Pre-registration is required. Registration closes the day before the event at 12:00pm. Please contact our Community Programs Coordinator, Camilla, at camilla@blandfordnaturecenter.org if you have any questions.
Join Blandford and In Your Element Wellness for a special Earth Day program focused on relaxation and enjoying the peace of nature and beauty of our planet. Guided Shinrin-yoku ("forest bathing") is internationally recognized as an effective way to reduce stress and slow down, while helping us rediscover the wonders of the nature that lie outside our front doors. Led by ANFT Forest Therapy Guide, Katie Venechuk, this experience will start with a brief introduction to the background and research of Shinrin-yoku and how it differs from a hike in the forest. From there, you'll be guided in an evening of Shinrin-yoku, helping you relax, enjoy the woods and meadows of Blandford, and notice new details in the web of life around you. This event is not a hike and the total distance will be around one mile. Join us for this evening of nature and self-care, and in honor of Earth Day, enter coupon code EARTH2023 for 20% off registration, supported by generous grant funding.
Instructor: Katie Venechuk, founder and program guide at In Your Element Wellness and Certified Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy
This program will be taking place at the Blandford Farm, located at 3145 Milo Street NW, Grand Rapids MI 49504.
Price:
Member: $30
Non-Member: $35
This program is intended for ages 18 and up.
Cancellation Policy: No registration transfers will be allowed after the discount is applied. Notice must be received at least 7 days before the scheduled program to receive a 75% refund. Due to processing fees, full refunds are not available. There will be no refunds issued within 7 days of the program. All Community Programs will be held unless there is severe weather, in which case you will receive a full registration refund. Please come prepared for the elements as refunds are not available for weather-related conditions except in the case of severe weather and you have been contacted that the program has been cancelled.
All Community Programs have a registrant minimum. If the minimum is not met, you will be contacted by Blandford Nature Center and notified of your refund options.
Please Note: This program will take place mainly outdoors. In the event of severe weather, this program will be cancelled, and participants will be notified of their refund options and/or a possible makeup date.
COVID-19 Information: As of January 1, 2023, face coverings are not required while participating in programs indoors or outdoors at Blandford. Blandford will continue to monitor local COVID rates and reserves the right to reinstate masking requirements for staff, general visitors, and program participants of all ages, regardless of vaccination status, if community health concerns arise. Blandford will notify program participants if this policy changes before a scheduled program takes place. Participants should not attend a program if they show any signs of infectious illness, including cough, fever, headache, runny nose, vomiting or diarrhea.
