A Rest + Reconnect Experience in Nature

Sometimes the most powerful medicine is walking—slowly, attentively, and in relationship with the land. This Walking Holiday Forest Therapy Retreat is a nature-based wellness retreat designed to support nervous system regulation, emotional clarity, and deep rest through mindful walking, forest therapy, and creative expression.

Held at the SEED Lodge, this retreat invites you into the practice of forest therapy (also known as Shinrin-yoku or forest bathing)—a research-supported approach to wellbeing that uses gentle walking, sensory awareness, and time in nature to reduce stress, calm the mind, and restore balance. Rather than hiking or pushing the body, forest therapy emphasizes slowness, presence, and connection.

Each day includes silent, mindful walking through the forests, fields, and trails surrounding the lodge. Walking together in shared silence allows attention to turn inward and outward at once—toward the rhythm of breath, the feeling of the body in motion, and the subtle intelligence of the natural world. As the nervous system settles, many people experience increased clarity, creativity, and a sense of coming home to themselves.

Interwoven throughout the retreat are nature-based art therapy and land art practices. Using natural materials—stones, sticks, leaves, snow, earth, and light—you’ll be guided to create temporary, meaningful works in dialogue with the landscape. These meditative art experiences act as markers, reflections, or quiet prayers, supporting emotional processing and creative flow. No art experience is needed; curiosity and openness are enough.

The retreat also includes gentle Kundalini yoga, guided meditation, breathing practices, and contemplative art exercises, all designed to complement the walking and forest therapy work. Much of the retreat is held in intentional silence, offering a rare opportunity for digital detox, deep listening, and spaciousness beyond words.

This walking and forest therapy retreat is ideal for those seeking:

• A nature-based stress reduction retreat

• A mindful walking or forest bathing experience

• A creative wellness retreat combining art therapy and nature

• Time away from screens, noise, and constant productivity

• A gentle yet profound nervous system reset

Accessibility note: Walking is a core element of this retreat. Participants should be able to engage in gentle to moderate walking on natural terrain in order to fully participate in the walking and forest therapy activities.

Slow down. Walk the land. Breathe with the forest.

Let nature do what it does best—restore, regulate, and reconnect you to what matters most.