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Nature as Medicine Events, Classes, & Opportunities

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Nature as Medicine Monthly Meetup

Nature as Medicine Monthly Meetup: The first Monday of each month from 1-1:30 p.m. Barbara Walker, PhD, Director of the Nature as Medicine Program at the Clifton Library will guide patients in writing their nature prescriptions and discuss upcoming opportunities.

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Well-being Walks in Burnet Woods in Partnership with the Clifton Library

Well-being Walks in Burnet Woods in Partnership with the Clifton Library: Weekly on Mondays from 12:15-12:45 p.m. a walking club will leave from the Clifton Library and walk through Burnet Woods. The first Monday of each month, experts from the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Cincinnati will lead a special Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) experience during the walk.

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Cincinnati Parks Foundation Weekend Hiking Series

Cincinnati Parks Foundation Weekend Hiking Series: every Saturday from May through October, join us for a free hiking group at parks across Cincinnati! The Osher Center will lead hikes the third Saturday of each month! View the Cincinnati Parks Foundation Events webpage for the full schedule.

  • Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Burnet Woods
  • Saturday, June 21, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Mt. Airy Forest (Treehouse)
  • Saturday, July 19, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Ault Park (Flagpole)
  • Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Mt. Airy Forest (Treehouse)
  • Saturday, September 20, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Ault Park (Flagpole)
  • Saturday, October 18, 2025, at 10 a.m. at Mt Airy Forest (Treehouse)
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FREE Community Yoga at Burnet Woods

FREE Community Yoga at Burnet Woods: Every Saturday from 11–11:45 am, all levels are welcome! Burnet Woods yoga is year-round, May 1-Oct 14 at the bandstand and Oct 15 – April 30 at Trailside Nature Center.

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Parks & Rec for Wellness Classes

Parks & Rec for Wellness Classes: From yoga, roller skating, dancing and more, Cincinnati Parks & Rec for wellness is thrilled to offer a series of outdoor classes designed to help you move your body, boost your mood, and connect with your community. All are welcome—just show up and feel better in our parks! Current parks with programming include:

  • Avondale

  • Ezzard Charles

  • Glenway

  • Owl's Nest Park

  • Lytle Park

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Roller Skating at Sawyer Point

Roller Skating at Sawyer Point: Outdoor roller skating returns to the Riverfront Rink at Sawyer Point from May 17 and continues through October with a series of free outdoor roller skating events with music and more in Cincinnati's only outdoor rink. New, no-cost programming will also be offered at the rink this year:

  • Kids Dance (ages 10 & under) facilitated by Intuitive Roots Dance Theatre with Sarah Spurling - Saturdays from 2-3 p.m.
  • Roller Skating lessons (all ages)  facilitated by Skate Downtown Cincy with Dylan Morton and David Chambers - Sundays 2 p.m.
  • Yoga (all ages) facilitated by Soaring Soul Wellness with Marie Asbury - Sundays from 1-2 p.m.
bird on a branch in Burnet Woods

Mindful Bird Watching with the Cincinnati Library at the Civic Garden Center

Mindful Bird Watching with the Cincinnati Library at the Civic Garden Center: Third Saturdays, May-September from 9-11 a.m. come discover why birdwatching is the ideal activity to combine with the practice of mindfulness

Nature as Medicine Monthly Meetup (No-Cost, In-Person)

Please join Dr. Barbara Walker, Director of the Nature as Medicine Program, for a monthly meetup to learn about the Nature as Medicine program, how to write your own personalized nature prescription that will work for you, evidence-based nature as medicine education and tips, and upcoming wellness events and classes that will help you meet your nature prescription goals.

When: the first Monday of each month from 1-1:30 p.m.
Where: 
the Clifton Library (3400 Brookline Ave, Cincinnati, OH 45220) - meet in the lobby!
Who: anyone interested in learning more about the Nature as Medicine Program

The meetup will immediately follow our weekly Wellbeing Walk in Burnet Woods with the Clifton Library!

group of people doing a forest therapy walk at a parkThe first Monday of each month, directly after the meetup, experts from the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Cincinnati will lead a special Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) experience during our walk. A practice originating in Japan, shinrin (“forest”) yoku (“bath”) means bathing in the forest atmosphere or taking in the forest through our senses. It is simply being in nature, connecting with it through our senses of sight, hearing, taste, smell and touch. Barbara Walker, PhD, and Kelly Lyle, MHA, MS, from the Osher Center are certified INFTA-Certified Forest Therapy Guides and will teach you skills to enhance your experience & well-being, including stronger immune system, lower blood pressure, decreased cortisol levels, improved mood, better sleep, and increase vigor, focus, & energy.

Learn more about Wellbeing Walk in Burnet Woods

 

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3400 Brookline Ave

Clifton Library - meet in the lobby

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Osher Center for Integrative
Health

Medical Sciences Building Suite 4358
231 Albert Sabin Way
PO Box 670582 
Cincinnati, OH 45267-0582

Mail Location: 0582
Phone: 513-558-2310
Email: osher.integrative@uc.edu