Sensory journey through forest, meadow, and moor - NATURE SPECTACLE

Floodplains, the Wimbach, and the flat moor invite you on an exciting journey of discovery. The therapeutic effects of this moor have been known since 1364! Our NATURSCHAUSPIEL guides lead tours throughout the year, focusing on different themes related to the hidden treasures of flora and fauna. We start right behind the Optima Med Health Resort. To our left lies the moor area, and on the opposite side is the forest. At the very beginning, we experience the fascination of this unique plant world, a wildness in nature that we rarely encounter today. Tinder fungus and Trametes grow on dead trees and find ideal conditions here. The black alder can only thrive due to a close relationship with certain bacteria in the wet soil.

Registration for Sunday appointments:
at the reception of the OptimaMed Health Resort Bad Wimsbach
Neydharting 4, 4654 Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting
+43 7245 254740
rezeption-badwimsbach@optimamed.at

Meeting point:
9:00 AM – Reception of the OptimaMed Health Resort Bad Wimsbach
Duration of the program: approx. 9:00 AM – approx. 11:30 AM
Equipment: Comfortable weatherproof clothing and non-slip shoes.
The Forest Sniffing Program for adults takes place in all weather conditions. This NATURSCHAUSPIEL event is held in cooperation with WALDNESS and offers a "taster" of the WALDNESS offerings in the Traunsee-Almtal region! What is WALDNESS?
WALDNESS® is the application of Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) originating from the Almtal region in Traunsee-Almtal in the Salzkammergut, making it the first WALDNESS destination in Europe.
This special form of forest recreation includes activities and stays guided by WALDNESS coaches in particularly suitable vegetation zones. Forest experiences, forest activities, and targeted relaxation exercises alleviate stress symptoms preventively and enhance inner balance and harmony. What does Shinrin-yoku mean?
Forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku), often translated as inhaling the healthy forest atmosphere during a forest walk, has been part of a healthy lifestyle in Japan for over 20 years. Staying in the forest has positive effects on our health on many levels: it strengthens the immune system, reduces stress hormones, and improves sleep quality.
In cooperation with the Optimamed Health Resort Bad Wimsbach, you can exclusively experience WALDNESS in the nature reserve in the moor forest around the moor bath. Look forward to an enjoyable time in the forest! WALDNESS Forest Bathing
WALDNESS Masters and WALDNESS Coaches convey the diverse positive effects of the forest on us humans with sensitivity and responsibility during these special forest walks.
WALDNESS Forest Bathing allows you to gain forestry knowledge, observe forest wildlife, and get to know the moor forest as a natural space and nature reserve. Experience the forest with all your senses, perceive the soothing forest atmosphere, become calm, deeply relax, marvel, and listen. Clear your mind and enjoy – this is also WALDNESS Forest Bathing in the moor forest around the moor bath. The WALDNESS Coaches accompany you for forest bathing in Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting.
WALDNESS takes you – accompanied by professionals in nature education, the WALDNESS Coaches – on extraordinary and experiential, deeply relaxing walks into nature and the forest – for forest bathing and to ourselves. Your WALDNESS Coaches in Bad Wimsbach-Neydharting:
WALDNESS Coach Sabine Haslinger
WALDNESS Coach Gertraud Pühringer
WALDNESS Coach Christof Buchegger
WALDNESS Coach Silke Rosenbüchler
Equipment: The Forest Sniffing takes place in all weather conditions. Sturdy footwear is therefore essential.

Note: This event is supported by the EU and the state of Upper Austria from funds for rural development.