Matters of the Mind: How Time Outdoors Improves Our Mental Health
September 13th, 2025 12:30pm
Large Pavilion – Stewart Park, Ithaca NY
Join Family & Children’s Service of Ithaca on Saturday September 13 for lunch by Luna’s, a talk with Don Rakow (former director of the Cornell Botanical Gardens and a forest therapy guide).
After the talk, take a guided sensory walk around Stewart Park, join a seated meditation or explore nature with your kids — a chance to put into practice what we’ve just learned!
Don will discuss his work on the importance of time in nature for our mental health as well as some core practices we could all benefit from.
This is a family friendly event, so bring your kids and spend the afternoon in Stewart Park with Family & Children’s Service of Ithaca!
