Participate in forest bathing for a minimum of 30 minutes a day for three days in one week(separate sheet for each day, see below). If at all possible, go into a forest (tall trees and relatively remote,e.g. the “back 40” on TWU campus). If that is not available where you live, try to get to a nature area (like a park or by a river) where there are not a lot of people and you can safely practice solitude. If neither option is available, contact your instructor to discuss options. Each 30 minute episode should include 20 minutes of journaling in which you address the following:

1. Five senses (10 mins [approximately two mins per question])

a) What do you hear?

b) What do you smell?

c) What does the ground feel like? Or explain the sensations of touch experienced.

d) What do you see (explain the colors or the shades of light)?

e) What is your state of mind?

 

2. Thoughts from the wilderness (10 mins) 

Free write: record where your stream of consciousness goes in this environment.

 

NOTE: Keep track of your notes and observations from each day and submit them for all four days along with your reflection.

PART 2 | Reflect on your week of forest bathing practice
After following a set plan for three days in one week, submit your journal (see details below) and write a one-page reflection This is due, along with your forest bathing journal, at the start of class on the date specified in the proposed course outline of your syllabus, and in the format indicated by your instructor.Below are the questions you should answer in your reflection (approximately 1 page each):

1. What was the process of paying attention to your senses and environment like for you? 

2. What was the impact of the three-day practice of forest bathing on you (emotionally, cognitively, spiritually, etc.)?

3. Would you continue, adapt, or discontinue this practice? Why or why not?