The Healing Power of Nature: Our Gift to Health Care Practitioners

We know you're working extra hard to keep Canadians healthy, and many of you are feeling tired and stressed. So we wanted to send some gratitude your way. Canada’s parks and natural spaces are places of calm and rejuvenation—the antidote to feeling burned out.

There's a strong and growing body of research on the health benefits of nature time, and that's why we've launched PaRx – Canada’s first national nature prescription program. Our gift to you is a unique nature experience. You may have heard of forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, in Japan. In conjunction with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides, one of their certified guides will lead you through a 90-minute nature immersion experience. Read more about it here, by the CBC.

Your group session will be guided remotely. All you need is your phone to call in or join via Zoom. That means you can do it in whatever natural area is most convenient for you - your backyard, local park, or favorite greenspace – as long as there's a cell or Wi-Fi signal.

To Register:

• Enter your name, contact, and access code in the registration form below. If you have not received an access code, please email us at info@bcparksfoundation.ca.
• You will receive a confirmation email confirming your registration.
• The day before the event, you will receive a reminder email, containing the Zoom meeting link, phone details and further information about the experience.
• It is very important to be on time for the experience, as late entries won't be admitted into the session.
• If you have to cancel please provide as much notice as possible so your colleagues can participate. To cancel, please email Prama Rahman, Program Coordinator, at prama.rahman@bcparksfoundation.ca from the email account you registered with.
• We will follow up after the session. Please let us know about your experience as it will help us provide feedback to the Association of Forest and Nature Therapy Guides and decide about continuing this offering.

We hope you'll accept this gift as our way of encouraging you to do something special for yourself, to recharge in the beautiful green spaces across our country. Thank you for the care you're providing Canadians every day.