What if you didn’t have to drive away from the city to get a chance to be close to nature? When an opportunity like that shows up, we waste no time.  A forest bathing experience by Trove Experiences, a Pune-based company helmed by Raunak Munot which curates experiences, promised to be more than just a day out in the park.

It’s November; winter has just begun to set in and early mornings in Pune are perfect for the outdoors. It’s windy and we quickly tuck our hands into the warm pockets of our sweatshirts. We are walking into the road that leads to Alice Garden in the Pune University campus. In a few moments, we are greeted by Dr Rajas Shah who will lead our group of eight on a forest bathing exercise.