Upcoming Events
November Guided Night Wander
Join Cathy McCauley, certified relational forest therapy guide, for a special nighttime forest walk at the solar lit trails in the Winter Sports Area of Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda. $30/person. Adults.
Friday Pause in the Forest
Join Cathy McCauley, certified relational forest therapy guide, the Friday after Thanksgiving for a pause in the forest. Give yourself the gift of extended time in nature to find calm and quiet during a season that often feels rushed and full of expectation. $30/person. 16+.
December Presence Forest Therapy Walk
Before the holiday rush, join certified relational forest therapy guide Cathy McCauley for a grounding sensory walk through the woods and near the pond’s edge. This relaxed experience unfolds at a slow, meditative pace covering less than a mile. $30/person. Adults.
Nourish in November Forest Bathing Walk
In November, the sun slips earlier behind the trees and the days grow shorter. Join Cathy McCauley, certified relational forest therapy guide, for a nourishing forest bathing journey at twilight through Wolf Oak Woods, Bull Valley. You’ll be gently guided with simple invitations to slow down, awaken your senses, and discover what happens when you truly let the forest meet you — especially as the light begins to fade.
Kinship with Kids
As the days get cooler and shorter, the trees burst into brilliant reds, oranges, and yellows—it's the perfect time to slow down and notice nature’s big changes. During this playful forest bathing walk at the Kuechmann Arboretum in Lake Zurich, kids will tune into the sights, sounds, and smells of fall.
Hunter’s Moon Forest Bathing
As the light of the full moon stretches across the forest, we’ll slow down and immerse ourselves in the rhythms of nature. This mindful sensory walk in Lake Zurich’s Oak Ridge Marsh invites you to reconnect with the land, reflect on seasonal changes, and gather inner stillness in the waning warmth of autumn.
Autumn Equinox Forest Bathing Walk
Welcome autumn with a guided sensory walk at Hennen Conservation Area in Woodstock. Through a series of gentle invitations, you’re invited to slow down, breathe deeply, and celebrate the Equinox in nature.
September Forest Bathing Welcome Walk
Step into nature for a two-hour guided community forest bathing walk. Held monthly, you are invited! Come once to check it out, and return as often as you like to deepen your relationship with the natural world and find community.
Forest Bathing with the Artist
Participate in a peaceful, immersive guided forest therapy walk on the grounds of the UW Madison Arboretum. Through a series of gentle invitations, artist Cathy McCauley will guide you in awakening your senses, connecting deeply with the natural surroundings, and finding stillness in the present moment. Let this be a beginning or deepening of a practice of pausing in nature.
August Sunrise Welcome Walk
Step into nature for a two-hour guided community forest bathing walk. Held monthly, you are invited! Come once to check it out, and return as often as you like to deepen your relationship with the natural world and find community.