Forest Bathing in Volunteer Park (shinrin-yoku in Japanese)

The first Saturday of the month we meet in front of the conservatory at 10 AM. We will walk to find a secluded area in the park sheltered by big trees to practice walking and standing meditation. Ater a brief introduction and a talk about the benefits of forest immersion, we spend 20-30 minutes in silent practice. A small bell will signal the beginning and ending of the practice period. There is time at the end to ask questions and share about the experience.

Free and open to the public. Please dress for the weather. I will be there, rain or shine. Everyone is welcome.

Donations to the Friends of the Conservatory are always welcome but not required!

About the Teacher: Beth Coyote

Beth (Shoun) Coyote has had a meditation practice for 28 years, first with Thich Nhat Hanh's Mindfulness Community and then within the Vipassana Thai Forest tradition. She has participated in several long retreats here in the US and overseas. She spent a month in robes in Kwaswa monastery in Myanmar in 2017. She was given permission to teach meditation by Against the Stream in 2018. She is currently in an earth justice chaplaincy program with Upaya Zen Center led by Roshi Joan Halifax.

Currently she is a member of the Recovery Dharma sangha in Seattle were she mentors those new to recovery and Buddhist practice. She leads outdoor meditation at Kubota Gardens and she hosts two on-line meditation periods weekly. She has promised her wife and her children she really will retire from her midwifery practice of 50 years this coming January.