NAI Book Club

Book Club is a member benefit, which allows participants to share thoughts and insights on books, podcasts, or videos that are relevant to the field of interpretation. Members are encouraged to register in advance to participate in the online discussion and earn CE hours.

Our October 2024 Selection

Grass Left Standing: A Park Interpreter's Roadmap to Forest Bathing

by Maureen Stine

October 17, 2024
9:00am Pacific / 12:00pm Eastern

Grass Left Standing: A Park Interpreter’s Road Map to Forest Bathing melds the worlds of park interpretation and forest bathing to provide readers with a pathway to mindful journeys into the woods to relax, unwind, and renew.Forest bathing is a restorative sensory exploration typically practiced with a group of people gathered outside in a natural environment. The guided sequence is several hours long and combines rest and wandering, interspersed with facilitated group gatherings and solo time. The emphasis is on unplugging, slowing down, and awakening the senses.

Since 1995, Maureen (mo) Stine has been designing and implementing interpretive public programs, workshops, and professional development opportunities for colleagues, agencies, companies and nonprofit organizations. Maureen leads programs across Michigan as a 'roving park interpreter' for all audiences including historically underserved and socially disadvantaged people. Instructional ice fishing and guided forest bathing meanders are her signature programs. Maureen is a Certified Heritage Interpreter through the National Association for Interpretation, a Certified Parks and Recreation Professional through the National Recreation and Park Association, a Certified Forest Therapy Guide through the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs and was the first person in the State of Michigan to become a Certified Environmental Educator, Professional (EEC-P) with the Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education. Maureen is a published essayist authored her first book- a nonfiction work titled Grass Left Standing: A Park Interpreter's Road Map to Forest Bathing (Mission Point Press, Traverse City, Michigan, 2024).

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