FOREST BATHING WALK IN HOGGS HOLLOW WITH EMMA ROONEY & DELMANOR NORTHTOWN

Join us on a mindful forest bathing experience in Hoggs Hollow. A chance to learn about the history of forest bathing and some of the health benefits associated with this nature and practice that started in Japan. Certified Forest Therapy Guide Emma Rooney will lead us on a slow sensory walk.  Immerse yourself in the colours and scents of the season and deepen your relationship to the wild things in our city.

After our forest bathing experience, we will enjoy a herbal tea ceremony and light refreshments in the park. This event is wheelchair and walker accessible. Please wear comfortable walking shoes and dress appropriately for the weather.

Please meet outside of the TTC entrance at 5 Old York Mills Road to sign-in with Mosaic. Parking is available on 3995 Yonge Street.  More information will be provided upon registration.

Emma Rooney, Blooming Caravan

Emma is a horticultural therapy practitioner in long-term care and certified forest therapy guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. Her mobile business brings her love of gardening and nature into the lives of older adults. As someone who lives, works and volunteers in High Park, Emma is committed to creating opportunities for more people to experience this incredible place in the heart of the city and build their relationship to the more-than-human world.