Name: Forest Bathing at the Garden
Start: 2025-01-26T10:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-01-26T11:30:00-05:00
Location: Miami Beach Botanical Garden

A Transformative Experience for Mind, Body, and Spirit
About this Event

About this event

Join Neuroscientist, Artist, and Certified Forest Therapy Guide Karina Del Punta, Ph.D., for an immersive experience that awakens your senses, unlocks creativity, and nurtures your innate human connection to nature.

In today’s fast-paced, tech-driven world, where AI is reshaping our future and digital noise consumes our attention, it's easy to lose touch with what makes us human. Forest Bathing (Shinrin-yoku) offers a powerful antidote—a practice rooted in ancient Japanese wisdom and backed by modern neuroscience that invites you to slow down, notice the present moment, and reconnect with the natural world.

This isn’t just another wellness trend—it’s one of the only science-backed practices proven to reduce stress, enhance creativity, and bring you back to a place of clarity and balance. Because WE ARE NATURE. And when we restore that bond, we unlock the values and insights we need to thrive.

Step into nature, reconnect with your essence, and rediscover the spaciousness to create, reflect, and live with purpose.

Benefits of Forest Bathing

Forest Bathing offers a transformative, research-backed experience for your emotional, mental, and physical health:

Emotional Wellbeing: Cultivate a sense of connectedness, trust, compassion, and psychological integration. Experience states of flow, playfulness, and expanded perception.

Mental Health: Alleviate anxiety and depression, supported by studies showing the calming effects of nature. Reduce stress, enhance creativity and focus, and promote relaxation and mindfulness, as validated by research in environmental psychology.

Physical Health: Lower your heart rate and blood pressure, with proven benefits for cardiovascular health. Boost your immune system, reduce inflammation, and improve sleep and overall physical recovery, as highlighted in scientific studies on nature exposure.

Parking Information

Convenient parking is available at the Miami Beach Convention Center Parking Garage, located adjacent to the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. The cost is $2 per hour (with validation in the Garden’s Botanical Boutique), and it’s just a short walk to the event location.