A guided nature experience for teams
Recharge, reconnect, refocus.
Whether you’re planning a team retreat or looking for a meaningful team day activity, forest bathing is a gentle, research-backed reset where your team slows down, builds real connection, and returns with more focus and energy.
In Brussels or on location
Groups of any size
EN - NL - ESP
CERTIFIED GUIDE
Your team gives a lot.
This gives something back.
For people working in purpose-driven organizations, the work is rarely just a job. That’s what makes it meaningful, but also hard work.
Forest bathing gives your team a chance to decompress, reconnect, and come back with more. More focus, more ease with each other, more capacity for the work that matters.
↓ CORTISOL
Measurable reduction in stress hormones after two hours in nature
↑ FOCUS
Improved attention and cognitive recovery documented
↑ CONNECTION
Stronger social bonding and openness
WHAT IS FOREST BATHING?
Not a hike. A different kind of meeting.
Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, is a Japanese practice of slow, sensory immersion in nature. It’s a guided experience with open-ended invitations that help people arrive in their body, slow their nervous system, and connect with the environment, themselves and with each other.
WHAT HAPPENS DURING A SESSION
What to expect during a
Forest Bathing session.
Every session has a natural structure that helps people experience the full depth of the practice. Length and activities can always be adapted to your team’s needs.
Length min 1.5 - max 3.5 hrs
For small and big teams
1) ARRIVING & SLOWING DOWN
We begin at the edge of the forest with a short grounding practice, connecting with our breath, body, and senses. A transition out of work-mode.
2) NATURE INVITATIONS
Throughout the walk I offer open-ended invitations, some to explore alone, some to share with the group. Gentle prompts that invite curiosity, not performance.
3) SHARING CIRCLES
At different points, we pause and there is space to share for who wants to. What you noticed, what moved you.
4) CLOSING
We close the session with tea and a short reflection moment. A calm ending before heading back.
PRACTICAL DETAILS
Simple to organize, wherever you are.
DURATION
Ideal: 3 hrs
Minimum: 1.5 hrs
GROUP SIZE
Minimum: 6 people
Maximum: 50 people
LOCATION
Sonian Forest, Brussels
or on retreat location
LANGUAGES
Sessions can be given in
English, Dutch or Spanish
Have a specific request or idea? I’m happy to discuss.
I’m Eline. Certified forest bathing guide, based in Brussels.
I believe that a disconnection from nature is something many of us feel, even without always naming it. Even for people who work every day to protect it, that connection can quietly fade under the weight of meetings, screens, and urgency.
And that reconnecting, really reconnecting, brings something that’s hard to find elsewhere. Calm, clarity, a renewed sense of energy, and a reminder of why the work matters.
Is this for you?
THIS IS FOR ORGANISATIONS THAT…
• Want a team moment that’s genuine, not performative
• You’re planning a retreat and looking for a meaningful activity
• You care about your team’s wellbeing, not just as a policy, but as a practice
• You’re curious about what nature can do for your team.
THIS MIGHT NOT BE A FIT IF…
• You’re looking for a high-energy, motivational team event
• You need a structured workshop with measurable learning outcomes
Not sure? We can talk it through before anything is decided.
WHAT PEOPLE CARRY HOME
The effect lasts longer than just the session.
Less mental fatigue
Renewed focus
Deeper connection with colleagues
Reduced stress and tension
Renewed motivation for the work