A visit to the forest may do more than calm the mind. It could strengthen the body’s immune system. A Japanese study has found that “Shinrinyoku”, or forest bathing, helps improve natural killer (NK) ...

Akimoto Nakai stands in a clearing within the cedarwoods, the babble of a mountain brook filling the morning air and the slanting light glinting on an axe clenched in his fist. Etched into the steel ...

When walking through a forest“I feel somewhat calm,” “My head feels clear,” “The air feels fresh.”I think many people have had this experience.In fact, forest bathing has been studied quite ...

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 ...

KL East Park is designed with families in mind, offering children a chance to discover plants and conservation efforts along the way. IN Japan, there is a practice called shinrin-yoku, or forest ...

In 1982, an official in the Japanese Forestry Agency proposed a new term for a practice that had no formal name in Japan or anywhere else: shinrin-yoku, or “forest bathing.” The concept was simple.

Most of us know that stepping outside on a rough day can feel like a reset. There's something about being around trees, hearing birds, and breathing in cooler, cleaner air that just works. It turns ...