Holistic Practices

Forest therapy is an immersive experience in nature, inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, or ‘forest bathing’. Through freeform invitations and intentional pacing, participants are guided into wholehearted noticing, in their own unique way,—awakening the senses, deepening presence, and reconnecting with the natural world.

Benefits of Forest Therapy:

• Reduces stress and cortisol levels
• Boosts immune system function
• Lowers blood pressure and heart rate
• Improves attention, working memory, and creativity and supports mental restoration
• Reduces blood pressure, heart rate, and sympathetic nervous system activity
• Improves mood and lowers depression and anxiety

Sound Bath/Immersion is a powerful wellness tool for the mind, body and spirit. Soothing sounds and vibrations activate a relaxation response within the body. As you listen to the diverse soundscape from various instruments and nature, your brain chatter will slow down allowing the body to relax and flow. This is essential for healing. Each sound bath presents a unique journey designed to guide you into a state of deep relaxation and meditation.

Benefits of Sound Immersion:

• Enhances mental clarity and ability to focus
• Lifts mood, reduces stress
• Improves sleep quality
• Strengthens the immune and endocrine systems
• Calms the nervous system
• Restores and strengthens overall well-being

Mindfulness is the intentional cultivation of a kind, open awareness of the present moment.  It is, as best you can, letting go of the past and not fearing the future.  It is looking inward, with stillness, and seeing things as they are, with compassion, moment by moment.  It is giving full care and attention to each moment as it unfolds. It is recognizing that we are already complete, just as we are.  It is truly experiencing, without judging or getting caught in the content of, our thoughts, emotions and bodily sensations as they arise in the present moment.  It is allowing, rather than resisting, what is arising in the here and how.

Benefits of Meditation:

• Reduction in stress and anxiety
• Significantly greater sense of well-being
• Less likely to react with negative thoughts or unhelpful emotional reactions in times of stress
• Improves dozens of physical, psychological and emotional issues

Imagine Well Being provides virtual meditation events on Meet-up.

Mindful movement invites us to move with awareness, intention, and presence. Mindful movement emphasizes how the movement feels in the present moment. We incorporate traditional practices like yoga and Qi-gong into our events and bring mindfulness to other forms of movement, such as cycling and hiking.

Benefits of mindful movement:

• Prevents injuries and helps us heal from injuries 
• Enhanced relaxation and sleep
• Lowers stress and anxiety
• Reduces tension and increase energy
• Builds empathy when we tune in to what our body is telling us

Imagine Well Being Events in Nature:

• Hiking
• Backpacking
• Yoga
• Cycling
• Bikepacking
• Forest Therapy
• Sound Immersion
• Retreats
• Kayaking