Soaking in Nature – Forest Bathing
What is Forest Bathing?
Forest Bathing, referred to as ‘shinrin-yoku’ by the Japanese, is the art of seeking good health and mental wellness through an innate connection with nature.
Forest bathing is engaging all your senses when in the forest. It’s being present in the moment, so you can absorb nature’s energy. Forest bathing is strolling through the forest at a gentle pace, or sitting quietly, and absorbing the nature around you.
Forest Bathing at Warblers Retreat
At Warblers Retreat, Forest Bathing package allows you to wander through our forest, taking all the time you need to engage your senses and to enjoy the benefits of having your mind and soul in a peaceful place. This is quite different to going on a bush walk! Before you enter the forest, we provide you with a few guiding tips helping you to make the most of your restorative forest bathing experience. There’s places you can sit and ponder, or stroll and meander in.
This is a time where you can appreciate the quietness, tune into the sounds of nature and gain a connect to nature’s bio rhythms.
Should you choose, wandering in bare feet gives you that extra connection to the earth and it’s quite likely you will encounter a friendly piwakawaka or a noisy tui on your meander.
The Forest Bath
After your meander through the forest, you may wish to prepare for a long relaxing soak in the forest spa bath. This forest bath is privately situated in a beautiful natural setting by a waterfall.
Having a bath in nature is not necessarily considered Forest Bathing however we understand the benefits of soaking in water whilst in nature, it’s magical. The sound of the nearby trickling water is soothing to the soul, while the smell of the surrounding plants can be quite enticing. Soaking in natural rainwater steeped in Forest & Bird Harekeke bath salts allows you to feel totally pampered, as you absorb the positive energy of the native forest that surrounds you.
To bathe in water in the forest, is the perfect compliment to Forest Bathing. It enables you to fully relax and feel at one with nature.