Forest Bathing Hawaiʻi

Story + Place - Forest Bathing Finder Wahi pana, translated from Hawaiian: storied places, sites of legends or of historical significance, sacred grounds endowed with mana (spiritual power). As Hawaiʻi’s first certified forest therapy gui...

A blogpost I wrote for Forest Bathing Finder about a way to offer land acknowledgments that bring one into relationship with the place through the exchange of stories.

24.06.2025 03:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This is resistance Hawai’i style! #noamericankings #nokings #democracy #decency #diversity #unhappybirthdaydonald

15.06.2025 08:52 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

My Facebook accounts have been hacked (both personal and business pages). So from now on, it’s nothing but Blue Skies!🎶
Here’s some art-making in the forest from today’s walk at Kahalu’u Gallery & Gardens. [sound on]

27.04.2025 03:45 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

How to make your nature walks even more restorative, according to science : Life Kit Studies have shown that "forest bathing," or spending time in the forest, can significantly improve mood and reduce stress. Here's how to reap these benefits on your next hike.

NPR recognized #forestbathing on #earthday2025.
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27.04.2025 03:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

In these turbulent times, find grounding in a guided nature connection experience. Last public walks with Hawaiʻi's first certified forest therapy guide are listed at forestbathinghi.com.
#forestbathing #shinrinyoku #relationalforesttherapy #natureconnection #destress #honolulu🌳

08.04.2025 17:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Slowing down and listening to what the land and the wind and the birds have to say may be just what we need in times like these. Join us for a walk on Camp Pālehua's Nānākuli Lookout Trail on March 15. More at forestbathinghi.com
#forestbathing #foresttherapy #hike #placebasedlearning #moolelo

02.03.2025 23:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Yesterday completed our series of free walks at Kapiʻolani Park, Forest Bathing Under a Bodhi Tree. This 7-week series was offered as a way to help process change & enter the New Year. An homage to the 49 days Siddhartha Gautama sat under a bodhi to become The Buddha. More at forestbathinghi.com

13.01.2025 16:58 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Aloha, BlueSky community! Join us under the skies of Windward Oʻahu on Saturday, January 25, for our first Forest Bathing in an Artistʻs Garden of the New Year. Sign up today at forestbathinghi.com.

13.01.2025 16:43 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0