Forest Therapy

Location of Seven Bends State Park in Virginia

Where

Seven Bends State Park, 2111 South Hollingsworth Road, Woodstock, VA 22664.
Lupton Access - Picnic Shelter - 1191 Lupton Rd.

When

April 3, 2022. 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Join us for a Guided Forest Therapy Walk at Seven Bends State Park and experience the health and wellness benefits of Shinrin-Yoku, the Japanese practice of “forest bathing.” Your experience will include a two-hour program, where we will be traveling less than a mile, responding to different invitations to experience aspects of natural world.

Your guide, Kristine Villatoro, a certified trained Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT) will guide you through sensory invitations to help you slow down, awaken your senses, and reconnect with nature. Forest Therapy, or shinrin yoku, is the simple practice of taking in the woods through the senses for health benefits. The benefits are immense: boosted immunity, lowered blood pressure and heart rate, improved attention and mood, and hitting the reset button on life. This program is reserved for ages 15 and up. Although we will have some extras, please bring a chair with you. Meet at the Lupton Access Picnic Shelter. Although we will be sitting by a fire, be sure to dress for the weather.

A valid daily or annual parking pass must be displayed while on state park property. The pass is good for all day and both entrances.

Please register here.

Other details

Standard parking or admission fee applies: Yes.
Extra fee: No.
Registration required: No.
Children welcome: No.
Phone: 540-630-4718
Email Address: sevenbends@dcr.virginia.gov