The definitive—and by far the most popular—guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happiness.Notice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society, we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that spending mindful, intentional time around trees—what the Japanese call shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing—can promote health and happiness.In this beautiful audiobook, Dr. Qing Li, the world's foremost expert in forest medicine, shows how forest bathing can reduce your stress levels and blood pressure, strengthen your immune and cardiovascular systems, boost your energy, mood, creativity, and concentration, and even help you lose weight and live longer.Once you've discovered the healing power of trees, you can lose yourself in the beauty of your surroundings, leave everyday stress behind, and reach a place of greater calm and wellness. Read more

"A beautiful and inspiring guide inviting us to seek out the trees and let the healing happen, both for us and for our beleaguered ecosystems. Grab this book and head outside" -Florence Williams, author of The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More CreativeSimply being present in the natural world - with all our senses fully alive - can have a remarkably healing effect. It can also awaken in us our latent but profound connection with all living things. This is "forest bathing", a practice inspired by the Japanese tradition of shinrin-yoku. It is a gentle, meditative approach to being with nature and an antidote to our nature-starved lives that can heal our relationship with the more-than-human world.In Your Guide to Forest Bathing you'll discover a path--along with specific activities presented by Amos Clifford, one of the world's most experienced forest bathing experts--that you can use to begin a practice of your own. Whether you're in a forest or woodland, public park, or just your own backyard, this book will be your personal guide as you explore the natural world in a way you may have never thought possible.

The definitive--and by far the most popular--guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happinessNotice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that spending mindful, intentional time around trees--what the Japanese call shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing--can promote health and happiness.In this beautiful book--featuring more than 100 color photographs from forests around the world, including the forest therapy trails that criss-cross Japan--Dr. Qing Li, the world's foremost expert in forest medicine, shows how forest bathing can reduce your stress levels and blood pressure, strengthen your immune and cardiovascular systems, boost your energy, mood, creativity, and concentration, and even help you lose weight and live longer.Once you've discovered the healing power of trees, you can lose yourself in the beauty of your surroundings, leave everyday stress behind, and reach a place of greater calm and wellness. Read more

The bestselling guide to forest bathing with a new section of hands-on forest bathing practices and space for journal entries and reflections.Simply being present in the natural world, with all of our senses fully alive, can have a remarkably healing effect. It can also awaken in us our latent but profound connection with all living things. This is “forest bathing,” a practice inspired by the Japanese tradition of shinrin-yoku. It is a gentle, meditative approach to being with nature and an antidote to our nature-starved lives that can heal our relationship with the more-than-human world.In Your Guide to Forest Bathing, you'll discover a path that you can use to begin a practice of your own that includes specific activities presented by Amos Clifford, one of the world’s most experienced forest bathing experts. Whether you’re in a forest or woodland, public park, or just your own backyard, this book will be your personal guide as you explore the natural world in a way you may have never thought possible. Read more

A fascinating exploration of all things Japan, including the country’s history, culture, customs, and cuisine.Whether it’s perfecting the art of forest-bathing—shinrin-yoku—or celebrating imperfections in kintsugi, Japanesse customs have been thriving for centuries alongside modern practices of well-being.In How to Live Japanese, Yutaka Yazawa provides the ultimate insider’s guide to the country, full of inspiration and insight to help you experience the very best of Japanese design, cookery, philosophy, and culture. Not only is Tokyo the mother of all metropolises, making it a guiding light for how we can live together amicably in an ever-urbanizing world, but also, with two thirds of the country covered in forest, there is still much respect and celebration of the natural world.From Miyazaki to mountains, sake to sparking joy, find your Zen, discover the joy of ikigai and make time to learn about the land of the rising sun. You’ll be all the better for some time spent with How to Live Japanese. Read more

Take a walk in the woods to find yourself. This book is intended as an easy approach to forest bathing, a concept that is now making its way into health and wellness practices. Part spiritual guide and part practitioner’s handbook, this accessible, practical, positivity-rich book is designed to be taken on every walk to encourage mindfulness, contentedness, and presence in the moment. Written in a beautiful, encouraging style by a highly qualified and mediagenic author, the book also contains amazing hand-drawn illustrations of forest scenes. Read more

