City noise at the window, deadlines on the desk, weather threatening to soak your best shoes. You crave the hush of a pine ...

Bluebells bloom across a small forest in Shaftesbury, Dorset, United Kingdom. Studies show that forest bathing in woodlands such as this can boost physical and mental health. Photograph by Alex ...

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 ...

Recent research from the Woodland Trust revealed that 90 per cent of people report experiencing wellbeing benefits from ...

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 ...

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 ...

When I first heard of forest bathing, my mind was instantly transported to a calming mangrove with the soft breeze rustling through the leaves and dappled sunlight blanketing my skin. Then, rudely ...

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 ...

This story was originally published on August 24, 2023 and has been updated to include a rerun of the podcast episode. There is a moment of awe that washes over you when you step into a forest.

IN Japan, there is a practice called shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing. Doctors often prescribe it to help patients heal their body and mind. The idea is simple: walk among trees, breathe deeply and let ...

Colorado has 24.5 million acres of forest, and sometimes it feels like there are almost as many forest bathers. The Denver Botanic Gardens is offering forest-bathing walks for the first time this ...

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