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A monthly Healing Journey to Reconnect with Your True SelfStep beyond the noise into something older, quieter, and real. Here, in the forest, you are not merely surrounded by nature—you are embraced by a living environment that responds to your presence.
Forest Bath is a slow, mindful journey through nature, guided by Orit, designed to restore balance, calm the mind, and awaken the senses. Inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku, this experience blends science-backed wellness with deep sensory immersion.
Immersing yourself in nature supports mental clarity, emotional balance, and overall well-being. It can enhance restorative sleep, aid digestion, and naturally sustain vitality and healthy weight.
The journey begins at the forest’s edge with gentle breathwork and slow Tai Chi steps. Gradually, roles, expectations, and mental noise fall away. Attention softens, the mind loosens, and the body begins to truly listen. Contact with the ground, the air, and a single tree opens a profound sense of presence.
Orit guides you through Active Imagination, a method developed by Carl Gustav Jung. This practice creates a conscious dialogue with the unconscious through imagery and embodied awareness, allowing hidden aspects of yourself to surface and integrate with clarity and ease. A quiet aliveness often emerges, as if something essential within has reconnected.
This is not a hike.
☀️ Forest Bath with Orit is effortless, safe, and deeply restorative. Every element is held with care, creating space for surrender, sensory awareness, and renewal.
🗓 When: April 17, 2026
📍 Where: Meeting at Sue's Gallery Cafe, then continuing to a special forest trail
What to Expect:
🌿 Learning gentle Tai Chi steps
🌿 Breathwork
🌿 Guided meditation
🌿 Active Imagination
💎 Limited spots are available
Secure yours spot!
Sliding scale $36–$90
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💙 Learn more about Active Imagination:
https://orittranspersonal.com/services/healing-and-transformation/forest-bath-150596339
🎁 Treat Yourself!
This gathering is part of a monthly group experience, held on the second-to-last Friday of each month.
Private sessions are also available for individuals or couples seeking a more personalized, immersive journey.
📌 What to Bring:
----Backpack for:
----Water bottle
----Pad or small pillow that fits in your backpack
----Small towel to dry your feet if you’d like to dip them in the water
📌 How to Dress:
----Comfortable, soft clothing
----Hiking shoes
Research shows that spending time in forest environments reduces stress, lowers cortisol, and improves autonomic nervous system regulation. Exposure to phytoncides—biologically active compounds released by trees—enhances immune function. With regular guided Forest Baths, anxiety can diminish completely.
➡️ Scientific Research on Forest Bath / Shinrin-Yoku
1️⃣. Nervous System Regulation:
Spending time in forest environments reduces physiological stress.
Cortisol levels decrease, and autonomic nervous system regulation improves, shifting the body from sympathetic (“fight or flight”) to parasympathetic (“rest and digest”) dominance.
2️⃣. Immune System Enhancement:
Time in the forest increases the activity of natural killer (NK) cells, supporting the body’s immune defenses.
Phytoncides—biologically active compounds released by trees—contribute to immunomodulatory effects, reducing inflammation and supporting overall immune function.
3️⃣. Cardiovascular and Metabolic Benefits:
Exposure to forest environments can lower blood pressure and improve cardiovascular health.
Nervous system regulation and stress reduction also support sleep stabilization and improved digestion, naturally promoting vitality and healthy weight.
4️⃣. Psychological and Emotional Benefits:
Forest immersion supports mental clarity, reduces mental fog, and enhances focus.
Mood improves, anxiety decreases, and emotional balance is strengthened.
Reduced rumination and overthinking help manage chronic stress and foster calm awareness.
Regular guided sessions can significantly reduce anxiety, potentially eliminating it over time.
5️⃣. Sensory and Somatic Engagement:
The forest stimulates all senses: sounds, smells, textures, light, and even tastes of the environment.
This multi-sensory experience helps the nervous system shift into a state of relaxation and restoration.
6️⃣. Evidence-Based Approach:
Shinrin-Yoku was developed in Japan in the 1980s as a structured wellness practice.
Modern research supports its physiological and psychological benefits, combining traditional wisdom with science-backed findings.
✅ References:
Li, Q. (2010). Shinrin-Yoku: The Art and Science of Forest Bathing.
Li, Q., et al. (2008). Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function. Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 13(1), 8–14.
Park, B. J., et al. (2010). The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku (taking in the forest atmosphere) on healthy individuals: a review of the literature.
Lee, J., et al. (2017). Exposure to forest environments promotes mental health and well-being. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 14( 8 ), 936.
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Orit is a transpersonal psychotherapist with more than 20 years of experience accompanying people through inner crises, profound personal transitions, and those quiet times when old coping strategies no longer work and questions of meaning, purpose, and inner stability begin to arise.
Whether walking in the forest, meeting in her San Jose clinic, or working online, her intention is always the same: to create a safe, supportive space where a person can gently reconnect with themselves. Even intense or frightening experiences can be met with care and steadiness.
She works with metacognition — the gentle practice of observing thoughts and habitual patterns so they no longer sweep a person away. From a transpersonal perspective, the work looks beyond the many roles and masks people carry and moves toward a more essential part of the self. In the forest, this often happens naturally through breath, movement, sensory awareness, and Active Imagination.
This is not about “fixing” a person or digging up the past. It is about restoring a more stable inner ground and allowing hidden or forgotten parts of the self to surface and integrate.
If the Forest Bath invitation speaks to you, Orit warmly invites you to join. The forest has its own way of helping us remember what matters.
Please note that this experience and her work overall are offered as transpersonal guidance supporting the inner process, rather than as classical psychotherapy.
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