Daylong Workshop
Introduction to Forest Bathing at Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
Event Full - Registration Closed
The Santa Barbara Botanic Garden’s mission is to conserve California native plants and habitats for the health and well-being of people and the planet. Since the 1930s, staff members of the Garden have developed and maintained an intimate knowledge of the California flora, with an emphasis on the plants and vegetation communities of California’s Central Coast and the offshore islands. Today, we take a comprehensive approach to its conservation from genes to ecosystems, with comprehensive plant systematics, rare plant conservation, community ecology, and habitat restoration functions. This allows us to more thoroughly tackle the conservation challenges of our day, such as habitat loss and fragmentation, invasive species, and pollinator decline.
Schedule for Live Events
9:00 AM: Gather at the meadow for a guided forest bathing walk that will last until noon.
Noon-1:30: take a leisurely lunch break
2:00-4:30: discussion of forest bathing and how to develop your own practice
Bring clothing appropriate for the weather. This is a rain or shine event. If the weather is cold wear extra layers; if it is wet wear waterproof outer layer and/or bring an umbrella. Forest bathing is a slow-moving practice so we won't be generating body heat from exercise. In cool weather guides often wear an extra pair of socks because having warm feet makes a big difference. We will end the walk with tea, and often people will bring a snack to share. If you want to stay at the garden for lunch (recommended), bring bag lunch.
Amos will have copies of his book, Your Guide to Forest Bathing, on hand for sale for $15.
Tuition
Event Full Registration ClosedTrainers
Entrenadores
Amos Clifford is the founder of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs and author of the best selling Your Guide to Forest Bathing (Conari Press 2018). A student of Buddhist philosophy for over 20 years, Amos founded Sky Creek Dharma Center in Chico, California, where he emphasized the importance of meditation practice in wild places. Amos is also widely known for his work in restorative justice. He is founder of the Center for Restorative Process, where he has led the inquiry into how the principles of restorative justice can inform ways to heal the broken relationships between humans and the more-than-human world of nature. Amos holds a BS in Organization Development and an MA in Counseling from the University of San Francisco. Amos has been the primary developer of ANFT's acclaimed training programs.
