Jockey Hollow National Historic Park

A walk back through history in the forests and fields of Jockey Hollow National Historical Park. The walk includes time under the thick forest canopy, the seasonal garden, and the area around the soldier's huts. This is a 4-season walk that reminds of the important benefits that can be gained from a closer connection to nature.

Rich is a Certified Guide for the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs (ANFT), based in Morristown & Barnegat Light, New Jersey. His company, Friendly Territory, specializes in Nature & Forest Therapy walks. He is a husband, proud father and grandfather, entrepreneur, and daily meditator. Why I'm A Guide “Having traveled to Japan for many years, I began to hear about Forest Bathing and the amazing effects it was having on people’s health through the deepening of a reciprocal relationship with the natural world. So, I began trying it on my regular visits there. After a particularly powerful experience on a recent visit, I thought to myself: 'This is something I can do for the rest of my life'. I returned home with the intention of starting a Forest Bathing practice here. To my delight I discovered that the ANFT was operating with an approach inspired by the Japanese concept but adapted for North America. I applied, was accepted, and took part in their intensive training program. I most appreciate their vision of what our job is as Guide: The Forest is the Therapist, the Guide holds the space for the healing to occur.”