By Rahawa Haile — 2017
The practice, long-popular in Japan, is gaining traction in the U.S. as a way of harnessing the health benefits of being outdoors.
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The pandemic has stripped our emotional reserves even further, laying bare our unique physical, social, and emotional vulnerabilities.
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Once you begin meditating daily, life as you knew it will begin to take on some interesting twists and turns.
Though any kind of nature can enhance our health and happiness, there’s something special about being in a forest.
The practice of forest bathing, also called forest therapy, involves no bathing and isn’t led by a therapist but a trained, certified guide or guides. In Japan, the practice is decades old and known as shinrin-yoku, which means “taking in the forest.”
Being in nature can restore our mood, give us back our energy and vitality, refresh, and rejuvenate us.