Forest Bathing Immersion

COVID-19 Safety Protocols:

-Small Groups

-Individual Tents

-Negative COVID-19 test taken five days prior to trip

-Health screen day of trip

Details:

This trip is based on a $275-525 sliding scale to support operating costs. If you would like to sponsor a ticket for someone please purchase a second ticket with "Sponsorship" in the comments. Donations for scholarships can also be made on our Donation Page. Please contact Raei@the-rusty-anvil for scholarship information.

These immersions offer opportunity to experience the healing benefits of the natural world through various mindfulness-based forest bathing activities, space to engage in collaborative activities and conversation that build connection with human and more-than-human kin, and naturalist skills that empower your own wiilderness trips in confidence such as how to set up tents, pack a backpacking pack, navigate with and without a compass, start a fire, tie knots, and identify various plants and trees. 

Accessibility & Logistics:

Trail: Long Trail, Big Branch Wilderness, Mount Tabor VT

**Due to safety concerns for the group, we do not disclose specific sleeping locations prior to registration. I understand this may cause some concerns/ feelings around uncertainty for folks looking to register and want to respect what may arise. Please reach out to raei@the-rusty-anvil.land if you feel you need more specific information before registration.**

Here is a general itinerary for our time together. General intinerary is subject to change based on the group's needs and comfort level.

Day 1 (diving into the skills):

• Gather 12 pm (meeting location will be off trail in a semi-wooded area to ease into the experience) 
• Context of trip and introductions
• Clothing run through and packing bags
• Tapping into intuition/ listening to the land
• Setting up camp/tents
• Fire building
• Camp cooking/dinner
• Bear hang and knots
• Pre-trip talk/ four directions discussion
• Free time/ communion

Day 2

• Wake (semi-pack bags)
• Stretch/collective movement
• Sit-spot meditation/intention
• Share council
• Breakfast
• Fully pack bags
• Travel to trailhead (1 hour 45 mins)
• Arrive at trailhead
• Hike in (1.1 miles & 150ft elevation gain) (about 1 hour & 15 mins+ time for breaks. General group timing is hike for 50 mins break for 10 mins packs off with additional packs on breaks as needed)
• Introduce forest bathing practices
• Forest bathing activity
• Lunch on trail
• Arrive
• Set up camp
• Free time
• Forest bathing activity
• Share council
• Dinner
• Communion

Day 3

• Wake (semi-pack bags)
• Stretch/collective movement
• Sit-spot meditation/intention
• Share council
• Breakfast
• Fully pack bags
• Set intention
• Hike to next location ( 6 miles & 1,093 ft elevation gain) about 6 hours with a 1 mph pace+ time for breaks)
• Lunch on trail/share council
• Arrive
• Set up camp
• Free time
• Forest bathing activity
• Dinner
• Communion

Day 4

• Wake (semi-pack bags)
• Stretch/collective movement
• Sit-spot meditation/intention
• Share council
• Breakfast
• Fully pack bags
• Set intention
• Hike out to parking area ( 7 miles & 640 ft elevation gain) about 7 hours with a 1 mph pace+ time for breaks)
• Lunch on trail/share council
• Arrive
• Depart to initial meeting location
• Unpack bags and return gear
• Debrief
• Depart (6pm)

WHAT IS PROVIDED TO YOU:

• gear (your own tent, backpacks, sleepings bags, sleeping pads, etc). 
• food and snacks
• transportation to/from trailhead (will need one volunteer to caravan)

WHAT IS NOT PROVIDED TO YOU:

• transportation to/from meeting location
• personal gear (clothes, shoes, toiletries, etc)
• Specialty personal snacks (we will provide snacks for everyone but cannot provide specific snacks for dietary needs other than gluten-free folks)