Forest Bathing with Shep Erhart In-Person

Join Shep Erhart for a 1.5-hour stroll along the Union Riverwalk that begins with grounding exercises to help you connect with your body, breath, and sensations, calming your mind and reducing stress. This relaxing and restorative practice, rooted in traditional Japanese methods, is suitable for all ages and abilities. You’ll have the chance to explore your environment through touch, sight, sound, taste, and smell, with opportunities for sharing, silence, and a final herbal tea ceremony to build trust and community. The group will meet in front of the upper entrance of the library. Registration for this event is required. About Shep Erhart: Shep Erhart is a certified Forest Therapy Guide. Shep and Linnette Erhart founded Maine Coast Sea Vegetables in 1971 in their farmhouse kitchen, inspired by a pot of miso soup that was especially delicious. They realized that the soups’ full, rich flavor came from the wild Alaria they had gathered from the shores of the Schoodic Peninsula, and they soon began sharing their Atlantic Wakame and other wild-harvested sea vegetables with friends and neighbors. At the time, few other folks were harvesting and selling seaweed in Maine, and within a few years, the Erharts built one of the most recognized and trusted brands in the industry. Today, Maine Coast Sea Vegetables is an employee-owned company operating out of a modern processing plant in Hancock, Maine. Every year, our team of over twenty people sorts, packs, and ships several hundred thousand pounds of sea vegetables to customers all across the United States (& Canada) . They pride themselves on being able to offer reliable and trustworthy information on the nutritional, health, culinary, and environmental benefits of North American sea vegetables.