Guided forest bathing and nature therapy near Zug: training your body’s recovery response for burnout, overwhelm, and chronic stress.
Nature therapy (forest bathing, in the Japanese Shinrin-yoku tradition) is a slow, guided practice that shifts the nervous system from activation into recovery. Not exercise, not a walk with commentary: a guided sequence of invitations draws attention into the senses and lets the body settle.
Time in nature measurably shifts physiology: lower cortisol and blood pressure, more rest-and-recover (parasympathetic) activity, less rumination (Li, 2010; Bratman et al., 2015). Natural environments also restore depleted attention and thinking capacity (Kaplan & Kaplan, 1989).
The effect carries for days afterward, because the recovery response itself is what’s being trained. This is recovery work: learning to actually recover from burnout, not just take a break from it.
And it’s guided by an executive coach and Somatic Experiencing practitioner, not a wellness walk leader: the internal layer of the Performance Under Pressure approach, building the nervous-system skills to perform under pressure without paying for it afterward.
Individual session · 1 person · 2 hours, in person in Zug
CHF 350
Private small group · 2+ people · 3 hours, in person in Zug
CHF 500 + CHF 90 per additional person
Flat CHF 50 travel fee for locations outside Zug.
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Swiss insurance. Supplementary health insurance (Zusatzversicherung) coverage is available for some methods and for nervous system regulation training and education. Ask what applies to you.
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Catherine Peloquin is an executive coach, Somatic Experiencing practitioner, and ANFT-certified nature and forest therapy guide who has guided teams, groups, and individuals in nature for 10+ years.
No. This is a guided nature-based coaching practice for nervous-system recovery, not psychotherapy, diagnosis, or medical treatment.
A trained guide leads a specific sequence that shifts the nervous system into recovery mode; walking alone doesn’t reliably do this on its own.
This runs in all types of weather. Rain, cold, and changing seasons are part of the practice, not a reason to reschedule. Dress for the weather.
No. The pace is slow and guided; this isn’t a hike.
Supplementary health insurance (Zusatzversicherung) coverage is available for some methods and for nervous system regulation training and education. Ask what applies to you.
Yes. Nature-based team events are tailored for off-sites and different locations. Learn more here.
