Forest Bathing Discovery Retreat

New Hampshire - The Woodbound Inn

October 5th to October 8th, 2025 

The name says it all. This is all about Discovery! Discovery Retreats are designed to facilitate Forest Bathing experiences that also support learning more about the practice. 

Whether you are interested in the health benefits for yourself or you are curious about deepening your nature connection through a different way of being in nature or perhaps you are considering becoming a forest therapy guide, this retreat is for you.

These 3-days in-person retreats are hosted by our experienced trainers all around the world and offer you a unique opportunity to experience the practice in stunning locations with like-minded and like-hearted people

The Woodbound Inn
Located in the heart of the Monadnock Region in Southern New Hampshire, Woodbound Inn is a beautiful family-owned property with a warm and cozy atmosphere and delicious restaurant and lounge. Just 1 hour from Manchester Airport and 1 hour and 45 minutes from Boston Airport, its 76 acres are surrounded by eastern hemlock, white pine, beech, birch, and oak forest, and a private lake beach. With both cabins on the lakefront, and quaint Inn and hotel-style rooms, Woodbound sits just by Lake Contoocook with a spectacular view of Mount Monadnock. The land is just 15 minutes from Monadnock State Park and 20 minutes from Miller State Park and Rhododendron State Park. During free time participants can also enjoy the lake, swim or rent a kayak. If you have your own kayak you are welcome to bring it.


PROGRAM

Day 1 – October 5th, 2025

5pm Check-in
7pm Orientation Circle


Day 2- October 6th, 2025

Program follows


Day 3- October 7th, 2025

Program follows


Day 4- October 8th, 2025

Program ends 1:00pm

Woodbound Inn accommodations include 3 nights accommodation and meals (starting with dinner on Sunday, October 5th and ending with breakfast on Wednesday, October 8th.)

RATES TBD SOON

Option 1: Queen Single - 

Option 2: Queen Double - upgrade fee if the other half of the room is not booked
Option 3: Main Inn Twin Double -  upgrade fee if the other half of the room is not booked
Option 4: Rustic Private Lakeview Cabin - 
Option 5: Shared Rustic Lakeview Cabin -  upgrade fee if the other half of the room is not booked

Facilitators

Mentor, Trainer

Nadine Mazzola

Nadine Mazzola (she/her) has been a Certified Forest Therapy Guide since 2015 based in Acton, MA. She founded her guiding business, New England Nature and Forest Therapy, in 2016. Nadine guides regularly and has formed partnerships with multiple organizations, She also does speaking engagements on forest therapy and occasional consulting with a variety of organizations. Nadine has also been a trainer/mentor with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy and has a business and marketing background spanning twenty-five years. In 2019, Nadine added award-winning author to her list of accomplishments. She wrote the book “Forest Bathing with Your Dog”, which won four awards. The book combines the practice of forest therapy with our practice of walking our dogs and elevates the depth and meaning of both. She has been featured on PBS Windows to the Wild twice, ABC’s Chronicle and in the Boston Globe and Boston Magazine. In addition to Nadine’s business and marketing background, she was also formerly a world professional pocket billiards player competing on the Women's Professional Billiard Tour. Nadine has been guiding forest therapy walks since 2015. Also, an artist, she facilitates expressive arts classes often incorporating elements of forest therapy throughout.

Mentor, Trainer

Tam Willey

Tam Willey (they/them) is a certified forest therapy guide, trainer and mentor with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy and founder of Toadstool Walks, a guiding practice based in Boston, Massachusetts. Tam trained with ANFT in 2017 as part of cohort 15 and began mentoring and training new guides shortly after. Tam is co-founder of Acorn Programs, a business and practice development program for guides seeking support in bridging the gap from training to building a guiding practice. Tam has been self-employed since 2005 and brings over 15 years of experience with marketing, promotion, website management, administrative organization, content creation, bookkeeping, tax-filing, and overall personal professionalism. Tam’s guiding practice is informed by their background as a local handy person, children’s woodworking instructor, custodian, skateboarder, musician, artist, mentor, and their queer and gender expansive lived experience, serving and uplifting LGBTQ Folks through BAGLY, The Theater Offensive’s True Colors, Black and Pink, and The Venture Out Project. Tam has guided forest therapy in collaboration with The Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University, The Emerald Necklace Conservancy, Mass Audubon, Peabody Essex Museum, Speak For The Trees, Boston Harbor Now and more.

Price

Refund Policy for Accommodations 31 days or more prior to the start of the immersion, you may request a full refund of your accommodations and meals minus a $50 administrative fee--- 30 days or less prior to the start of the immersion, refunds are no longer possible unless your rooming reservation is refilled, in which case you may request a refund minus a $100 administrative fee