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Judi Lynn

(163,089 posts)
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 05:04 AM Nov 2024

Forest Bathing: An Ancient Practice Validated by Modern Science

By
Paula Tsoni
November 2, 2024



Forest bathing describes a therapeutic immersion of the senses in a forest environment. Credit: Paula Tsoni

Nature connection, with its healing properties to the mind and body, is gaining new momentum in recent years through the trending practice of the so-called forest bathing or forest therapy.

Although the habit of spending time in nature to heal from mental and physical ailments has been recorded by ancient writers and traditions in various cultures across the globe, latest scientific research has ratified it by attributing specific healing properties to forest ecosystems.

While the movement of forest bathing, originally named Shinrin-yoku, started as a response to the increasing urbanization in the 1980s, it seems that there is actually more to it than just a wellness trend.

Is forest bathing the new yoga?

The English term forest bathing was chosen to describe an immersion in nature; not just spending time in a forest environment, but also observing and consciously engaging within its ecosystem using all the senses.

More:
https://greekreporter.com/2024/11/02/forest-bathing-therapy/

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Forest Bathing: An Ancient Practice Validated by Modern Science (Original Post) Judi Lynn Nov 2024 OP
I still remember the first time I popped out of the Jeep and took GreenWave Nov 2024 #1
i'll be bach! et tu Nov 2024 #2
I love this video! HeartsCanHope Nov 2024 #3
I've always been confounded by the intelligence and skill it would take to construct that wooden xylo! Judi Lynn Nov 2024 #4
Please thank your cousin for me. I'm going to share this with my husband and son, both mechanical engineers! HeartsCanHope Nov 2024 #5

GreenWave

(10,573 posts)
1. I still remember the first time I popped out of the Jeep and took
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 06:56 AM
Nov 2024

my first breaths of the rich air in the outskirts of the Amazon. No structures for miles around. Thick growth blocking many angles of view. Yet I felt I was home.

Judi Lynn

(163,089 posts)
4. I've always been confounded by the intelligence and skill it would take to construct that wooden xylo!
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 09:22 AM
Nov 2024

Can't begin to grasp how difficult that would be!

My cousin sent it to me and I was profoundly touched he both found it and thought of sharing it with me.

Thank you, so much, for checking it out.

HeartsCanHope

(853 posts)
5. Please thank your cousin for me. I'm going to share this with my husband and son, both mechanical engineers!
Mon Nov 4, 2024, 09:27 AM
Nov 2024
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