forest bathing
Sign in to saveAlso known as shinrin-yoku, forest therapy
thumb|268x268px|Example of practicing shinrin-yoku Shinrin-yoku (Japanese: 森林浴, 森林 (shinrin, "forest") + 浴 (yoku, "bath, bathing.")), also known as forest bathing, is a practice or process of therapeutic relaxation where one spends time in a forest or natural atmosphere, focusing on sensory engagement to connect with nature.
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Vinony's link graph records 12 inbound references to forest bathing, and connects out to Japan, Japanese and California.
It sits within the topics Forestry, Japanese words and phrases and Natural environment based therapies.
Vinony links it to 22 Wikipedia language editions.
Research
22,934 papers- Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) and Nature Therapy: A State-of-the-Art Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017
- Effects of forest environment (Shinrin-yoku/Forest bathing) on health promotion and disease prevention -the Establishment of "Forest Medicine".Environmental health and preventive medicine · 2022
- The effects of forest bathing on psychological well-being: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of mental health nursing · 2023
- Effects of forest bathing (shinrin-yoku) on levels of cortisol as a stress biomarker: a systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of biometeorology · 2019
- Forest bathing enhances human natural killer activity and expression of anti-cancer proteins.International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology · 2007
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- History
- Antiquity
- Middle Ages
- Since the 19th century
- Finland
- Japan
- South Korea
- United States
- Practice
- Reported health benefits
- Immune system booster
- Mental health and mood improvement
- Decrease in blood pressure and stress
- Challenging the effects
- See also
- References
thumb|268x268px|Example of practicing shinrin-yoku Shinrin-yoku (Japanese: 森林浴, 森林 (shinrin, "forest") + 浴 (yoku, "bath, bathing.")), also known as forest bathing, is a practice or process of therapeutic relaxation where one spends time in a forest or natural atmosphere, focusing on sensory engagement to connect with nature.
The practice has gained popularity in various regions in the United States, particularly in California. Shinrin-yoku can be seen as similar to other adopted east-to-west health trends, such as yoga and meditation, in that it has been linked to numerous health benefits and can be performed solo, guided, and/or with others.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “forest bathing” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.