In this presentation, I expand the idea of forest therapy as a nature mindfulness practice to a spiritual philosophy. The message I extract from forest therapy is that we can trust in life and trust in our nature even when we are not in a forest. Therefore, a paradox exists in the teachings of forest therapy. On the surface, it is an outdoor nature activity, but at deeper spiritual level, it is a practice of discovering our nature within.

A portion of this presentation was created for an Introduction to Forest Therapy workshop for high school students that I co-hosted with a fellow forest therapy guide.