Edward Baker Preserve
Sun, Aug 16
|Edward Baker Preserve
Join me for a leisurely walk through Edward Baker Preserve with Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust, where we'll slow down, awaken our senses, and reconnect with the natural world through Forest Therapy.
Time & Location
Aug 16, 2026, 9:00 AM – 11:30 AM
Edward Baker Preserve, Kettle Creek Rd, Cashiers, NC 28717, USA
Nature + Forest Therapy
Forest Bathing at Edward Baker Preserve
In partnership with Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust
Every forest has its own personality.
Edward Baker Preserve is a place of tangled rhododendron, hidden mushrooms, soft moss, winding paths, and a creek that quietly weaves through the landscape. Rather than hiking to a destination, this experience is an opportunity to become acquainted with the place itself, to notice, wonder, and spend time in relationship with the landscape.
Together, we'll move at an unhurried pace along the trails, pausing from time to time for a series of gentle, open-ended invitations. There is nothing to perform, achieve, or get "right." Each invitation is simply an opportunity to explore the forest in your own way, allowing curiosity to guide your experience.
Forest Therapy is inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, or "forest bathing," but it is not about bathing, hiking, or exercise. Instead, it offers space to slow…