FOREST BATHING
Guided by Joseph Bailey
WINTER 2026
FEBRUARY 21 & MARCH 7, 2026 9:00AM - 11:00AM
Location: Peavey Arboretum Free or by donation; registration required
ABOUT THE CLASS
FOREST BATHING: A PRACTICE OF KINSHIP
Forest Bathing is a practice of being in relationship with the world out-of-doors. In Japan it is called Shinrin-Yoku and is medically recognized as a method for addressing human health conditions. In these short sessions you are also introduced to the practices of spiritual ecology where the senses are opened to expand your relationship with the More-Than-Human world. Depending on the season, we may change locations to introduce you to different areas where you can explore Forest Bathing on your own.
Please, no dogs.
A suggested reading is Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness by Dr. Qing Li (Chairman of the Japanese Society for Forest Medicine).
A list of items to consider bringing:
Hat, Sunscreen, and Layers
Folding/Camp chair
Paper/Journal and Pen
Water or Snacks
LOCATIONS
Peavy Arboretum:
The Firefighter Memorial Shelter at Peavy Arboretum at NW Peavy Arboretum Road | Link to Arboretum Map and Shelter Location
Oak Creek (OSU experimental forest):
Parking is at the end and is VERY LIMITED. Carpooling is essential | Link to Oak Creek Trailhead and Map.
Brandis Natural Area in Corvallis:
NW at the end of 13th street, locate on-street parking. Go around the barrier to the gathering spot | Link to map for Brandis Natural Area
OSU campus mini-forest:
Directions: Mini-forest is between Dixon Recreation Center and Langton Hall on OSU campus.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ACCOMMODATIONS
For ability-related accommodations, please email us at [email protected] or leave us a voicemail at 541-737-4785.
NEED CLASS PASSES?
We offer both a membership and class pass options for drop-in classes. Both can be purchased via OSU's eCommerce system. Your purchase will be manually added to Momence, daily, by our staff. Feel welcome to take class while your purchase is being processed.
CANCELLATION: If you’ve pre-registered for a class, and you’re unable to attend, you’ll need to cancel your pre-registration at least one hour in advance, in order to retain your pass. If you don't show up to a class you have pre-registered for, or you cancel late, the class credit equivalent will be deducted from your account.
ABOUT THE TEACHER
JOSEPH BAILEY
Joseph Bailey’s wisdom traditions inquiry spans over 50 years. It began in the early 1960’s as a child living in Japan as a secular Christian within a military culture. Retreats in India in the early 80’s deepened his practice. The last 30 years’ primary focus has been in the Buddhist tantric and dzogchen traditions (Tibetan and Indian). He completed a variety of foundational practices and long individual retreats within the Tibetan Buddhist Nyingma and Dzogchen paths.
Somatically his path includes a variety of hatha yoga, pranayama and other Indian and contemporary movement practices. The mid-80s found him teaching hatha yoga in the Iyengar and Ashtanga traditions. He has been a student of a variety of somatic practices and lately with Continuum and Imaginal and Ecstatic Movement. Through the 80s and 90s he was a mountain, river, and wilderness guide. Over the last 5 years he has studied nada yoga (sound practice within the Tibetan and Indian traditions). Currently he is interested in the tantric and dzogchen wisdom traditions, ancient and contemporary somatic and sounding practices, and mythopoetic inquiries that help people thrive in concert with the more-than-human-world.