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Forest Bathing in the Winter Landscape
When
Where
Meet at Perkins Visitor Center
Awaken mind, body and senses on a forest-bathing walk through the winter garden, with certified nature therapy guides Cindy Olsen and Fru Molnar. Benefits may include boosts to the immune system, cardiovascular strength-building, stress reduction, improvement to cognitive functioning and deepening connections to nature and the self. Bundle up and explore Wave Hill’s serene winter landscape using all of your senses. Space is limited; adults only, please. Winter Haven event.
Severe weather cancels.
Registration required; online or by calling 718.549.3200 x251.
Questions? Please email us at information@wavehill.org or call the telephone number and extension above.
Walks follow a route along mixed-material pathways with varying elevations. Participants will be outdoors and moving around the gardens for most of the time. The event will conclude in an indoor space that is very large and open on the first floor of the building, with seating on the floor, or on chairs provided.
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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.
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Cindy Olsen
Cindy Olsen
Cindy Olsen is the founder of Cindy By Nature, LLC. which offers award-winning mindful nature programs throughout the region. She is certified through the Kripalu School of Mindful Outdoor Leadership, the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy and Mindful Schools. She has been an environmental educator since 2012 and is a New York Master Naturalist in training through Cornell. She is a meditation teacher with Pause To Be Present Meditation. Cindy is passionate about sharing the powerful physical and mental benefits of nature and mindfulness with others.