692 Wellness Naturally 3.0: Let's Get Back Into the Woods
Class | Registration opens 2/9/2026 11:00 AM
Wellness Naturally 3.0: Let’s Get Back into the Woods is a class 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 and slow-paced, and they cover short distances.
Students are expected to have an email account.
THERE IS A 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.
There are no required texts for this course, but the instructors suggest that participants select ONE of the following resources to read and prepare for class:
Anderson, Jarod K. Something in the Woods Loves You
Douglas, Faith. The Nature Remedy: A Restorative Guide to the Natural World
Keltner, Dacher. AWE: The New Science of Everyday Wonder and How It Can Transform Your Life
Kimmerer, Robin Wall. The Serviceberry: An Economy of Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Nhat Hanh, Thich. Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
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.
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 she was also a consultant for the Pennsylvania Department of Education as well as a national instructor for the American Master Teacher Program, Physical Best Fitness Education Program and Fitnessgram Assessment Program.