A gentle return to your natural rhythm

There is a part of you that already belongs to the forest.
When you slow down and reconnect with the natural world, something inside begins to settle.

Forest Therapy offers a calm, restorative space to reconnect with your body, your senses, and a deeper sense of inner steadiness without effort, pressure, or performance.

This is not about doing more.
It is about allowing yourself to return to balance.

What is Forest Bathing & Forest Therapy ?

Forest Therapy is a guided, sensory-based practice that supports nervous-system regulation and emotional wellbeing through direct relationship with nature.

Rooted in the principles of Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing), the practice creates the conditions for the body to soften out of stress and into rest, repair, and coherence.

Sessions are slow and spacious, with gentle invitations to:

• engage the senses

• notice breath and body

• attune to the natural environment

• rest in presence

There is no agenda to fix, analyse, or perform.
The forest meets you exactly as you are.

How This Work Is Held

I am a certified Forest Therapy practitioner, guiding experiences with a presence-based, relational approach shaped by years of practice with individuals and groups.

The space is:

• emotionally safe

• unhurried and grounded

• respectful of personal boundaries

• responsive to the group and the land

You are never asked to share more than feels right.
Silence, reflection, and simply being are all welcome.

What People Often Notice

Participants commonly describe feeling:

• calmer and more settled

• less mentally busy or overwhelmed

• more grounded and present

• emotionally lighter

• more connected to themselves and others

• better rested and more spacious inside

Many people are surprised by how deeply restorative the experience feels, even after a single session.

Nature as a co-regulator

Time spent in woodland environments naturally supports the body to move out of stress and into balance.

Forest Therapy works with this innate intelligence — allowing the nervous system to settle, the breath to deepen, and the body to remember a slower, more natural rhythm.

You do not need to understand how it works for it to be effective.
Your body already knows.

Ways to experience Forest Therapy

I offer Forest Therapy experiences throughout the year, including:

• half-day and full-day forest sessions

• seasonal group gatherings

• private sessions for individuals or couples

• retreats and longer immersive experiences

Each gathering is shaped by the season, the land, and the people present.
No two experiences are the same.

Experience & Collaborations

I have been guiding Forest Bathing since 2019 and Forest Therapy since 2021, and have led programmes and retreats in collaboration with:

National Trust • Forestry England • Cancercare • The Lighthouse Charity • Rydal Hall
as well as private individuals and community groups across Cumbria.

Research & evidence

Forest Therapy is supported by a growing body of research exploring its effects on stress reduction, nervous-system regulation, immune function, and emotional wellbeing.

Research shows that even a single Forest Bathing session can lower cortisol (the long-term stress hormone), increase NK cells (supporting immune function) and guide the body into rest-and-digest—out of fight-or-flight. The benefits of one session can last up to a week.

For those who would like to explore the research and evidence in more depth, I have created a separate, private research page available on below.

This allows the experience itself to remain simple, embodied, and spacious.

Next Steps

If you feel drawn to experience Forest Therapy and Nature Connection you are warmly welcome to join a session.

Upcoming sessions and gatherings can be found on the Events page.

→ View Upcoming Events

If you have questions or would like to check whether a particular session is right for you, you’re welcome to get in touch.