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

An oncology social worker describes 3 nature-focused strategies — forest bathing, horticultural therapy, and animal-assisted therapy — that can help patients with cancer.

Imagine stepping into the woods, leaving behind the noise and stress of daily life. As you pause and breathe, a sense of calm takes over. There’s no rush or destination, only the soothing quiet of the ...

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 ...

“When you stop and all that you have around you is the sound of the water trickling down the stream and the wind blowing ...

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Forest bathing (known as Shinrin-Yoku in Japanese) and forest therapy are ways of immersing our senses in the atmosphere of the forest for relaxation and health and wellness benefits. It came about ...

For the best experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings. Forest Bathing or shinrin yoku, was popularised in 1982 by the Ministry of Agriculture ...

It was a particularly chaotic time. As the war in the Middle East raged on, sparking relentless and horrific news headlines, a family member unexpectedly landed in the hospital here in California.

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 ...