637 Wellness Naturally 3.0: Let’s Get Back into the Woods
Class | Registration opens 2/3/2025 11:00 AM
Wellness Naturally 3.0: Let’s Get Back into the Woods has arrived. This will be a four-class offering exploring four NEW themes of nature-based wellness connection supported by research and practical experience. Each class will consist of an indoor classroom segment (presentation and discussion) and outdoor experiential learning activities.
NEW class themes will include: Awe in the Woods, Gratitude in the Woods, Reciprocity in the Woods, and one mystery theme to be determined at a later time. Also, NEW will be the location of this course. We will be meeting at the Montour Preserve Visitors’ Center/Environmental Education Center in Danville.
Students will need weather-appropriate clothing and accessories (sunglasses, sunscreen, etc.) for outdoor experiential learning activities. This is not a physically demanding course. Class activities are low-impact, slow-paced, and cover short distances.
Participants must have an email account.
COURSE PREREQUISITE FOR WELLNESS NATURALLY 3.0
This course is the third-level installment of the BILL course Wellness Naturally: More Than a Walk in the Woods (which is a prerequisite for enrolling in this class)*. Wellness Naturally: More Than a Walk in the Woods has been taught previously under the course numbers 500, 534, 538, 571, and 612. Students who register for this third-level BILL course should have already completed one of the five sections listed above.
* Students are not required to have taken Wellness Naturally 2.0 before registering for this course.
As stated above in the description, this course will be meeting at the Montour Preserve Visitor's Center in the Environmental Education Center auditorium. The course leader will provide the correct address and directions to registered participants by email, before classes begin.
Suzann Schiemer
SUZANN SCHIEMER is a certified Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT) and a Pennsylvania Master Naturalist. She has provided forest bathing walks, as well as nature and wellness presentations/walks for a variety of state and county parks, nonprofit organizations, universities and private landowners. She has also contributed to a number of books and professional development courses on the subject. Prior to becoming a certified guide, Suzann taught health and physical education in the Bloomsburg Area School District for 36 years and was a consultant for the Pennsylvania Department of Education and a national instructor for the American Master Teacher Program, Physical Best Fitness Education Program and Fitnessgram Assessment Program.
Ronald Haas
RON HAAS retired in 2012 after working 35 years with the Pennsylvania Game Commission. During that time, he enjoyed and benefited from daily interactions with the natural world. Since retirement, Ron has shared his professional knowledge and skills in numerous nature-based wellness walks. He has attended the International Forest Bathing Conference and SHIFT Festival - Nature as Medicine and other professional development opportunities as he continues to expand his knowledge of nature-based wellness.