Photo credit to Asheville wellness Tours
The Nature Fix: Events with Florence Williams on April 12
Plus Related Events on April 6
This program is presented through Adult & Continuing Education Programs at the Arboretum in collaboration with Reems Creek Nursery, Asheville Wellness Tours, and Malaprop’s Bookstore.
Forest Bathing: A Nature Fix with Florence Williams
At the North Carolina Arboretum
Reems Creek Nursery is one of the sponsors!
Wednesday, April 12, 2 – 4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Florence Williams
$65 Non-member Adult** (**Arboretum Members receive a 10% discount on all classes.)
Join author and certified forest bathing guide Florence Williams (The Nature Fix, Heartbreak), for an immersive nature program in the Arboretum Forest. Along with other certified forest bathing guides, she will lead gentle practices and invite all participants to experience the sensory, health-giving, and mindfulness-enhancing wonders of these woods.
The Nature Fix: Florence Williams on Why Time in Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier & More Creative
The North Carolina Arboretum
Reems Creek Nursery is one of the sponsors!
Wednesday, April 12, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
Instructor: Florence Williams
$20 Non-member Adult** (**Arboretum Members receive a 10% discount on all classes.)
Spending just five more minutes in nature can have untold benefits. What’s the cure for our modern malaise of stress, distraction, and screen addiction? Nature, of course! Those of us who enjoy walking the Arboretum’s trails, putting our hands in the soil for spring gardening, looking at trees, or listening to birdsong all know the restorative powers of time in nature. But while many people advocate the benefits of getting outside, we are only just beginning to understand what really happens to us physiologically, psychologically and spiritually when we…
This program is presented through Adult & Continuing Education Programs at the Arboretum in collaboration with Reems Creek Nursery, Asheville Wellness Tours, and Malaprop’s Bookstore.
Photo credit to Casie Zalud
Florence Williams is a journalist, author, and podcaster. Her first book, BREASTS: A Natural and Unnatural History received the Los Angeles Times Book Prize in science and technology and the 2013 Audie in general nonfiction. The Nature Fix was an Audible bestseller and was named a top summer read by J.P. Morgan. Her latest book, Heartbreak, was called “show-stopping” and “courageous” by Publisher’s Weekly. She is a contributing editor at Outside Magazine and a freelance writer for the New York Times and numerous other publications. A fellow at the Center for Humans and Nature and a visiting scholar at George Washington University, Florence’s work focuses on the environment, health and science. A certified forest-bathing guide and experienced workshop leader, Florence loves leading groups through nature-immersive experiences and watching the transformation, connection, and healing that results.
Related Events
Arboretum Reads: The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative
ONSITE | Thursday, April 6, 2 – 3:30 p.m. Additional dates for reading together online in April will be determined.
Facilitator: Rebecca Caldwell
Free, Suggested Donation $10
Limit: 24
Arboretum Reads: The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative | Book Discussion Group
ONLINE | Thursday, April 6, 6:30 – 8 p.m. Additional dates for reading together online in April will be determined.
Facilitator: Rebecca Caldwell
Free, Suggested Donation $10
Limit: 40
Arboretum Reads is a bi-monthly conversation that shares the best in science and nature titles. In-person meetings at the Arboretum encourage making connections in nature that celebrate where we learn and grow in place in Southern Appalachia. Online reading circles extend the conversation to those who can’t attend in person.
In April, it’s Arboretum Re-Reads! We’re looking back to The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier and More Creative by Florence Williams, who joins us Wednesday, April 12, at the Arboretum to lead a Forest Bathing experience in the afternoon and share her thoughts since writing the book and the accolades and acclaim The Nature Fix and her latest book, Heartbreak: A Personal and Scientific Journey, received worldwide.
Adult & Continuing Education Programs Manager Rebecca Caldwell facilitates these onsite and online discussions and will convene groups to continue reading together through April and May.
Photo credit to Asheville Wellness Tours