About this Event
Join the team from Forest Therapy Victoria for three hours of health and wellbeing on a guided forest therapy experience.
Tucked quietly within the northern suburbs, Edgars Lake Parkland offers a gentle invitation to slow down. The lake itself sits like a reflective mirror, often still enough to hold the sky, the trees, and the passing clouds in soft symmetry. Winding paths trace the water’s edge, drawing you into a rhythm of unhurried walking, where each step seems to naturally deepen your breath and soften your awareness.
The atmosphere here shifts beautifully with the day. Early mornings bring a mist rising off the water, birds calling across the surface, and the quiet sense that the world is just waking. By late afternoon, golden light filters through the canopy, illuminating the textures of bark, leaf, and water. Ducks glide without urgency, and the occasional ripple becomes something to notice rather than ignore. Even within the gentle presence of nearby suburbia, there’s a surprising sense of refuge.
For a forest therapy experience, this setting lends itself to reconnection—both inwardly and with the natural world. There’s a subtle companionship in the landscape: the steady presence of old trees, the cyclical movement of water, the grounded feeling of earth beneath your feet. It’s not about escaping life, but about rediscovering a quieter way of being within it—one that Melbourne so often hides in plain sight.
Join the FTV team for a time of healing under the trees.
MEETING POINT: On the bench seat under the gum trees to the left of the carpark at Coburg Basket Ball Stadium
NOTE: Toilet facilities are available inside the stadium. A small kiosk sells some snacks and drinks.
NOTE: Our Forest Therapy Journal is available at 20% off with the purchase of a ticket for this event. Select the "Individual Ticket with Standard FT Journal" and we will deliver your journal to you on the day. For more information on the journal, visit: https://www.foresttherapyvictoria.com.au/the-forest-therapy-journal/
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Forest Therapy is an emerging field in the health and wellbeing industry. With recognised beneficial impacts on our immune systems, heart rate, concentration, sleep patterns, and general wellbeing, this is three hours well spent!
Combining a gentle walk with forest therapy activities, participants will experience nature in a new way.
On the day of your walk, it is essential you bring the following:
Covered, walking shoes - no open toed shoes please!
Water bottle and snacks.
Pen and notebook
Clothing appropriate to the weather conditions.
Please ensure you are wearing sunscreen.
Note that the walk will be cancelled if the weather conditions are deemed to be too dangerous.
For more information on Forest Therapy Victoria, visit http://www.foresttherapyvictoria.com.au
Event venue & nearby stays
Coburg Basketball Stadium, 25 Outlook Road, Coburg North, Australia
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