SNOHOMISH — What does a forest sound like? On a Sunday morning in November, forest bathers in the depths of Lord Hill Regional Park listened to the gradual descent of water droplets, as the remnants ...

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 ...

A short quarter-mile walk might take well over an hour. Some walkers might hug a tree, while others might take in a deep breath of pine-scented air. Participants aren’t climbing a mountain or ...

“Into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” This quote by naturalist John Muir is how Jane Moore of Orick recently described her experience practicing what’s known as “forest bathing.” ...

I want to preface this by saying, I hate mud. As a late-diagnosed AuDHD (an unofficial term used to describe someone with both autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) woman, walking on ...

How do I know if I’m actually forest bathing? Forest medicine experts emphasize the importance of slowing down and really absorbing the forest. You should be using all your senses as you walk through ...

Imagine you've been stuck inside all day with no opportunity to walk outside. When you finally do leave the office or school or wherever you've been cooped up for hours, think how much better you feel ...

Forest bathing is a kind of therapy inspired largely by the Japanese relaxation practice, shinrin yoku, whereby people ground themselves in the natural world by opening their senses to the nature ...

Several chances to experience the Japanese art of forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, are scheduled in coming months in the Lehigh Valley. Don’t worry about the risk of wintry chill; there’s no disrobing ...

Aqua Sana Forest Spa has become the first in the UK to team up with The Forest Bathing Institute to offer one-day complimentary mood-boosting Forest Bathing sessions. For one day only this week, on ...