Category: shinrin-yoku

Book Review: ‘Forest Walking: Discovering the Trees and Woodlands of North America’

I have a friend who is an avid hiker. Admittedly, I am envious when I see his posts about his latest sojourn on this trail or that. He’s in his 70s and has been discovering the delights of forest adventures for decades. He’s part of a local hiking group, and with backpacks secured and walking…


Mindfulness in Nature: How to Really Soak It In

Our brains are like sponges. Throughout our lifetime, we process an infinite number of images, sounds, smells, tactile signals, and a huge array of emotions. From before birth to the moment we die, our brain’s gray matter is growing, changing, adapting, and processing. Each of the billions of neurons in our brain send multiple impulses…


Forest Bathing

How many times have you gone out walking only to find that you’ve somehow reached your destination while completely missing the journey? You hardly remember the walk itself because you were too immersed in thinking about trials and tribulations past or future. You missed the way the light played with the trees as they swayed…