Forest bathing, or “shinrin-yoku” as it’s known in Japan, isn’t just another wellness trend. This nature-immersion practice has quietly transformed from an obscure Japanese therapeutic tradition to a ...

Forest bathing involves slowing down, disconnecting from technology, and engaging with the sights, sounds and smells of ...

Enjoy the variety of outdoor activities happening this week in Central Oregon. Tour some of the Deschutes Land Trust’s nature preserves, learn new skills or try forest bathing at Shevlin Park with a ...

The Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, is the therapeutic act of spending time in a forest, connecting with your senses and your surroundings. Share on Pinterest Getty ...

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 ...

When Diana Markuson steps into the forest, she feels better. “It’s just my happy place,” the Conroe resident said. The retired psychiatric nurse wanted to share that feeling with others. After reading ...

I’ve spent most of my adult life in the northwoods, where forest bathing, as I understood it, just meant going outside. So I admit to a dose of skepticism about the phenomenon. Naming—branding!—the ...

At a recent luxury travel conference in Las Vegas, a group of panelists, made up of journalists and media professionals, declared that forest bathing as a travel trend is officially part of the past.

I want to preface this by saying, I hate mud. As a late-diagnosed AuDHD (an unofficial term used to describe someone with both autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) woman, walking on ...

Stone Soup Books and Barren Ridge Vineyards are hosting a forest bathing and poetry workshop on Thursday, Sept. 22, from 4-6 p.m. The event will be held at Barren Ridge Vineyard. Bring your creativity ...

I want to preface this by saying, I hate mud. As a late-diagnosed AuDHD (an unofficial term used to describe someone with both autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) woman, walking on ...

I want to preface this by saying, I hate mud. As a late-diagnosed AuDHD (an unofficial term used to describe someone with both autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) woman, walking on ...