Connecting Roots Forest Therapy

07/02/2025

Registration opens tomorrow! To register, please call 330-865-8065.

01/21/2025

What is nature and forest therapy?

“Forest Therapy is a practice that promotes healing and wellness through immersing oneself in the calming and restorative atmosphere of forests and other natural environments. The practice originated from the Japanese tradition of Shinrin-Yoku or "forest bathing" and has been backed by research to provide an array of health benefits. By reminding us that we are interconnected with nature and all living beings, Forest Therapy goes beyond physical benefits and stabilizes our mood and cognition.”
-The Association of Nature & Forest Therapy

Why work with a Nature & Forest Therapy guide?

A Nature & Forest Therapy guide helps to facilitate an experience you might not otherwise have. This is done by offering invitations which encourage you to slow down, engage your senses, and encourage experiences of yourself and the environment in new and meaningful ways. A Nature & Forest Therapy guide also helps to encourage fostering a sense of partnership with the land itself and community among participants.

09/09/2024

09/08/2024

Amanda is an ANFT Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide with a long-time passion for nurturing mental health and wellness through relationships, including relationships with nature and the more-than-human world. In addition to guiding, Amanda is a licenced Independent Marriage and Family Therapist Supervisor, Licenced Professional Clinical Counselor, Registered Play Therapist™, and co-owner of Connecting Roots, LLC in Barberton, Ohio. She is also a certified Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy and Ecoplay group facilitator with a certificate of education in Animal-Assisted Psychotherapy.

Meet your guide… About MeMy WalksMy PhotosMy VideosMy Posts Amanda EssingerAmanda is an ANFT Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide with a long-time passion for nurturing mental health and wellness through relationships, including relationships with nature and the more-than-human world. In addi....