A bee covered in pollen makes their way to the center of a white hibiscus flower, with a deep pink center.

Register at Hoyt Arboretum

For Queer & Trans folks: Come experience two-hour forest bathing at Hoyt Arboretum.

Forest Bathing (also known as Forest Therapy) offers many health benefits from stress relief to immune system and mood support.

Forest therapy is a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in forests and other natural environments, and is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku, which translates to “forest bathing.”

Studies have demonstrated a wide array of health benefits, especially in the cardiovascular and immune systems, and for stabilizing and improving mood and cognition.

We build on those benefits and look beyond, to what happens when people remember that we are a part of nature, not separate from it, and are related to all other beings in fundamental ways.