Phyllis Look
Phyllis Look is Hawaiʻi’s first certified forest therapy guide and the owner and founder of Forest Bathing Hawaiʻi. Since receiving her training and certification from the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs in 2018, she has guided more than 450 walks, both in-person and “virtually,” for individuals and organizations, such as Google, Blue Zones Project, Japan-America Society, and a number of educational institutions. She has been featured in The New York Times, National Geographic, Lonely Planet, and Forbes (one of the top five travel experiences in the world "that should be on every intrepid traveler's bucket list”). In 2024, besides the walks she regularly leads at two locations on Oʻahu, she has facilitated a series on the island of Maui to provide opportunities for that community to process the trauma caused by the recent wildfires.
Her earlier careers were spent in the professional theatre and in marketing/communications. She sees this third career as a forest therapy guide as a way to remain physically fit, socially engaged, and to contribute to making the world a better place. She’s found it has given her so much more and looks forward to introducing you to this restorative nature connection practice.
Phyllis Look is Hawaiʻi’s first certified forest therapy guide and the owner and founder of Forest Bathing Hawaiʻi. Since receiving her training and certification from the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs in 2018, she has guided more than 450 walks, both in-person and “virtually,” for individuals and organizations, such as Google, Blue Zones Project, Japan-America Society, and a number of educational institutions. She has been featured in The New York Times, National Geographic, Lonely Planet, and Forbes (one of the top five travel experiences in the world "that should be on every intrepid traveler's bucket list”). In 2024, besides the walks she regularly leads at two locations on Oʻahu, she has facilitated a series on the island of Maui to provide opportunities for that community to process the trauma caused by the recent wildfires.
Her earlier careers were spent in the professional theatre and in marketing/communications. She sees this third career as a forest therapy guide as a way to remain physically fit, socially engaged, and to contribute to making the world a better place. She’s found it has given her so much more and looks forward to introducing you to this restorative nature connection practice.
Phyllis Look is Hawaiʻi’s first certified forest therapy guide and the owner and founder of Forest Bathing Hawaiʻi. Since receiving her training and certification from the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs in 2018, she has guided more than 450 walks, both in-person and “virtually,” for individuals and organizations, such as Google, Blue Zones Project, Japan-America Society, and a number of educational institutions. She has been featured in The New York Times, National Geographic, Lonely Planet, and Forbes (one of the top five travel experiences in the world "that should be on every intrepid traveler's bucket list”). In 2024, besides the walks she regularly leads at two locations on Oʻahu, she has facilitated a series on the island of Maui to provide opportunities for that community to process the trauma caused by the recent wildfires.
Her earlier careers were spent in the professional theatre and in marketing/communications. She sees this third career as a forest therapy guide as a way to remain physically fit, socially engaged, and to contribute to making the world a better place. She’s found it has given her so much more and looks forward to introducing you to this restorative nature connection practice.