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) is a Certified Forest Therapy Guide in the Metro-West and Greater Boston area of Massachusetts. She has been guiding, lecturing, and teaching about Forest Bathing since 2015 and is a senior trainer and advisor for the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy. Her award-winning book, "Forest Bathing with Your Dog" won four awards, most notably, the Living Now Award for contributing to improving quality of life and wellbeing. Nadine is also a somatic practitioner and educator trained in the Strozzi Institute Method for Embodied Leadership. She has been featured on PBS, ABC, the Boston Globe, and Boston Magazine among others. Nadine's training includes special knowledge in guiding people of all ages in Shinrin-Yoku, "Forest Bathing," walks, and the body of scientific knowledge demonstrating the benefits of spending time in nature as a wellness practice and an effective way to manage stress. As an artist, Nadine has a love for incorporating expressive arts and fostering creativity alongside nature connection. As a breast cancer survivor, she has come to know the healing and support that nature can offer us through her own personal wellness journey.

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