**Note: This wintry snowshoeing Forest Bathing experience is taking place at Smiling Hill Farm which has a $9 entry fee (and $10 snowshoe rentals if needed).**

Reach out to Mark in comments below if you have any questions!

This meetup is a bit different from our usual Beauty Walks. We set a lower number of RSVPs for the Forest Bathing meetups due to the nature of the experience.

About forest bathing:
Forest bathing involves venturing into nature and letting nature provide you with whatever it is that you need on that given day. It is important to clarify that it is not actual therapy or a wilderness hike. Instead, the guide holds space and invites participants to connect with nature in whatever way is beneficial for them through an established methodology. The primary goal of a walk is to lead people to a state of mind while in nature where they are able to: heal, relax, recover, and reflect. This is accomplished through a short series of invitations designed to draw out nature’s myriad benefits for participants. A typical forest bathing experience lasts 2-3 hours.

About your guide:
Mark fell in love with the majestic Maine wilderness as a boy growing up in central Maine, where he would play in the forest and read in the tall grassy meadows behind his parents’ house. He continued engaging wild nature as the years went by through camping, hiking and biking trips as well as self-directed walks on local trails. He knows from firsthand experience that, even in small doses, nature can be a potent elixir for renewal. He is currently working through the Association of Nature & Forest Therapy Guides & Programs certification program to become a certified ANFT guide.