About the show
Relax and enjoy as a Forest Guide shares their favourite trails with
you in this lighthearted docuseries.
Experience “forest bathing” in the beauty and magic of the
wilderness with your own personal Forest Guide – someone who
knows this trail the best and loves it the most. Each episode
introduces a new guide and forest to explore. And through these
fresh perspectives and locales you’ll rediscover the wild world
around you and wonder how you hadn’t seen the forest this way
before.
Creator and director
John Wimberly
Season 1
1 – Forest Bathing on Cape Breton Island
For photographer Adam Hill, forest walks aren’t just about capturing moments — it’s about paying attention to the quiet gifts of the trail.
2 – Where the Rails Once Ran
Explore forgotten coal mines, overgrown rail beds, and farmland-turned-forest as Gorden Collinet reveals the history hiding in plain sight.
3 – The Language of the Forest
In the snow-covered forest, Shalan Joudry rediscovers language, resilience, and belonging—where land, art, and life are inseparable.
4 – The Chapel of Trees
A quiet walk through towering hemlocks with “druid punk” Don Hynes reveals why the smallest things in old forests can matter most.
5 – Wandering with Intention
A hike turns into a meditation as Carolyn Hocquard lets intuition guide her where every leaf, lichen, and lake stirs deep connection.
6 – My Friend, the Mushroom
Tam Verlaine meets mushrooms and trees like old friends and reveals how forests heal us—and why we must return the care.