A guided sensory immersion in Zurich’s green sanctuaries—designed to calm the nervous system, restore clarity, and reconnect you with nature.
Journey Overview
- 📍 Location: Zurich City & Canton Zurich (parks and forests)
- ⏳ Formats: Half-day · Full-day · Multi-day
- 👥 Group size: 1–10 participants
- 🍃 Season: Year-round (weather dependent)
- 🗣 Languages: English · Persian · German . Turkish
- 🚶 Intensity: Easy — slow walking with frequent pauses
Forest bathing is a guided nature-based practice inspired by the Japanese tradition of Shinrin-Yoku. It invites you to slow down and enter the forest through the senses—sight, sound, breath, and gentle movement—rather than through effort or performance.
In Zurich, this experience unfolds across city parks and surrounding forests, offering moments of calm that are both accessible and deeply immersive in nature. The pace is intentionally slow, allowing the nervous system to settle, the mind to clear, and the body to return to its natural rhythm.
This is not a hike and not a meditation retreat. It is a quiet meeting with nature, guided with care and presence.
This journey is available in three gentle formats.
Half-Day — Zurich Parks & Forest Edges
Full-Day — Forest Immersion
Multi-Day — Forest Retreat
This half-day forest bathing journey is designed for restoration without pressure or physical strain. Held in selected Zurich parks and nearby forest-edge environments, it offers an accessible and calming introduction to the principles of Shinrin-Yoku.
The journey follows a slow and gentle rhythm, with unhurried walking, frequent pauses, and sensory-focused moments woven into the experience to support nervous system regulation and relaxation. Locations are carefully selected for their quiet atmosphere and natural diversity, allowing participants to transition gradually from urban green spaces into more sheltered, wooded settings.
This format is well suited for those seeking grounding, stress relief, emotional recalibration, or a mindful pause within a busy schedule.
The full-day forest immersion offers extended time in quieter, more secluded forest environments within and around Canton Zurich. This format allows space for the body and mind to move beyond surface relaxation toward a deeper sense of presence and restoration.
With a more spacious rhythm, the journey unfolds gently through slow walking, stillness, sensory awareness, and intentional pauses that support emotional clarity and nervous system regulation. The forest environment provides silence, rhythm, and a natural sense of containment.
This experience is well suited for those seeking deeper grounding, life reflection, creative renewal, or recovery from prolonged stress.
The multi-day forest retreat offers extended immersion in natural environments, allowing time for deeper restoration, reflection, and integration. Spread across several days, this format creates a gentle rhythm of presence—where the body can settle, attention can soften, and inner clarity may emerge without pressure.
Each day follows an unhurried pace shaped by the landscape, natural light, and periods of rest and movement. The structure incorporates forest-based reflection, quiet time, sensory awareness, and simple shared moments, supporting continuity and grounding that cannot be rushed within a single day.
This format is well suited for those navigating life transitions, emotional fatigue, creative thresholds, or a wish to step out of habitual pace and reconnect with themselves through nature.
- Duration: 3–4 hours
- Physical level: Easy
- Suitable for: Individuals, small groups, visitors, locals
- Duration: 3–4 hours
- Physical level: Easy
- Suitable for: Individuals, small groups, visitors, locals
- Duration: 2–4 days (customizable)
- Location: Forest regions in and beyond Canton Zurich
- Group size: Small group or private
- Physical level: Easy to moderate
- Accommodation: Shared or individual (details confirmed individually)
Availability and payment details are shared after personal confirmation.
Each retreat is shaped with care, respecting both personal boundaries and the natural environment.
A Gentle Invitation
Half-Day — Zurich Parks & Forest Edges
Best if you are short on time, new to forest bathing, or looking for gentle grounding and stress relief within your daily rhythm.
Full-Day — Forest Immersion
Best if you want more spaciousness, deeper calm, and time for reflection without rushing back into everyday life.
Multi-Day — Forest Retreat
Best if you are in a period of transition, emotional fatigue, or seeking extended time for integration and renewal through nature.
Availability and payment details are shared after personal confirmation.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is forest bathing, exactly?
Forest bathing (Shinrin-Yoku) is a guided practice of slowing down in nature and engaging the senses. It is not a hike or fitness activity, but a gentle, intentional way of being in the forest to support relaxation, clarity, and nervous system balance.
Do I need to be physically fit to join?
No. All journeys are designed at an easy pace, with slow walking and frequent pauses. You are welcome to move in a way that feels right for your body. Please let us know in advance if you have specific mobility needs.
What should I bring with me?
Comfortable walking shoes, weather-appropriate clothing, water, and any personal items you may need. Layers are recommended, as we spend time standing and sitting quietly.
What happens if the weather is bad?
Journeys usually continue in light rain, as nature experiences can be especially rich then. In cases of severe weather or safety concerns, the journey will be rescheduled or adapted in agreement with participants.
How do booking and payment work?
After you send a booking request, we will confirm availability and details with you personally. A tailored payment link will then be shared based on the selected journey format.
Can I join privately or with a small group?
Yes. Journeys can be arranged for individuals, couples, or small groups. Please mention your preference in the booking request.
Do I have to speak or share during the journey?
No. All invitations are optional. Silence is respected, and sharing is never expected.
Highly recommended. This reassures introverts deeply.
We’ll get back to you personally to confirm details.
Returning guests may access their personal journey space here:
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