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 ...

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

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

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

"Find a being. The being might be a tree or rock. Greet it as you would a friend. ... You might want to introduce yourself. You may want to share something with that being." If it sounds like hooey, ...

The sound of quaking aspen leaves rustling in the wind. The way the sunlight falls through conifer branches. The sound of the river over smooth stones. These are just some of the things one might ...

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

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 ...

Northern Michigan is synonymous with lush spring wildflower walks, summer evening strolls, fall color hikes and winter snowshoe treks. But have you heard of “forest bathing”? It’s magnificent in every ...

As an awkward, leggy young girl, I often found solace wandering in the woods behind our house on the former Presidio Army base in San Francisco. Our backyard swooped up a hill—we used to deconstruct ...

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 ...

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 ...