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Forest Bathing Experience

Hosted by The Wild Pause

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About this experience

Slow down, reset and feel more like yourself again.

Step away from the demands of everyday life and experience 2 restorative hours immersed in the ancient woodlands of Richmond Park.

The Wild Pause is a guided forest bathing and mindfulness experience, inspired by the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku and rooted in research exploring the relationship between nature and human wellbeing.

Designed for busy minds, this small-group experience offers space to slow down, restore attention and reconnect with yourself and the natural world.

What to expect:


Across a gently paced woodland journey of approximately 1 km, you'll be guided through:

  • - Mindful breathing and grounding to help you arrive in the present moment.

  • - Sensory invitations that encourage you to explore nature through sound, scent, texture and movement.

  • - Moments of stillness and reflection, with space to simply be.

  • - Guided Eco-Nidra and gentle sound healing, inviting the body and mind into deeper rest.

  • - A woodland tea ceremony, offering time to reflect and connect before returning to your day.


Why forest bathing?


Research suggests that spending mindful time in natural environments can help reduce stress, support emotional wellbeing and restore attention.

Unlike a regular walk, forest bathing isn't about exercise, distance or reaching a destination. It's about slowing down enough to experience your surroundings differently.

No previous experience of meditation or forest bathing is needed. Everything is invitational, with no pressure to share or participate in a particular way.

Your guide


The experience is led by Linda Prigarska, founder of The Wild Pause, a certified Forest Bathing+ Guide and International Shinrin-Yoku Instructor trained in Japan.

Drawing on nearly two decades in the corporate world and three years of guiding more than 500 participants, Linda combines research-informed practices with a gentle, intuitive approach to nature connection.

What to bring:

Comfortable enclosed footwear, warm layers, waterproof clothing if needed, and a mat for sitting or lying down.

The experience takes place on natural woodland paths and in most weather conditions. No swimming or water immersion is involved.

Come as you are. There is nothing to achieve and no particular way you need to feel.

Good to know

Included

  • Free Parking

Please don’t bring

  • Ages 18+ Only
  • No Pets Allowed

Before you book

The Wild Pause is a nature-based wellbeing experience and is not intended to replace medical or psychological treatment.

Participants should be comfortable walking on natural, occasionally uneven woodland terrain. Please inform your guide in advance of any health conditions, mobility considerations or other needs that may affect your participation.

Sessions take place in most weather conditions, including rain, but may be cancelled or rescheduled if conditions are considered unsafe.

Participation is voluntary, and all practices are invitational. Please listen to your body and participate within your own comfort and capabilities.

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Where it happens

Richmond Park, Richmond TW10 5HX, UK

Cancellation terms

No cancellations

  • The host doesn't offer refunds for this event, so please book only if you're sure you can make it.

Meet your host

Your host

The Wild Pause

Linda Prigarska is a certified Forest Bathing guide and founder of The Wild Pause, creating slow, immersive nature-based experiences that help people step out of the pace of everyday life, regulate their nervous system, and reconnect with nature and themselves. Her relationship with nature began in childhood, growing up in the Latvian countryside, where forests, meadows and outdoor life were part of everyday living. After moving to London and building a career in the corporate world, she came to understand first-hand how easily modern life can disconnect us from our bodies, our senses and the natural world. Linda trained with The Forest Bathing Institute in the UK and later with INFOM in Japan, where she was certified in shinrin-yoku by Dr Qing Li, one of the world’s leading researchers in forest medicine. Her work is rooted in both science and lived experience, drawing on research into the physiological and psychological benefits of time in nature, including stress reduction, attention restoration and nervous-system regulation. Through The Wild Pause, Linda guides forest bathing, sensory nature connection, meditation, reflective practices, gentle sound and tea rituals. Her sessions are spacious, unhurried and deeply grounding. There is nothing to achieve and nowhere to get to; simply an invitation to slow down, notice more, and experience what becomes possible when we give ourselves permission to pause. Her practice is especially suited to busy minds, people moving through stress or transition, and anyone longing for a more meaningful relationship with nature. Whether through public sessions, private experiences, retreats, workshops or workplace wellbeing, Linda’s work offers a gentle return to presence, connection and deep rest. At its heart, her work is a reminder that nature is not somewhere separate from us, but a place we can return to in order to remember ourselves.

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