Walking in the woods : go back to nature with the Japanese way of shinrin-yoku

Miyazaki, Yoshifumi, 1954-2021

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Summary

Forest bathing or shinrin-yoku is a way of walking in the woods that was developed in Japan in the 1980s. It brings together ancient ways and wisdom with cutting edge environmental health science. Simply put, forest bathing is the practice of walking slowly through the woods, in no hurry, for a morning, an afternoon or a day. It is a practice that involves all the senses and as you gently walk and breathe deeply, the essential oils of the trees are absorbed by your body and have an extraordinary effect on positive feelings, stress hormone levels, parasympathetic nervous activity, sympathetic nervous activity, blood pressure, heart rate and brain activity. In this book, by the leading expert in the field, science meets nature as we are encouraged to bathe in the trees and become observers of both the environment around us and the goings on of our own minds.