An accessible forest bathing group led by Serena Vogel allows those with mobility issues to practice Forest bathing was inspired by the Japanese practice shinrin-yoku, which emerged in the 1980s to ...

"Find a being. The being might be a tree or rock. Greet it as you would a friend. ... You might want to introduce yourself. You may want to share something with that being." If it sounds like hooey, ...

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 ...

Doctors are looking to a remedy with ancient origins to treat modern stress and burnout. I joined them to see how it works.

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 ...

So-called “forest bathing” is known to have psychological benefits, including reducing stress and anxiety, but now research suggests it also boosts physical health by lowering blood pressure and ...

The rustle of leaves and the crisp fall air set the tone for an afternoon of calm and connection. Students gathered at the ...

I’ve spent most of my adult life in the northwoods, where forest bathing, as I understood it, just meant going outside. So I admit to a dose of skepticism about the phenomenon. Naming—branding!—the ...

Mirror photo by Colette Costlow / Adventurers walk along the paved road at Canoe Creek State Park while taking in their surroundings. HOLLIDAYSBURG — Relieving stress can be a walk in the park. On ...

''He gave birth not just to the Forest Service, but also to an entire profession, says Gifford Pinchot biographer Char Miller, ''and there are few individuals about whom that can be said.'' I've ...

Immersing stressed volunteers in a 360° virtual Douglas-fir forest complete with sights, sounds and scents boosted their mood, sharpened short-term memory and deepened their feeling of ...

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 ...