May Gathering: Forest Bathing (Shinrin-yoku) at Kingley Vale & Mystery Dip!
Sat 16 May
|Kingley Vale
Ancient yew forests and a mystery dip - what's not to like! Please note there is a good 10 minute walk to get to the forest itself, so please bear this in mind.
Time & Location
16 May 2020, 09:30 – 13:30
Kingley Vale, Funtington, Chichester PO18 9BE, UK
Guests
About the event
Kingly Vale - why it's fun to go
Kingley Vale is known for its twisted and ancient yews and includes a grove of veteran trees which are among the oldest living things in Britain. It also has superb chalk grassland and is one of the most important archaeological sites in southern England, with 14 scheduled ancient monuments. I love it!
What's Forest Bathing (Shinrin-yoku) then?
In Japanese, shinrin means forest and yoku means bath. So Shinrin-Yoku means bathing in the forest environment and taking in the forest through each of our senses. When we open up our senses we begin to connect to the natural world. It originated in Japan in the 1980’s in response to mass urbanisation, disconnection from the land, and the results of unhealthy lifestyles in large overcrowded cities. I qualified as a Forest Bathing practioner in 2019 so thought I'd take you out into the forest…