Forest Therapy 5 Walk Audio Program

Description

Hello and Welcome!

I’m Duncan.  I’m a certified Nature & Forest Therapy guide and I’ll be your guide for this program.  I want to thank for your interest and for taking the time to experience the natural world.  This is a 5 walk audio program that you are invited to listen to. Over the course of the next 5 walks, I will be guiding you towards experiencing nature through the traditional 5 senses, sight, touch, smell, taste and hearing.   By the end of our time, you will be familiarized in a practice rooted in Japan called, shinrin-yoku which literally translates as “Forest Bathing” or “taking in the atmosphere of the forest”.

By purchasing this program, you will receive 5 downloads at once (all 45 minutes in length):

• Week 1: Sight
• Week 2: Hearing
• Week 3: Touch
• Week 4: Smell
• Week 5: Taste

HOW TO LISTEN
Listen to the relevant session from your mobile device each walk while you are in nature.  Just like a self-guided audio tour at a museum, you will listen to the recording while walking and experiencing nature.  I recommend that you adjust the settings of your device so you don’t receive any calls or notifications by putting it on airplane mode.  Please listen with the speaker of your mobile device and situate it in your breast pocket any pocket so that you can hear my voice clearly.  I have designed the recordings to unfold in real time and at a natural pace.  You are encouraged to bring a tea in a thermos with you on your walks especially for the taste session:)

Audio Samples:

Sit Spot

Welcome Back!

Let’s begin

Smell

Audio Program Download Instructions

Duncan Murdoch

CERTIFIED NATURE & FOREST THERAPY GUIDE Duncan is a Certified Nature & Forest Therapy guide living and working in Vermont. He grew up on the shores of Lake Champlain where his deep connection to Nature was formed. Following his passion for art, he moved to NYC where he lived and worked as a professional actor for 14 years. Nature called him to become a horticulturist so he transitioned to become a NYC parks department gardener which lead him to a life of nature (re) connection. After receiving his Nature & Forest Therapy Guide Certification from the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT) in 2015, he began his practice in New York City guiding the first forest bathing groups in Central Park. He then moved back to his home state in Vermont in 2015 and began his work with the Intervale Center growing and planting native trees where he now serves as the Land Stewardship Coordinator. As a wellness practitioner, he is part of the UVM Integrative Health Practitioner Network and frequently conducts forest bathing experiences throughout Vermont and the world, in-person and online with his organization, Nature Connection Guide.