Brussels Slow Ways Weekend: Forest Bathing Walk
Sun 19 Oct
|Boitsfort ponds
As part of the Brussels Slow Ways Weekend, join a Forest Bathing Walk in English at the beautiful Boitsfort ponds. Slow down and take in all that nature has to share with us.
Time & Location
19 Oct 2025, 14:30 – 16:00
Boitsfort ponds, Parking des Enfants Noyés, Drève des Tumuli 22, 1170 Uccle, Belgium
About the Event
Forest bathing is a way of immersing yourself in nature and doesn't have anything to do with swimming or going into water! Forest bathing started in Japan where it is known as Shinrin Yoku. Forest bathing offers many health benefits including relaxation and stress reduction. And what better time to go into the woods than in the autumn?!
Kathryn is trained in a forest bathing method from Finland called Forest Mind (Metsämieli). Kathryn works as a coach and ecotherapy practitioner. She brings different threads together - environmental sustainability, coaching, mindfulness, nature art and ecopsychology - to offer her own approach to ecotherapy.
She helps people develop new ways of being in the world. By connecting with nature, we can heal ourselves and make change in the world. You can try this approach during the Brussels Slow Walks Weekend.
What to expect
You will be gently guided through a series of…