monthly Forest Bathing walks lead by Buffalo Audubon Society member and certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide Jennifer Fendya, Ph.D.
As with any activity that benefits health and wellness, Forest Bathing is a practice that when done regularly, can become a way of life that reflects a new or perhaps more dynamic sense of being. Forest Bathing is sensory awareness in nature, and when practiced with other human and other-than-human beings, is an observance of how we engage with our world.
These programs are open to people ages 14+. Minors must be accompanied by a registered adult. $10 BAS Members. $12 Non-members.
Forest Bathing is a translation of Shinrin-Yoku, a Japanese therapeutic practice of nature immersion. Science confirms that “taking in the forest atmosphere” on a regular basis is beneficial in numerous way to human physiological health and psychological well-being. In turn, indigenous wisdom teaches that cultivating relationships with “all our kin” in the natural world supports their health and can relieve stresses they are experiencing currently. During this walk, your guide will offer invitations to slow our pace, set aside our “devices” and rest the “thinking” mind as we introduce ourselves to a small area of Beaver Meadow. We’ll exercise our senses (there are more than five!) and engage with the “wood-wide-web,” stopping along the way to share with each other what we’re noticing. Meet in the main parking lot by the flagpole on Welch Rd.
If you would like to register for this program and pay by cash or check, please use the code CASH upon checkout and mail your payment to Buffalo Audubon, 1610 Welch Rd., North Java, NY 14113. Or call 585-457-3228 to arrange a time to drop your payment off. Our leader will not be accepting payments at the event.
If you are not currently a Buffalo Audubon Member, consider joining today! You can join during the registration process for this program and then choose the Member pricing for the program.
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Forest Bathing Walk
Sunday, September 12, 2021
Beaver Meadow Audubon Center
1610 Welch Rd North Java, NY
Forest Bathing Walk
Sunday, September 12, 2021
Beaver Meadow Audubon Center
1610 Welch Rd North Java, NY
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Forest Bathing Walk
Sunday, September 12, 2021
Beaver Meadow Audubon Center
1610 Welch Rd North Java, NY
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