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Forest bathing invites you to slow down and let a forest hold your attention: the light through the canopy, the smell of soil after rain, the sound of birds settling in for evening. There is no pace to keep and no distance to cover; the practice asks only that you notice.
This is a walking meditation, using the forest itself as the object of attention. Together, we remember what many before us have always known: that our true selves are both larger and smaller than our human bodies alone, and that extending care toward the land nourishes us in return.
This is the first Soulful Journey, a step outside our usual space. Meet us at the visitors center at Hoyt Arboretum, where you'll be greeted and guided into the woods by our Events Weaver Greer, and your guide Heather.
Heather Dorfman (she/her) has been shaped by relationships with mountains, trees, water, dirt, moss, and many other beings. After many years of walking alongside people through loss, crisis, and trauma as a community social worker, she stepped outside, literally, and remembered the refuge so many find in the other-than-human world. That path led her into guided Forest Therapy, also known as forest bathing, through training with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy.
In addition to being a certified Forest Therapy Guide, Heather carries over twenty years of experience accompanying people during and after loss, grief, crisis, and trauma. She is an adjunct professor of social work at Portland State University, a certified mediator, and trained in Wilderness First Aid.
Heather brings a practice grounded in cultural humility, collaborating to create spaces that center safety and ease for all who join her, especially those most often harmed by systems of domination. She walks with the lands and beings of her home as a guest, learning from the More-Than-Human World every day.
***Two participants are being offered at 50% off, and Two are free (first come, first serve). Email Jinhee@soulfulpdx.com to reserve your spot.
Forest bathing invites you to slow down and let a forest hold your attention: the light through the canopy, the smell of soil after rain, the sound of birds settling in for evening. There is no pace to keep and no distance to cover; the practice asks only that you notice.
This is a walking meditation, using the forest itself as the object of attention. Together, we remember what many before us have always known: that our true selves are both larger and smaller than our human bodies alone, and that extending care toward the land nourishes us in return.
This is the first Soulful Journey, a step outside our usual space. Meet us at the visitors center at Hoyt Arboretum, where you'll be greeted and guided into the woods by our Events Weaver Greer, and your guide Heather.
Heather Dorfman (she/her) has been shaped by relationships with mountains, trees, water, dirt, moss, and many other beings. After many years of walking alongside people through loss, crisis, and trauma as a community social worker, she stepped outside, literally, and remembered the refuge so many find in the other-than-human world. That path led her into guided Forest Therapy, also known as forest bathing, through training with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy.
In addition to being a certified Forest Therapy Guide, Heather carries over twenty years of experience accompanying people during and after loss, grief, crisis, and trauma. She is an adjunct professor of social work at Portland State University, a certified mediator, and trained in Wilderness First Aid.
Heather brings a practice grounded in cultural humility, collaborating to create spaces that center safety and ease for all who join her, especially those most often harmed by systems of domination. She walks with the lands and beings of her home as a guest, learning from the More-Than-Human World every day.
***Two participants are being offered at 50% off, and Two are free (first come, first serve). Email Jinhee@soulfulpdx.com to reserve your spot.