Nature and Forest Therapy:  Working with Nature as Medicine for a Resilient Life

Saturday September 20, 10 am-12 pm
Marguerite H. Griffin, J.D.
Held in-person at the Jung Center
$50, CEUs: 2

Forest bathing, also known as Shinrin-yoku, is the practice of spending time in nature to enhance health and well-being. It involves immersing oneself in the forest atmosphere and engaging with the natural environment through all five senses. Forest bathing is about slowing down, being present, and connecting with nature. Your senses bring you into the present moment where you can take in all the forest has to offer, welcoming it, letting it settle inside you. When the forest is allowed its place within you, it supports your body’s natural capacity for wellness and healing.

Jungian studies aim to help individuals explore their psyche, especially the unconscious, and integrate its contents with the conscious mind for personal growth and wholeness. So too, by sharing a reciprocal relationship with nature, we have an opportunity to reconnect with our wholeness as human beings. The forest becomes the therapist; the guide merely opens the door.  Participants will enjoy a guided, fully embodied, sensory experienceof forest bathing in a natural setting near the Jung Center.

Recommended Reading

Your Guide to Forest Bathing: Experience the Healing Power of Nature, M. Amos Clifford

About the Instructor

Marguerite is an Integrative Nutrition, Health and Wellness Coach, a relational nature and forest therapy guide, an herbalist, End-of-Life Doula, award-winning gardener, Certified Life-cycle Celebrant, former triathlete, and yoga instructor.

When Marguerite is not outside enjoying nature, she is an estate planning attorney and philanthropic advisor. She has led the philanthropic advisory services practice at Northern Trust for more than 25 years. She received a B.A. degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a J.D. degree from Northwestern Pritzker School of Law. She is a Certified Advisor in Philanthropy (CAPâ), an Impact Philanthropy Advisor (IPA) and a 21/64 Multigenerational Philanthropy Facilitator.

Marguerite is a sought-after speaker in the areas of impact investing, private foundations, family legacy philanthropy and nonprofit board governance. She is a trustee of the Poetry Foundation and an active volunteer with the Chicago Foundation for Women, African American Legacy at The Chicago Community Trust, and WTTW/WFMT.