It’s time to take tree-hugging seriously. This is according to nature therapy guides like Michael Stein-Ross, founder of Cascadia Forest Therapy. One type of nature therapy? Forest bathing. In spite ...

Philadelphi -- If you accompany Tami Astorino and Rachel Rubin into the forest, you're in for an invitation to explore -- gently, slowly, one sense at a time. Look around with fascination rather than ...

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 ...

SANDS POINT, New York -- Feeling the bark of a tree, listening to the sound of the wind, and finding a space to calm your thoughts are a few of the occurrences that happen during forest bathing.

LUNENBURG — As a breast cancer survivor, practicing good self-care is Nadine Mazzola’s most important guiding principle for herself. It was through her own personal wellness journey, that she found ...

For Linda Lombardo, stepping into the forest is like entering a portal into another world. “I’m aware of all the life around me, the intelligence and wisdom of the trees and other living beings — they ...

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 ...

SIT, SIP, LISTEN: Kelly Bruce, second from right, serves tea at one of the ceremonies she uses to conclude her forest bathing walks. Photo courtesy of Bruce When Kelly Bruce takes people out for a ...

Forest therapy’s mental health benefits. Sara Holger, the founder of Project Get Outdoors, helps youth leaders become certified forest therapy guides. Health professionals have found that when ...

SANDS POINT, New York -- Feeling the bark of a tree, listening to the sound of the wind, and finding a space to calm your thoughts are a few of the occurrences that happen during forest bathing.