The idea is to awaken the senses, and the body, through immersion and contemplation of nature. To take the time to hear, smell and feel the living world around us. Researchers have been compiling the health benefits of spending time walking under a canopy of living forest. Studies have found that it helps reduce stress, emotional tension; eases depression, anxiety, fatigue; and help bring clarity by improving creative and cognitive functions. In short, it provides a general sense of well-being.
The idea is to awaken the senses, and the body, through immersion and contemplation of nature. To take the time to hear, smell and feel the living world around us. Researchers have been compiling the health benefits of spending time walking under a canopy of living forest. Studies have found that it helps reduce stress, emotional tension; eases depression, anxiety, fatigue; and help bring clarity by improving creative and cognitive functions. In short, it provides a general sense of well-being.
Forest bathing means connecting with nature through all our senses. Sometimes all we have to do is jump in and enjoy, literally.
“Indoors, we tend to use only two senses, our eyes, and our ears. Outside is where we can smell the flowers, taste the fresh air, look at the changing colors of the trees, hear the birds singing and feel the breeze on our skin. And when we open up our senses, we begin to connect to the natural world.” Dr. Qing Li.
