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Why Forest Bathing Is Good for Your Health

By Karin Evans — 2018

Though any kind of nature can enhance our health and happiness, there’s something special about being in a forest.

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Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.

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Tracy Frisch, Gabor Mate
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By Now, Burnout Is a Given

The pandemic has stripped our emotional reserves even further, laying bare our unique physical, social, and emotional vulnerabilities.

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Lucy McBride, MD
2021
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The Positive Effects of Nature on Your Mental Well-Being

We can enjoy the positive effects of connecting to the environment at all levels of individual well-being.

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Madhuleena Roy Chowdhury
2020
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Laughter Meditation: 5 Healing Benefits and a 10-Minute Practice

In a world where there’s much to be taken seriously, it’s important to remember to laugh. Not to make light of the severity of war, discrimination, terror threats, or climate change, but to maintain a perspective that there is still much to be thankful for and to celebrate in your life.

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Melissa Eisler
2017
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Is Forest Therapy for Real?

Andrew Weil is wondering if the forest therapy that originated in Japan is available in the U.S. Or is it something we’re just supposed to do on our own to reduce stress?

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Andrew Weil
2018
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Forest Bathing: A Retreat to Nature Can Boost Immunity and Mood

The aim of forest bathing, Melanie Choukas-Bradley explains, is to slow down and become immersed in the natural environment.

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Allison Aubrey
2017
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'Forest Bathing': How Microdosing on Nature Can Help with Stress

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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Rahawa Haile
2017
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Forest Bathing, Nature Time Are Hot Health Advice

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.”

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Kathleen Doheny
2019
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Forest Bathing Is Great for Your Health. Here’s How to Do It

Being in nature can restore our mood, give us back our energy and vitality, refresh, and rejuvenate us.

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Qing Li
2018
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What Type of Meditation Is Best for You?

One of the most in-depth meditation studies to date shows that different practices have different benefits.

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Tania Singer
2018
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