Among Trees on Sundays
A Practice of Slowing Down
This gentle Sunday morning outdoor practice invites you to slow down, reconnect with your senses, and rest in nature. Amid city life and constant stimulation, we often drift away from our bodies and live in states of subtle tension. These sessions offer a spacious pause — a moment to reconnect with ourselves, with others, and with our surroundings through moving, sensing, and resting in our ancestral home: the forest.
Inspired by Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing), the practice weaves together mindful movement, rest, and sensory awareness. Guided by Annabel van Acker, each session blends somatic movement, yoga, meditation, slow walking, breathing, gentle dancing, drawing, and moments of stillness. Every session focuses on one of the five senses, offering a slow and grounding practice in Duden Park, Forest/Vorst. By shifting from thinking to sensing, the nervous system is invited to soften and settle. We move with awareness, walk slowly, rest, share tea, draw, and simply be.
Sessions take place outdoors and continue in most weather conditions. In the case of unsafe circumstances, an alternative indoor session will be offered at Rosas.
Annabel Van Acker graduated from P.A.R.T.S. in 2025 and continues to practice and research dance, somatic movement, and body-based studies, including fascia and inner movement, as well as forest bathing. After graduating, she started an internship with KaleidoForest on Yakushima Island, Japan, where she is deepening her understanding of Shinrin-yoku, sustainable development, and
their connection to dance and movement practices. Alongside this work, she also teaches classical dance at Rosas Dancingkids, grounding her practice in both tradition and ongoing exploration.
Dates: 01/03, 08/03, 15/03, 22/03 & 29/03/2026
Time: 9:30 – 11:30
Level: No prior experience required
Language: English
Price: €25 per session, €110 for a course of 5 sessions
Reimbursement / Cancellation:
50% reimbursement available only for a full course for VT/BIM status upon presentation of the required documents. Cancellation and reimbursement are only possible for the a full course and after the first session. The administration cost of €20 will be applied.
Location: Duden Park, Vorst
Questions: participatie@rosas.be