We promote outdoor recreation and bring people together to enjoy, preserve and improve the places where we play
10:00am Meet at the Fairhaven Park Upper Shelter 107 Chuckanut Dr. N, Bellingham, WA 98225 https://goo.gl/maps/gYn4Kp5Qk4JP5XUW7
10:15am Forest Therapy Experience Begins
12:30pm Return to Parking Lot
Heal. Energize. Release Stress. Join your Guides, Gwen & Art for a 2-2.5 hour introductory level forest therapy guided walk. On the walk you will “bathe” in the therapeutic powers of the forest using a research-based and enjoyable practice. Through a series of invitations provided by your guides, you will slow down, engage and relate with the forest surroundings in a way that supports your health and well-being.
Gwen Fluhr (they/them) and Arthur Sherwood (he/him) have been guiding trips around the world since they met at IU Outdoor Adventures in 1998. They began their journey with outdoor focused activities such as hiking, backpacking, rafting, kayaking, canoeing, and rock climbing. After running a certified organic farm and seed company for many years, their paths took a less locally inclined turn. With travel on the horizon, they set their sights towards international business and entrepreneurship type courses all while domestically working with cooperatives. Gwen and Art returned to the lands they live upon in the PNW to guide others into the forest for connection, healing, and embodiment through forest bathing/therapy and yoga practices. They are a well-balanced team influenced by following their interests and passions for bringing about change and helping others transform their lives. Together they hold professional certifications in Forest Therapy, Yoga Instruction and Coaching.
Dr. Art Sherwood is the David Cole Professor of Entrepreneurship and Director of Western Washington University’s Outdoor Entrepreneurship & Innovation Programs. Dr. Sherwood is also an affiliated faculty team member for the Centre for Executive Education at the United Nations Established University for Peace where he teaches Positive Leadership and coaches leaders from around the world. He teaches and researches human-centered entrepreneurship and innovation education with a focus on well-being and coaching promoting flourishing practices for people in their personal and professional lives. He is an experienced entrepreneur and certified executive coach who is actively engaged as co-founder of Reimagine by Design, LLC and member-owner of Columinate, a cooperatively owned consulting business.
Gwen….Gwen’s background includes a formal education at Indiana University with a BS in Outdoor Recreation and a MS in Herbal Medicine from ACHS out of Portland, OR. Other trainings include Certified Professional Coaching through IPEC and a Yoga Instruction Certification through Yoga Farm out of Ithaca, NY. They have extensive history in engaging with plants through wildcrafting, understanding how the body works as a retired massage therapist, and travel. They spend the rest of their time biking, backpacking, and practicing their craft in the fabulous forests of Bellingham, Washington.
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