Reflection Park's "Caring for Caregivers" series is dedicated to honoring and supporting the incredible individuals who provide compassionate care to those who are nearing the end of life. If you are a death doula, hospice care worker, chaplain, family caregiver, or anyone else committed to accompanying and caring for others during their last days, this program is for you.
Forest bathing is a practice that emerged in Japan in the 1980s as a response to burnout and disconnection in modern life. Known as shinrin-yoku, it is a slow, intentional immersion in the natural world, engaging the senses to arrive more fully in the present moment.
In this next program of our Caring for Caregiver series, we're delighted to partner with Ana Leilani Ka’ahanui, a Certified Forest Therapy Guide and Virginia Master Naturalist. Guided by Ana, we will move gently through Reflection Park's woodland trails, pausing to notice what the forest offers, like the light filtering through the canopy, the textures underfoot, and the sounds that fill the silence between our thoughts.
For those who spend so much of their time holding space for others, this walk is an invitation to be held -- by the forest and the community of people who understand the weight of this work.
This program is designed for a small group, and space is limited to the first 16 individuals who register. A waitlist will be available if spaces fill up.
Ana Leilani Ka’ahanui
Wonder Joy Walks, Founder
Capital Nature,
Co-Founder
For 20 years, I’ve worked at the intersection of sustainability and the built environment. But my heart has always lived in the “unscripted” wildness of the trees. As a Certified Forest Therapy Guide and Virginia Master Naturalist, I don’t just want to teach you about nature—I want to help you fall in love with it.
I co-founded Capital Nature to help our DC community realize that abundance is right outside their door. Whether I’m leading a forest bathing or community science walk, my goal is to use the environment as a teaching tool for the soul.
An image of Reflection Park’s natural surface hiking trail, summer 2025