• Walking Meditation & Qigong

    ONSITE | Six Sessions: Fridays, April 5 – May 10, 9 – 10 a.m. The Arboretum’s Plants of Promise Garden, with its paved pathways and springtime palette, invites a slowing down to take in the deep peace and simple joys of this mindful meditation that is welcoming to all. Each practice begins with a series […]

  • Project Learning Tree: Climate Focus Criteria I Workshop

    ONSITE | Saturday, May 4, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Project Learning Tree ® (PLT) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education program for educators and students in PreK-grade 12. PLT is a program of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative. It is one of the most widely used environmental education programs in the United States and […]

  • Flower Power: A Forest Bathing Retreat

    ONSITE | Saturday, May 4, 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Celebrate the ephemeral beauty of flowers during this immersive morning nature retreat! In Japan, the birthplace of forest bathing (Shinrin Yoku), they celebrate the annual cherry blossom bloom (Sakura) with a practice known as Hanami, which translates to “contemplate the flowers.” This experience gently invites […]

  • Meditative Morning Birding Walk

    ONSITE | Tuesday, May 7, 9 – 10:30 a.m. The Blue Ridge Mountains are a beautiful place to be in springtime and this walk has been designed to visit some of the best spots to enjoy spring birding at the Arboretum with one of our expert guides. Bring your binoculars to explore the area’s avian […]