26/10/2025
Forest Bathing with a Team-Building Twist 🌿
Last week I organised a team - building experience in nature for the company I work for.
This was the first time I tried combining forest bathing with a focus on relaxation, cooperation, and fun — while also going a bit deeper to explore our team dynamics.
We began with some activities to help everyone become present, slow down, and disconnect from our busy routines. Then, to engage the senses of smell, sight, and touch, I invited the team to create their own “magic potion” from natural aromas.
Finally, we reflected and shared:
👉 What kind of magic would your potion create for one of our stakeholders or clients?
👉 You can even give your potion a name!
Here are some of the wonderful creations that emerged:
SUNFLOWER BED: Everyone can jump in, feel hugged, and say what’s on their mind.
COLOURING: Bring more colour to our meetings.
TAKE IT EASY: Reduce unnecessary stress in our jobs.
MICRODOSIS MUSHROOM: Improve stakeholders’ moods when needed.
AWAKENING MUSHROOM: Provide an instant, long-term reminder to avoid reminders by email.
For our final activity, each team member picked an object from nature that represented one of our team’s strengths. Together, we created a circle with these objects and reflected on what makes our team special:
Open-minded and beautiful team
Clean, lean, and resilient
A team where you can truly be yourself
Flexible and inclusive — giving space to everyone
Adapting every day to many things while being given independence
Just like some of the plants in the forest, we grow everywhere — even through the cracks in the pavement. 🌱
It was a very special forest bathing and team-building experience for me, and the feedback from the team was very positive.
Part of our team is based in Mumbai - India and they were interested in organising something similar there. Of course I volunteered to organise it for them in the Himalayas :)
