June 06, 2023

Nature + Forest Therapy Retreat

A camp trip in the San Bernardino National Forest to celebrate the start of the summer season.

Nature + Forest Therapy Retreat

A camp trip in the San Bernardino National Forest to celebrate the start of the summer season.

Event Details

Guided by

Alyssa Benjamin & Katie Montgomery Rentz

Time

04:00pm - 12:00pm

When

June 23, 2023

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Ticket Price:

$222
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About Alyssa Benjamin & Katie Montgomery Rentz

Alyssa Benjamin is a writer, intuitive coach and certified forest therapy guide. As the founder of Our Nature Studio, Alyssa leads workshops, courses and retreats that invite people to build deeper relationships with the nature around them so that they can become agents of change for themselves, their communities, and the planet. She also hosts a bi-weekly podcast called Our Nature – now in its fifth season and among the top 10% of podcasts on Spotify – that explores the methods, systems and practices that bring us into greater harmony and alignment with the natural world. Katie Montgomery Rentz is a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide residing in Los Angeles, CA. She grew up roaming the woods, rivers, and farmlands in rural Ohio, where she fell deeply in love with the natural world. From an early age, she's experienced the therapeutic benefits of nature after dealing with chronic illness and has become deeply interested in the human - nature connection.

Objective

This month, Nature and Forest Therapy Guides Alyssa Benjamin and Katie Montgomery Rentz will be hosting a camp trip in the San Bernardino National Forest to celebrate the start of the summer season. The weekend will offer a series of therapeutic and creative workshops intended to help participants build deeper relationships with themselves, their community, and the more-than-human world.


Friday: Arrive by 4:30pm and we will get settled/set up our tents, have dinner together, and somatic healer David Sleininger will lead a group somatic meditation session to ground us in the space and in our bodies. We’ll end the evening by relaxing and connecting with each other via some fun ice breaker games.


Saturday: We will begin the day with an art therapy workshop to help people tap into their inner child and self-expression. After we break for lunch, Katie will lead a forest therapy walk and a nature photography workshop. We’ll end the night with Alyssa leading a Manifesto building workshop where participants will have the opportunity to build their personal manifestos to carry the energy and intentionality of the weekend into their daily lives.


Sunday: After breakfast, Alyssa will lead a morning forest therapy walk and then we’ll pack up and depart by 12pm.


Given our limited spots for reservations, we offer free cancellation for up to 5 days prior to the start of each camp trip. There is a no-refund and no-transfer policy for changes that fall within the cancellation period.

What's included

  • 2 nature + forest therapy walks
  • 1 guided somatic meditation session
  • 1 art therapy/creative expression workshop
  • 1 nature photography workshop
  • 1 personal manifesto building workshop
  • 2 nights of tent camping (campsites included)
  • Camp snacks + drinks

What to bring

  • warm & comfortable outdoor clothing (it will be cold at night)
  • all tent camping gear & food for the weekend
  • journal & pen for note taking
  • headlamp & camp lights