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ONSITE | Wednesday, April 12, 2 - 4:30 p.m.

Instructor: Florence Williams

$65 Non-member Adult**

(**Arboretum Members receive a 10% discount on all classes.)

Course Capacity: 20

Join author and certified forest bathing guide Florence Williams (The Nature Fix, Heartbreak), for an immersive nature program in the Arboretum Forest. Along with other certified forest bathing guides, she will lead gentle practices and invite all participants to experience the sensory, health-giving, and mindfulness-enhancing wonders of these woods. Plan to spend two to three hours, and bring comfortable, weather-appropriate clothing and footwear. The forest trail chosen will be accessible to most. Please contact adulteducation@ncarboretum.org with any questions regarding accessibility. Participants will be contacted one day prior to the event with meeting location information and additional guidelines.

This program is presented through Adult & Continuing Education Programs at the Arboretum in collaboration with Reems Creek Nursery and Asheville Wellness Tours. 

Florence Williams is a journalist, author, and podcaster. Her first book, BREASTS: A Natural and Unnatural History received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in science and technology and the 2013 Audie in general nonfiction. The Nature Fix was an Audible bestseller and was named a top summer read by J.P  Morgan. Her latest book, Heartbreak, was called “show-stopping” and “courageous” by Publisher’s Weekly. She is a contributing editor at Outside Magazine and a freelance writer for the New York Times and numerous other publications. A fellow at the Center for Humans and Nature and a visiting scholar at George Washington University, Florence’s work focuses on the environment, health and science. A certified forest-bathing guide and experienced workshop leader, Florence loves leading groups through nature-immersive experiences and watching the transformation, connection, and healing that results. 

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