Forest Bathing: Nature Is The Best Medicine

Life can be a little exhausting and demanding at times, we all feel it! So why not escape the hustle and bustle from your daily routine and experience the calming and restorative effects of Mother Nature? Research shows spending time in the outdoors can lower stress hormones like cortisol, reduce blood pressure, and improve our mood. Pretty amazing benefits for something so simple! If you want to experience nature in a different way than your usual walk, join me on my next guided forest therapy experience to learn new ways of connecting with yourself, your community and the natural world. Nature is the best medicine! 🌿🦔

Forest Bathing has been studied by scientists since the 1980s. Health benefits include lower blood pressure, boosted immune system, increased cancer-fighting proteins (natural killer cells), reduced stress hormones and improved mental health. Scientists have discovered that 2 hours of forest therapy can increase your immunity (number of natural killer cells) by 40% and it will remain boosted for a week. Furthermore, 2 hours of forest therapy for 3 consecutive days can boost your immunity by 50% and the level remains increased for 30 days.

Shinrin-Yoku , the Japanese word for Forest Bathing is a slow, guided walk in nature that awakens every sense, calms the mind, and produces more joy, creativity, curiosity and healthy solutions. The Forest is the Therapist, The Guide Opens The Door to the forest and invites you to experience the forest with a variety of sensory invitations. Although hiking in the woods and going on a nature interpretive walk are beneficial experiences, forest therapy / forest bathing is not either of these. It is unique. It is inspiring. It’s like a vacation at the Spa! And it helps to build a healthier heart and body connection.