Forest Therapy Walk (Virtual or In Person with Covid precautions--limited to 4 people)


Location: Hahamongna Watershed Park
Join Association of Nature and Forest Therapy guide, Lila Higgins, on a 2 1/2 hour forest therapy walk. Inspired by the Japanese practice of forest bathing, forest therapy walks are designed to help us slow down, dive into our senses, and help us connect with nature. Science shows that spending time in nature has positive effects on the body--it lowers our blood pressure, heart rate, and decreases stress hormones in our bodies. The world is a stressful place right now--let's spend some time in nature together!


Donated by Lila Higgins, Community Science Senior Manager, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County and Co-Author of Wild LA: Explore the Amazing Nature in and Around Los Angeles. Interview | Instagram


Lila is a museum educator with 13 years of experience in museum education and community science programming. Her fascination with nature started early; she grew up on a farm in the U.K. where she spent her time chasing butterflies, playing in hollow trees, and pretending to be a badger. Lila, at NHM since 2008, was a lead educator on the Museum’s newest nature-themed exhibits—the Nature Lab and Nature Gardens.


She holds a bachelor’s degree in entomology from UC Riverside and a master’s degree in environmental education from California State University, San Bernardino.


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