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Backyard Forest Bathing: Reconnecting with Nature (Virtual Tour — Smithsonian Associates)
October 27, 2020 @ 8:30 am - 10:00 am EDT
$50 – $60Here’s the perfect escape: Join Melanie Choukas-Bradley, author of The Joy of Forest Bathing and Resilience: Connecting with Nature in a Time of Crisis, for an intimate virtual forest-bathing walk. Plug your headphones or earbuds into your smartphone, get comfortable in your backyard or a favorite natural area, and immerse yourself in nature through a rejuvenating morning program.
In this unique interactive audio experience, explore your surroundings through all your senses and connect deeply with the beauty and wonder of nature as Choukas-Bradley leads a small group in a series of “invitations” designed to help you become fully present and engaged with the living things around you.
Your registration will include:
- A pre-recorded video presentation from Melanie Choukas-Bradley to introduce the concept of forest bathing.
- The option to purchase a signed copy of both of Melanie’s books with a discount from our local bookseller.
This is an audio-only Zoom program; the session is limited to 15 participants and is 1.5 hours in length.
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Special Note
Politics and Prose is offering a 10% discount to Smithsonian Associates ticket-holders. To claim your discount, enter the code SPECIAL10 in the “Coupon discount” section of Politics and Prose’s check-out page.