Improve Your Well-Being By Connecting to Nature

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What is Forest Bathing?

The term “Forest Bathing” is a direct translation of “Shinrin-Yoku” which is the evidence based Japanese activity of immersing in nature for one’s health.

What We Offer

Forest Bathing Walks in the beautiful state of Vermont with our Trained & Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide.

Shinrin-Yoku

Forest Bathing: A Deep Cleanse Among the Trees

An anxious 7 Days reporter’s article describing our Forest Bathing Walk in Shelburne.

Forest Bathing Walks

Private One-on-Ones, Private Groups or Public Group Walks, choose what’s best for you. Take part in the experience of slowing down and tuning in to Nature through all of your senses.

The Walks

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Health In The Modern Day

As we spend less time in Nature and more time indoors in front of the screen, we end up feeling mentally fatigued, stressed and physically altered. Our Guided Nature Mindfulness Walks have the ability to restore the body, mind and soul.

The Benefits Of Nature Connection

Physical Health

Having clean air to breath, water to drink and green space to exercise and immerse yourself in is beneficial to your physical well-being.

Mental Wellbeing

With exposure to the calming effects of Nature, people experience less anxiety, stress and depression. The results are in: Nature can significantly increase your overall mental well-being.

Nature Conservation

Through developing a meaningful relationship with Nature and experiencing its Awe, we can strive to conserve our natural world for generations to come

See All of Nature’s Health Benefits

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“Nature holds the key to our aesthetic, intellectual, cognitive and even spiritual satisfaction.”

-E.O Wilson, Author of Biophilia

Duncan Murdoch

NATURE & FOREST THERAPY GUIDE Duncan grew up on the shores of Lake Champlain in rural Vermont where his deep connection to Nature was formed. After receiving Nature & Forest Therapy Guide Certification from the Association of Nature & Forest Therapy Guides and Programs in California, he began his official practice in New York City. He created NYC’s first Shinrin-Yoku trail on Randall’s Island and guided the first Nature Connection groups through the Loch Trail in Central Park. Duncan now lives and works in Burlington Vermont as a member of Vermont Land Trust and as the leading Guide and Founder of Nature Connection Guide.