Come back to yourself,
Your relation to all things,
said Rain, said Forest.
Your relation to all things,
said Rain, said Forest.
Aloha! I'm Phyllis Look, Hawai‘i’s first certified forest therapy guide.
When we walk together along easy trails under the forest canopy, I'll invite you to touch and listen to the trees, to smell and taste what is on the wind, to notice what you are seeing as if for the first time. Slowly, time and worries fall away, and we remember again what it is to be alive!
When we walk together along easy trails under the forest canopy, I'll invite you to touch and listen to the trees, to smell and taste what is on the wind, to notice what you are seeing as if for the first time. Slowly, time and worries fall away, and we remember again what it is to be alive!
Forbes called Forest Bathing Hawai‘i’s walk in a rain forest one of the top five travel experiences in the world "that should be on every intrepid traveler's bucket list."
The New York Times recommended forest bathing at Lyon Arboretum for a 36-hour itinerary in Honolulu.
Treehugger selected our in-person walks as one of the top sustainable travel experiences in the world.
Choose your small-group, nature connection experience
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Nature connection and art appreciation in the stunning Kahaluʻu Gallery & Gardens (2 hours)
A gentle, mindful stroll through the private gardens designed and created by renowned local artist Hiroshi Tagami. After forest bathing, enjoy the onsite art gallery featuring works by Tagami and other painters, photographers, sculptors, and jewelry makers. |
A remotely guided forest therapy walk from Honolulu to wherever you are (1.5 hours)
A live nature connection experience conducted over Zoom. From the comfort of your own home or nearby green space, journey into a discovery of your innate relationship to the natural world and your own inner nature. The October 27 event is part of Mind Body Ecology Institute's program "Animals, Land, and Flourishing." Nature connection and cultural experience at Camp Palehua, Kapolei (3.5 - 4 hours)
FOR PRIVATE BOOKINGS OF 4 OR MORE. A unique experience combining forest bathing, hiking and place-based learning in the Waiʻanae mountains. On your way to a spectacular lookout, hear stories of the land, of the ongoing efforts to restore the native forest, and discover in stillness what you have to give. Fitness needed for 2 miles of uneven ground and moderate elevation gain. |
We regret to announce that Forest Bathing in a Rain Forest, guided forest therapy walks at Lyon Arboretum, are no longer available. Commercial tours were suspended at this University of Hawaiʻi facility after September 2024.
