Wellness + Cooking

Forest Bathing: Changing Seasons

When

Sat, Nov 4, 2023 10:00AM – 1:00PM

Where

Meet at Perkins Visitor Center

Price

$30, including admission to the grounds. Wave Hill Members save 10%

Inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, forest bathing boosts your immune system and cardiovascular strength, reduces stress and improves cognitive functioning while deepening your relationship to nature. Contemplate the changes in the fall landscape and your own body as certified forest therapists Stefanie Carbone and Fru Molnar guide you on a reflective journey through Wave Hill’s gardens and trails. Severe weather cancels. Fall Foliage Fest event.

Space is limited; adults only, please. Registration required, online or by calling 718.549.3200 x251. If you have any questions about this program or have registration questions, please contact us information@wavehill.org or by calling the number and extension provided above.

Walks follow a route along mixed-material pathways with varying elevations. There will be short stops along the way where participants will also be invited to gather, share, engage and/or observe. Instructors may use portable speakers.

Stefanie Carbone

Stefanie Carbone

Stefanie Carbone is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker based in Westchester County, New York. Stephanie is a certified Forest Therapy Guide and a member of the Association for Nature and Forest Therapy. When she is not spending time in nature, she facilitates virtual mindfulness "sits" in her local community, conducts mindfulness trainings for school and mental health professionals, volunteers with a local bereavement center, and works as a high school counselor.
Fru Molnar

Fru Molnar

Fru Molnar (she/her) is the founder of Forest Baths, a lifelong student of the forest, and a Certified Forest Therapy Guide with Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides (ANFT). Based in Peekskill, NY (Lenapehoking), she leads immersive forest therapy experiences throughout the lower Hudson Valley and facilitates forest bathing sessions virtually. A passionate advocate of mindfulness in nature as the ultimate form of self-care, she is an avid hiker and the mom of two rescue pets, who are her own personal nature therapy guides. She believes that forest bathing is for everybody and that we are all welcome in the arms of mother nature.