Forest bathing emerged in Japan in the 1980s as a physiological and psychological exercise called shinrin-yoku, meaning “forest bathing” or “taking in the forest atmosphere.” Now this type of walking ...

SEATTLE — You're going forest bathing. Will you need a towel? It's a question that Michael Stein-Ross, a founder and guide at Seattle's Cascadia Forest Therapy, hears often. The short answer is "no" 一 ...

More than a thousand studies (and growing) show that time spent in nature can have a reset effect, washing away the anxieties and stresses of everyday life. A 2019 study published in Current ...

Naturalist and environmental advocate John Muir spent a lot of time in the great outdoors, hiking and simply being in the open air of the American West in the late 1800s and early 1900s. “In every ...

Forest bathing is the new spa day as the nature bathing boom offers a much-needed pause for the 83% of Americans who live in urban areas. With green spaces disappearing under pavements, more ...

Naturalist and environmental advocate John Muir spent a lot of time in the great outdoors, hiking and simply being in the open air of the American West in the late 1800s and early 1900s. “In every ...

Have you ever had it in your mind to do one thing, then all of a sudden something catches your eye, and you go in a completely different direction? Well, this week’s column is exactly that, a totally ...

I’ve always had an overactive mind and am one of those people who struggle to ‘turn off’. You know those memes where two people are talking and the other person is smiling intently, but in their head ...

Forest bathing is changing how people vacation and recharge, replacing packed itineraries with intentional time in restorative outdoor settings. Forest walks and soft trails have gained worldwide ...

Guests at The Tawny Hotel in Staffordshire can book a forest bathing experience in the stunning 70-acre rewilded grounds - The Tawny Hotel This year, a forest bathing garden was crowned the winner of ...

Count me among those who are proud that Jackson County has two fully accessible certified forest therapy trails, two of only ...