{"id":14455,"date":"2019-06-25T17:59:51","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T21:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/?post_type=modality&p=14455"},"modified":"2022-09-15T10:46:51","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T14:46:51","slug":"forest-bathing-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"modality","link":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wellnessevidence\/forest-bathing\/forest-bathing-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Forest Bathing Spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Forest bathing<\/strong>\u00a0and forest therapy (or shinrin-yoku) broadly means taking in, in all of one\u2019s senses, the forest atmosphere. Not simply a walk in the woods, it is the conscious and contemplative practice of being immersed in the sights, sounds and smells of the forest. It was developed in Japan during the 1980s, and in 1982 Japan made\u00a0this form of mobile meditation under the canopy of living forests a part of its national health program. Researchers, primarily in Japan and South Korea, have established a growing body of scientific literature on the diverse health benefits.<\/p>\n

Research Spotlight<\/h3>\n

The databases often return hundreds of medical studies for a single wellness approach. This section summarizes a sampling of five studies \u2013 providing just a taste of the available research. These Spotlights were not selected because they are the most favorable or the most recent, but to provide you an introduction to the more extensive research you’ll uncover searching the four databases found in the \u201cResearch\u201d section of this site.<\/p>\n