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 ...

I’ve spent most of my adult life in the northwoods, where forest bathing, as I understood it, just meant going outside. So I ...

Imagine stepping into the woods, leaving behind the noise and stress of daily life. As you pause and breathe, a sense of calm takes over. There’s no rush or destination, only the soothing quiet of the ...

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 ...

Forest bathing is the wellness trend you didn’t know you were missing. It doesn’t ask for effort or equipment — just presence. It meets you where you are and gives you space to breathe. When the pace ...

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 ...

Get the rest you deserve Rawson Report showing you some must haves for better sleep, getting some help from our Hearst partners at Men's health unveiling its 2024 Sleep Awards. This is the go neck ...

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 ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — An upcoming “forest bathing” event at Ken-O-Sha Park in Grand Rapids has sold out, but more events like it are coming to West Michigan this month. Katie Venechuk, founder ...

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 ...

The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries coined the term shinrin-yoku or forest-bathing in 1982. Bathing in the forest, however, has nothing to do with water. The idea is to ...