Forest & Nature Therapy walks with Kelly Hutchison (Kiss), ANFT Certified Forest Therapy Guide.
Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) on Salt Spring Island, the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island, BC.
All images are copyright protected by Dave Hutchison Photography. For image use requests please contact Dave through his website.
Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) on Salt Spring Island, the Gulf Islands and Vancouver Island, BC.
All images are copyright protected by Dave Hutchison Photography. For image use requests please contact Dave through his website.
Forest Bathing Walks
Come and receive the benefits of a guided forest therapy experience with ANFT Certified Forest & Nature Therapy Guide Kelly Kiss. If you would like to deepen your connection to yourself, want more energy, better health, creative inspiration in your life, or perhaps struggle with chronic stress, anxiety or depression, the regular practice of forest therapy can support you.
Spending quiet, thoughtful time in the forest feels in many ways, like coming home to a peaceful place inside your heart. The practice of forest bathing is a mindful “immersion” into the space of trees, plants and the beings of the forest. It's not about getting to a place, rather it's about slowing down, and using your senses to mindfully notice and connect with the natural world, and yourself.
Experience the healing benefits of the forest while deepening your connection with yourself and nature. During each walk you will be given different invitations to help you to slow down, and perhaps connect with nature and yourself in a way you have not experienced before.
Each walk is 2.5 hours and includes a series of different invitations to open-up your senses and become deeply immersed in your surroundings. We will conclude our walks with a tea ceremony (featuring tea made with local plants), and snacks.
Currently I am offering private group guided forest therapy walks anywhere in nature and am willing to travel if there are enough participants (groups of six or more).
Perfect for wellness and work retreats, quality time with a partner, friends or family!
For Corporate, Retreats and Resorts please contact me directly for my rates.
Myself along with professional wildlife and nature photographer Dave Hutchison, are also offering forest bathing experiences and photo tours in various remote locations in the the Sooke to Port Renfrew West Coast Corridor on Vancouver Island. Experience some of British Columbia's oldest forests and trees! Perfect for nature enthusiasts, nature photographers, or those just wanting to have photo memories of their time in nature! Find out more about these very special forest therapy walks.
Spending quiet, thoughtful time in the forest feels in many ways, like coming home to a peaceful place inside your heart. The practice of forest bathing is a mindful “immersion” into the space of trees, plants and the beings of the forest. It's not about getting to a place, rather it's about slowing down, and using your senses to mindfully notice and connect with the natural world, and yourself.
Experience the healing benefits of the forest while deepening your connection with yourself and nature. During each walk you will be given different invitations to help you to slow down, and perhaps connect with nature and yourself in a way you have not experienced before.
Each walk is 2.5 hours and includes a series of different invitations to open-up your senses and become deeply immersed in your surroundings. We will conclude our walks with a tea ceremony (featuring tea made with local plants), and snacks.
Currently I am offering private group guided forest therapy walks anywhere in nature and am willing to travel if there are enough participants (groups of six or more).
Perfect for wellness and work retreats, quality time with a partner, friends or family!
For Corporate, Retreats and Resorts please contact me directly for my rates.
Myself along with professional wildlife and nature photographer Dave Hutchison, are also offering forest bathing experiences and photo tours in various remote locations in the the Sooke to Port Renfrew West Coast Corridor on Vancouver Island. Experience some of British Columbia's oldest forests and trees! Perfect for nature enthusiasts, nature photographers, or those just wanting to have photo memories of their time in nature! Find out more about these very special forest therapy walks.
Self Investment for Walks
Single or couple walk (1-2 persons): $150 plus gst
Group walk (3-4 participants): $225 plus gst.
Group walks: $50 plus gst, per person (5-9 participants); $45 plus gst per person (10-19 participants); $40 plus gst per person (20+)
Walks are 2.5 to 3 three hours in duration depending on group size and location.
Please note that these fees are for local walks on Salt Spring Island. Victoria (off of Salt Spring Island) walks have an additional travel fee of $95 (for groups of six or more). Other areas on Vancouver Island please contact me for more information and pricing.
Single or couple walk (1-2 persons): $150 plus gst
Group walk (3-4 participants): $225 plus gst.
Group walks: $50 plus gst, per person (5-9 participants); $45 plus gst per person (10-19 participants); $40 plus gst per person (20+)
Walks are 2.5 to 3 three hours in duration depending on group size and location.
Please note that these fees are for local walks on Salt Spring Island. Victoria (off of Salt Spring Island) walks have an additional travel fee of $95 (for groups of six or more). Other areas on Vancouver Island please contact me for more information and pricing.
Please dress for the weather. In the summer months a hat and sunscreen is recommended, as well as a light jacket as the forested areas can still be cool even in warm weather. For your comfort, please also wear appropriate foot wear. In the colder months gloves, hats, scarves, rain wear and warm footwear are all highly recommended. You may also want a water bottle and a small mat or towel to sit on.
The Gardens at HCP, Victoria, BC
Experience Forest bathing at Ruckle Provincial Park or Burgoyne Bay Provincial park on Salt Spring Island. Ruckle is one of the most beautiful parks in BC, overlooking the Southern Gulf Islands and Salish Sea. Located within the oldest working farm in BC, amongst a west coast Rainforest, it features magnificent old growth trees, beautiful ocean views, eagles, herons, seals and many other nature beings. Visit the many farm stands and artisans on your way to the park!
Burgoyne Bay Park is located on the west side of Salt Spring Island and is adjacent to Mount Maxwell Park and Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve. It is abundant in hiking trails with beautiful old growth Cedars, Douglas Fir and Garry Oaks, rocky shorelines with magnificent ocean views, and open grasslands abundant in native Rosehip and Hawthorn trees.
Burgoyne Bay Park is located on the west side of Salt Spring Island and is adjacent to Mount Maxwell Park and Mount Maxwell Ecological Reserve. It is abundant in hiking trails with beautiful old growth Cedars, Douglas Fir and Garry Oaks, rocky shorelines with magnificent ocean views, and open grasslands abundant in native Rosehip and Hawthorn trees.
Burgoyne Bay Provincial Park, Salt Spring Island, BC
Ruckle Provincial Park, Salt Spring Island, BC
"As you walk through the forest, feel your own body react and respond.
Invite the forest through your senses."
Hannah Fries
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Carmanah Walbran Provincial Park. Located on the Southwest coast of Vancouver Island, B.C.
Experience some of British Columbia's oldest and most beautiful trees.
Experience some of British Columbia's oldest and most beautiful trees.
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I would like to acknowledge the land where I am living ~the unceded territory and ancestors of the Coast Salish Peoples of Salt Spring Island and surrounding areas who continue to use and steward the lands and waters of the Salish Sea. These include the traditional land of the local Hul'qumi'num Treaty Group (Cowichan, Halalt, Lyackson, Cowichan Lake, Penelakut), and Saanich First Nations
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