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 ...

Doctors are looking to a remedy with ancient origins to treat modern stress and burnout. I joined them to see how it works.

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 you stop and all that you have around you is the sound of the water trickling down the stream and the wind blowing ...

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 ...

SEATTLE — Decades of researching the physiological and psychological benefits of time spent in nature indicate that humans function best with regular, purposeful experiences in nature. Forest bathing, ...

The rustle of leaves and the crisp fall air set the tone for an afternoon of calm and connection. Students gathered at the ...

Scientists have found a cheap and effective way to reduce anxiety that doesn't involve any medication: forest bathing. Forest bathing stems from a Japanese healing practice called shinrin-yoku which ...

You are walking slowly through a forest with birds gently chirping around you. The wind glides through the trees, and you bend down to scoop up some earth, noticing the aroma. Relaxed yet? That ...

If it sounds like hooey, Washington Post columnist Dana Milbank gets it. He was "somewhat skeptically" taking his first foray into forest bathing, a Japanese practice that emerged in the 1980s and has ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — “Forest bathing” is a concept used throughout history as a way for people to connect with nature. Ijams Nature Center is hosting a workshop for forest bathing Tuesday, June ...