The Japanese Concept of “Shinrin-Yoku”/Forest Bathing & The Universal, Restorative, and Healing Act of Walking

The Japanese concept of “Shinrin-Yoku” or “forest bathing” originated in Japan in the early 1980s as a natural therapy to alleviate the pervasive stress of Japan’s growing urban office culture. There’s an emerging consensus in science to increase the outdoor nature experience. Scientists have repeatedly found that human anticancer natural killer cells significantly increase after … Continue reading The Japanese Concept of “Shinrin-Yoku”/Forest Bathing & The Universal, Restorative, and Healing Act of Walking