The Garden

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Printable practice cards

Each practice on this site as a small card, laid out to print on ordinary paper and cut out. Keep one on the fridge, in a pocket or by the door. The steps are the same as on the pages; nothing is added.

Use your browser’s print command (or the button below), choose A4 or Letter, and keep ‘Background graphics’ off to save ink. The dotted line is for scissors.

3 cards

Shinrin-Yoku

Sit spot

20 min

Return to one place and watch it change.

  1. Choose a place near home you can reach in ten minutes.
  2. Sit for 20 minutes without a phone.
  3. Note what moved, what sounded and what smelled.
  4. Return weekly.

The Garden · camelmaps.org/garden

Shinrin-Yoku

Slow walking

30 min

Walk at a third of your normal pace.

  1. Pick a short path.
  2. Take a step only when you have noticed something.
  3. Turn around when you reach the first bench or clearing.

The Garden · camelmaps.org/garden

Shinrin-Yoku

Tea in the trees

15 min

End a walk with a quiet drink.

  1. Carry a flask of tea.
  2. Find a stable seat.
  3. Drink slowly and look up into the canopy.

The Garden · camelmaps.org/garden

A note on the cards

The cards are a plain copy of the practices, so the cautions on the pages still apply. Nothing here is medical advice. Take what helps and leave the rest. For the Pagan practices, read the notes on cultural borrowing before you borrow anything. For the forest-bathing ones, Build your own practice covers staying safe outdoors.