Spring wellness day

Immerse yourself in nature with forest bathing, lunch and a sound bath in the relaxing surroundings of Holkham’s parkland.

Join Nicky from Sound and Ground for a two hour forest bathing session within a small group. Nicky will lead you through an enjoyable sequence of mindful and sensory practices crafted for your relaxation and connection with the forest and the trees. Lunch will be served in the Walled Garden before having a relaxing sound bath meditation where Nicky will play a variety of sound therapy instruments including gongs, chimes, drum and singing bowls.

The day

9.45am Arrive
10am – 12pm Forest bathing in the parkland
12- 2:30pm Lunch and opportunity to peruse the Walled Garden
2:30 -4pm Relaxing sound bath meditation

The day’s experiences offer deep and restorative relaxation, release of stress and muscular tension, time for yourself away from the demands of everyday life and technology and an opportunity to tune into your inner voice and needs.

Nicky’s unique approach to forest bathing has been developed through years of study into mindfulness, meditation, Yoga Nidra, sound therapy and forest bathing. She is a professionally qualified guide with The Forest Bathing Institute.

FAQs

What is forest bathing?
Spending quality time, fully immersed in the forest atmosphere, under a canopy of trees for your health and wellbeing. This session will include sensory practices, a guided meditation, a little bit of sound therapy, tea and snacks.

What is a sound bath?
An opportunity to simply rest immersed in sound. You will be guided through a short spoken meditation designed to help you release tension and relax before being taken on a journey of imagination through evocative sounds.

Is this right for me?
This event is generally open to 18yrs of age and older, but please reach out for a discussion if you would like your teen to accompany you before booking. Please note that sound therapy is not suitable if you have epilepsy, a pacemaker fitted, experience sound sensitivity or Meniere’s disease, have current severe/acute mental health concerns, are currently in crisis, active addiction or if you are in the first trimester of pregnancy. This event will involve some walking, potentially up to one mile in total and encountering a variety of terrains. By booking this event you confirm you have read and understood this statement and none of the above apply to you.

Please feel free to email Nicky in advance of the day at nicky@soundandground.co.uk if you want to check that the experiences are right for you.