On a recent Sunday afternoon, a group of people came together for a "bath" out in a wooded area at the LSU Hilltop Arboretum. And, while it's called bathing, no water was involved. Or bathtubs. And ...

Used as a preventative measure against stress in Japan, I gave forest bathing a go to gain first-hand experience of its ...

Forest bathing involves slowing down, disconnecting from technology, and engaging with the sights, sounds and smells of ...

All too often, those handy solutions for stress doctors and therapists swear by only cause city dwellers more stress. I’m supposed to leave my miles-long to-do list and meditate at work, you wonder.

Northern Michigan is synonymous with lush spring wildflower walks, summer evening strolls, fall color hikes and winter snowshoe treks. But have you heard of “forest bathing”? It’s magnificent in every ...

Every Thursday for the past several months, a small group of people has set out from a little building in Flagstaff to soak in the sights, sounds and smells of nature. They traipse down the sidewalk ...

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 ...

If forest bathing sounds like a way to “become one with nature,” that’s because it is. Forest bathing and forest therapy, or shinrin-yoku, means taking in all of one’s senses through a forest ...

Forest bathing is the wellness trend you didn’t know you were missing. It doesn’t ask for effort or equipment — just presence. It meets you where you are and gives you space to breathe. When the pace ...

Don’t worry, you won’t be rolling in the dirt or stripping down to your undies.

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 ...

And to think, most Arkansans were well in the groove before it was popular. Like being country, when country wasn't cool. The Washington Post discovered a professor at Harvard who turned a writer on ...