Sobhanā Dilani Hippola is a Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide with the Association of Nature & Forest Therapy (ANFT) and specializes in relational forest therapy and forest reiki offerings on Cortes Island, British Columbia, in the territories of the ƛohos (Klahoose), ɬəʔamɛn (Tla’amin), and Xwémalhkwu (Homalco) Nations.

After a professional career working in international climate policy and local environmental conservation, and a personal life devoted to deep spiritual inquiry, she found her calling in the Japanese-inspired practice of ‘shinrin yoku’, often translated as ‘forest bathing’. As she shares this practice with others, she has found that it acts as a potent salve to the many stresses of modern life, inspiring feelings of deep rest, healing, and connection, and stirring up our own innate wisdom, intuition, and creativity. She has also experienced first-hand it can help awaken the remembrance that we are a part of nature, not separate from it, and related to all other beings in fundamental ways. This understanding gives rise to a natural sense of reciprocity and right relationship with the more-than-human world which, in turn, contributes to the ecological and spiritual healing of the planet.

About Forest Awakenings

Forest Awakenings provides guided forest bathing and forest reiki sessions for individuals and groups, led by Certified Nature & Forest Therapy Guide, Sobhanā Dilani Hippola. The guiding mantra of the organization is: “the forest is the therapist; the guide opens the door”. Come awaken to your true nature amidst the wisdom of elder cedars, the deep peace of grand fir trees, and the joyful company of salal and huckleberry bushes on Cortes Island, British Columbia.