The Reset You Didn’t Know You Needed
Forest Bathing in Joydens Wood with Sally
What if you could step out of your everyday life without going far and return feeling like you’ve been on retreat?
A Little More About Forest Bathing
Forest bathing, or Shinrin-yoku, began in Japan in the 1980s as a public health initiative.
It’s now recognised as a powerful therapeutic practice and one that Japanese doctors regularly prescribe for reducing anxiety, stress, and burnout.
Research shows that time spent mindfully in nature can lower cortisol levels, improve sleep, enhance focus, and support immune function.
But more than the science, it’s the experience itself that speaks for it.
This isn’t about hiking or exercise.
It’s about slowing down, tuning in, and allowing the natural world to do what it does best - restore.
A Four-Hour Guided Experience for Women Who Are Ready to Pause
This session is designed for women who are ready to press pause, step into stillness maybe for the first time and feel the quiet shift that comes with it.
What to Expect
A gentle introduction to the practice of forest bathing.
A space to pause and reset - free from performance or pressure.
An opportunity to set an intention and observe how the woodland reflects it back to you.
A slow, grounded walk through the ancient woodland.
Periods of guided silence, stillness, and personal reflection.
A closing moment to integrate your experience before re-entering your day.
The Essentials
When: 10am–2pm
Where: Joydens Wood, Dartford, Kent (Ferndell Avenue entrance – easy parking nearby)
Not driving? Take the train to Bexley Station. I’ll pick you up from there.
Investment:
Group (up to 4 people): £200 total
Bring others and split the cost (£50 each if 4 of you come)1:1 Private Experience: £200
A deeper, personalised session with space for private reflection, questions, and intentional focus
What to Bring: Packed lunch and water.
There are benches in the picnic area - no need to bring a blanket unless you’d like to.
What Four Hours Can Really Do
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This isn’t just time in nature. It’s a guided reset with the depth and impact of a weekend away, without the time commitment or overwhelm.
This is a facilitated process - not a wander.
The pace, structure, and sequence of the experience are intentionally designed to bring your system down from survival mode and into restoration.Many women leave feeling clearer, lighter, and quietly energised. As if their body has stepped off the hamster wheel and finally had a full system reset.
Many describe it as feeling like themselves again - more present, more grounded, and less in their head.
Because you’ll set an intention at the start, you’re not just walking. You’re receiving insight.
It’s often subtle, but unmistakable. Something clicks.You notice your shoulders drop, your breath deepen, and your thoughts settle in a way they haven’t for a long while.
The mental clutter that felt constant starts to lose its grip.
You sleep better, feel more steady, and carry that grounded clarity into the rest of your week.This is the kind of rest that actually restores you.
Ready for a different kind of reset?
If you’ve been looking for something that actually shifts how you feel - something quiet but deeply effective - this is it.
A powerful pause. A grounded experience.
And possibly the most restorative thing you’ll do this season.
What others have experienced
Angela
“I had no idea what to expect on my first experience of forest bathing. Life was feeling busy and stress levels were high trying to relax felt like hard work. I didn’t want something else ‘to do.’ A walk in the forest sounded like something I could manage, and if I got something out of it then great!
I went with an open mind, not knowing anything about forest bathing or if it would ‘work’ for me. The first challenge was going to be being silent, I thought. For the first 5 minutes I concentrated on not talking it felt almost impolite to be with someone and not talk!
But the urge passed far sooner than I expected, and with that I began to hear the sounds of the forest with far more clarity than I had before. As we walked, a calmness began to descend and the relevance of the outside world began to dissipate. My mind slowed and became unoccupied, allowing me to focus solely on what was in front of me.”
Dawn
“As the experience unfolded, the permanent to-do list in my head fell silent, giving way to curiosity for what my eyes could see and my senses could feel.
When we broke the silence, I felt different - clear-headed, with clarity of thought. I reflected with Sally on my experience with one of the oldest trees in the forest, describing my joy at closing my eyes and seeing nothing, where previously so much had popped up to be done, dealt with or remembered.
I left the forest that day uplifted, with a renewed appreciation of the benefits of our experiences in connecting with nature. I knew I had found something I could do and enjoy that would support my wellbeing and ability to manage the stresses we survive in our busy modern lives. More than just an escape but a real tool to enhance your being.”