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SUMMARY:Forest Bathing with Shep Erhart
DESCRIPTION:\n\nJoin Shep Erhart for a 1.5-hour stroll along the Union 
 Riverwalk that begins with grounding exercises to help you connect with 
 your body\, breath\, and sensations\, calming your mind and reducing 
 stress. This relaxing and restorative practice\, rooted in traditional 
 Japanese methods\, is suitable for all ages and abilities. You’ll have 
 the chance to explore your environment through touch\, sight\, sound\, 
 taste\, and smell\, with opportunities for sharing\, silence\, and a final 
 herbal tea ceremony to build trust and community.\n\nThe group will meet in 
 front of the upper entrance of the library. Registration for this event is 
 required. \n\nAbout Shep Erhart:\nShep Erhart is a certified Forest Therapy 
 Guide. Shep and Linnette Erhart founded Maine Coast Sea Vegetables in 1971 
 in their farmhouse kitchen\, inspired by a pot of miso soup that was 
 especially delicious. They realized that the soups’ full\, rich flavor 
 came from the wild Alaria they had gathered from the shores of the Schoodic 
 Peninsula\, and they soon began sharing their Atlantic Wakame and other 
 wild-harvested sea vegetables with friends and neighbors. At the time\, few 
 other folks were harvesting and selling seaweed in Maine\, and within a few 
 years\, the Erharts built one of the most recognized and trusted brands in 
 the industry.\n\nToday\, Maine Coast Sea Vegetables is an employee-owned 
 company operating out of a modern processing plant in Hancock\, Maine.  
 Every year\, our team of over twenty people sorts\, packs\, and ships 
 several hundred thousand pounds of sea vegetables to customers all across 
 the United States (& Canada). They pride themselves on being able to offer 
 reliable and trustworthy information on the nutritional\, health\, 
 culinary\, and environmental benefits of North American sea vegetables.\n
LOCATION:Ellsworth Riverwalk
ORGANIZER;CN="Renee McManus":MAILTO:rmcmanus@ellsworthlibrary.net
CATEGORIES:Healthy Living
CONTACT;CN="Renee McManus":MAILTO:rmcmanus@ellsworthlibrary.net
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