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Certified Shinrin-yoku Forest Therapy
Ancient Japanese forest medicine, practiced in old-growth sanctuaries.
Our Philosophy
Shinrin-yoku is not a hike. It is a medicine. We guide you to slow down, open your senses, and let the forest do what it has always known how to do.
Trees breathe out aromatic compounds — phytoncides — that measurably boost NK (natural killer) cell activity, strengthen immunity, and reduce inflammatory markers. Simply being present in the forest is biochemically restorative.
Our guides use evidence-based invitations to draw you into deep sensory presence. Touch bark, taste clean air, follow sound to its source. Attention narrows; the nervous system softens from sympathetic to parasympathetic.
The oldest trees in our sanctuary are over 300 years old. Sitting beneath them, we practice the Japanese art of "Komorebi" — receiving the filtering light through leaves — as a doorway to contemplative stillness.
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Our Sanctuary
Our forest has never been logged. Ancient hemlock, cedar, and maple form a continuous canopy that creates a unique microclimate — cooler, more humid, richer in phytoncides than any managed woodland. This is not a park. It is a living elder.
Learn About Our ForestThe Protocol
Each session follows the ANFT (Association of Nature and Forest Therapy) protocol — adapted for our specific forest ecosystem and the unique needs of each guest group.
We pause at the forest edge. A brief grounding exercise helps you leave behind devices, schedules, and the noise of ordinary time.
Your guide offers a series of open-ended invitations — not instructions — that draw your attention to what is alive around you.
Each guest finds their own silent sitting place for 20 unstructured minutes. No goal, no achievement. Just receiving.
We close each walk with a forest-gathered tea ceremony — pine needle, cedar tip, or wild mint — shared in a circle with gentle reflection.
Our Heritage
"The forest is not scenery. It is medicine. And you are the patient it has been waiting for."
SHINRIN was founded in 2015 by a Japanese-trained forest therapy guide who spent seven years studying under masters of Shinrin-yoku in Akasawa, Japan — the birthplace of the practice. We carry that lineage into every walk.
Our guides hold certification from the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy (ANFT) and undergo ongoing training in forest ecology, trauma-informed care, and contemplative practice.
Meet Our GuidesGuest Voices
Reserve Your Walk
All experiences are by reservation only. Groups are intentionally small. Each booking is confirmed personally by one of our guides within 24 hours.