A guided walk connecting personal well-being with ecosystem health.

Scientific research, environmental reporting, and sustainability metrics have made the state of our ecosystems increasingly visible and measurable. We know more than ever about biodiversity loss, climate impacts, and the importance of healthy natural systems.

Yet, translating knowledge into meaningful action remains challenging. This guided forest walk aims to offer an additional entry point: immersive experience.

Through a gentle 2–3 km walk in Brussels' beautiful Sonian Forest, participants are invited to slow down, observe, and engage with the forest through guided sensory, somatic, and forest bathing practices. The walk aims to complement scientific and policy-based perspectives through personal experience and direct connection with the natural environment.

By seeing nature not just as a nice scenery, but encountering it as a restorative space that directly affects attention, stress levels, perception, and well-being, the walk seeks to foster awareness and motivation that data alone often struggle to generate.

Who is it for?

The walk is designed for:

• Policy, business and environmental professionals
• Sustainability practitioners and researchers
• Engaged citizens and community actors.

A diversity of backgrounds and perspectives is intentionally encouraged.

What does the walk aim to encourage?

The experience creates space to:

• Reflect on the relationship between ecosystem health and human well-being
• Explore how personal connection to nature can influence environmental awareness, responsibility and motivation
• Encourage meaningful dialogue and new perspectives on how to respond more effectively to environmental and climate challenges
• Open space for new ideas, questions and perspectives rather than predefined answers.
  

Info

Date:

Friday, 12 June 2026 | 10:00h - 12:30h

Duration:

ca. 2,5 hours

Meeting point:

End of Chaussee de la Hulpe (No. 603)

1170 Watermael-Boitsfort

Requirements:

No previous experience is needed. The walk is gentle, accessible and suitable for a wide range of participants.

Participants should be able to walk slowly and carefully in the forest for 2.5 hours.

What to bring:

Sturdy shoes and clothing appropriate for the weather (layered clothing). Please bring an old towel, plenty of water to drink and perhaps a small snack.

Maximum number of participants:

Participation is limited to 16 people to ensure a focused and reflective atmosphere.

Registration is required.

The tour will not take place in weather conditions that endanger the safety of participants (heavy rain, hale, thunderstorms, storms).

Legal matters:

Participants enter the forest at their own risk. The organizer assumes no responsibility or liability. By registering, you accept the terms and conditions.