You have to do it, Adrienne. For the blog!
This sage advice was given to me a couple months ago when I was first planning my holidays. I knew that the second leg of my journey would be based in Maple Creek and I would be spending some time in the Cypress Hills. Like every traveller in 2022, I googled for things to see in the area. On a local tourism website, I found a link to book a session of Forest Bathing (also Goat Yoga, but I missed the season by a few days!) Visit Cypress Hills Shinrin-Yoku is a Japanese term that translates to forest bathing or forest therapy. In a nutshell, it's good for us to be in a forest; mentally, emotionally and physically. It's not a nature walk, it's more like a mediation. Forest Therapy I have never really done any kind of meditation before. To be honest, in yoga I tend to be focusing on my muscles, not real good at quieting my mind or letting go. The frugal, practical side of me thought, "do I really have to pay someone to go for a walk in the woods?" This is where my f...