‘Be WIth The Forest’ DAY Retreats

Are you in a helping profession (people, animals, the environment)? Are you a cancer or domestic violence survivor or in a recovery program? Then this program may be for you or for your organization (staff/volunteers). Programs are trauma-informed and designed for all abilities. It’s a day to slow down, step away, and reconnect with yourself. It’s a day for self-care.

**Located at the GreenTREE Center, Amherst, Maine, on 80 acres of forest and wetlands bordering the Union River.**

Give yourself the gift of sustainable self-care as you experience: 1) ‘Be with Forest’ Program 2) Simple Stretching and Mindful Breathing 3) Journaling and Sound Healing 4) Simple self-care tools to use at home and work

Join Yael Calhoun, an educator, author, yoga teacher, and naturalist as she guides you through your day. This program was developed by Yael Calhoun, MA,MS, E-RTY, and Rebecca Carroll, RTY.

1) ‘Be with Forest’

A day to slow down and experience the forest using your five senses and breathwork. This program is a trauma-informed adaptation of shinrin-yoku, or forest immersion as a science-based tool for regaining emotional, physical, and mental health. (More information: Forest healing history and resources.)

2) Simple Stretching & Mindful Breathing:

A guided practice in an indoor yoga space and in the forest.

**Use simple stretching and mindful breathing to manage how you are feeling: explore gentle options to find what feels right for you today.**

3) Journaling & Sound Healing & Tea

A Day of Connecting with nature and with others in a forest setting. A day to reconnect with yourself.

Journal Entry: **Ring the Bell that Still Can Ring** - song by Leonard Cohen

4) Simple tools for self-care at home and at work:

A day to practice simple breaks with others and to receive links for many free breaks and practices - mp3s, mp4s, and handouts for your sustainable self-care program.