Forest Bathing is inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku: a sensory immersion in nature designed to reduce stress and reconnect with the environment.
How to practise it
- Slow down: walk without hurrying and let your senses guide you.
- No goal: it is not a sports hike, but a way of being present among the trees.
Awaken your senses
- Touch: feel the bark of the trees or the moss.
- Hearing: listen to the wind in the leaves and the birdsong.
- Smell: breathe in the scent of wood, damp earth and the phytoncides released by the trees.
- Sight: watch the play of light through the branches and the colours of the leaves.
Among the benefits: less cortisol, the stress hormone, better mood and concentration, and a stronger bond with nature, increasingly precious in everyday life.
