With Sarah Nilsen

Spending time in nature creates wellbeing and might positively influence pro-environmental attitudes and behaviors. As people spend less and less time outdoors and in nature, there is a critical concern about the diminished exposure to nature may lead to less support for pro-environmental values with ensuing negative consequences for the environment. One avenue for the nurturing of a pro-environmental attitude toward nature is through the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku or forest bathing. In this workshop, we will learn the fundamentals of forest bathing from Duncan Murdoch, a Vermont based certified nature and forest therapy guide, who will guide us through a forest bathing experience in Centennial Woods on the UVM campus.