“The plant-lover’s alternative to the Pantone color guide.”—Julia Sherman, creator of Salad for President  Renowned natural dyer, artist, and educator Sasha Duerr envisions a new age of fresh, modern color palettes, drawing from our original source of inspiration and ingredients—the natural world around us.   This innovative plant-based color guide includes twenty-five palettes with five hundred natural color swatches, providing a bounty of ideas for sustainable fashion, textiles, fine art, floral design, food, medicine, gardening, interior design, and other creative disciplines. Bring the healing power of forest bathing into your home with a palette of spruce cones, pine needles, and balsam branches. Move past Pantone and embrace the natural balance of a pollinator palette with Hopi sunflower, red poppy, echinacea, and scabiosa. Duerr complements her palettes with illuminating reflections on connections between color and landscape, the healing properties of medicinal plants, the ways food and floral waste can be regenerated to enhance lifestyle experiences, the ecological benefits of using natural colors, and more. You may never view color—or the plants that surround us—the same way again. Read more

From starting a fire to foraging for food, basket making to making a bird feeder, tree hugging and cloud scrying, this beautifully designed forest almanac is a treasure for anyone who loves the outdoors.Forest schools for kids originated in Scandinavia as outdoor play-based learning groups, and in 2016 The Forest School Foundation was established in the USA. But why should kids have all the fun? Connecting with green spaces, trees, and plants can lift our spirits, lower our stress levels, and relax our brains – in short, playing outside is good for adults, too.Forest School for Grown-Ups is here to help. A gorgeous and comprehensive guide to all things outdoors for anyone who loves being in and interacting with nature, readers will learn how to make a rope sing, go forest bathing, read flowers, build a campfire, and make a forest potion. From practical tips and how-tos to forest folklore, there's something for everyone.Exquisite lino cut art and illustrations run throughout, along with step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and more. Forest School for Grown-Ups provides the perfect resource for people of all ages to enjoy spending quality time outdoors. From starting a fire to foraging for food, basket making to making a bird feeder, tree hugging and cloud scrying, this beautifully designed forest almanac is a treasure for anyone who loves the outdoors.HANDY AND INFORMATIVE: Comprehensive collection of all things trees, loaded with practical content with a rich, powerful design, making it the perfect gift for anyone who loves the outdoorsBEAUTIFUL AND DISTINCTIVE: Features unique handmade linocut art.FAMILY-FRIENDLY: Family-friendly, for all agesPerfect for:• Anyone who loves the outdoors, camping, trees, and nature• Father's Day, birthday, and holiday gift-givers Read more

This inspirational volume on wellness showcases ideas for replenishing the mind, body, and soul and is the latest addition to the bestselling Bucket List series.For anyone seeking calming and therapeutic wellness respites, this aspirational guide contains 1,000 travel ideas organized geographically. Every aspect of wellness and self-care is covered: rid yourself of negative energy in a sweat lodge in Mexico; unwind with yoga in a tree house cabin by the Caribbean in Tobago; harness the healing power of seawater in France; practice the art of forest bathing in Japan; go on a wellness cruise down the Mekong in Vietnam; engage in holistic healing therapies in a former Maharaja’s palace in India; learn more about gut health and gastronomy in California; experience holistic healing arts in the Hamptons . . . the possibilities are endless.Entries are broken down into six color-coded categories to help readers personally create the ultimate wellness escape for their needs at any time. The six categories are: renew and recharge; relax and indulge; explore and thrive; reflect and connect; savor and nourish; heal and balance.This is the definitive guide for anyone interested in travel that enriches life physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Read more

The definitive--and by far the most popular--guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happinessNotice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that spending mindful, intentional time around trees--what the Japanese call shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing--can promote health and happiness.In this beautiful book--featuring more than 100 color photographs from forests around the world, including the forest therapy trails that criss-cross Japan--Dr. Qing Li, the world's foremost expert in forest medicine, shows how forest bathing can reduce your stress levels and blood pressure, strengthen your immune and cardiovascular systems, boost your energy, mood, creativity, and concentration, and even help you lose weight and live longer.Once you've discovered the healing power of trees, you can lose yourself in the beauty of your surroundings, leave everyday stress behind, and reach a place of greater calm and wellness. Read more

Grass Left Standing: A Park Interpreter’s Road Map to Forest Bathing melds the worlds of park interpretation and forest bathing to provide readers with a pathway to mindful journeys into the woods to relax, unwind, and renew.Forest bathing is a restorative sensory exploration typically practiced with a group of people gathered outside in a natural environment. The guided sequence is several hours long and combines rest and wandering, interspersed with facilitated group gatherings and solo time. The emphasis is on unplugging, slowing down, and awakening the senses.The overarching goal of this work is to inspire creativity for those who lead public programs by applying the healing practice of forest bathing and sensory interpretation to reach new audiences. “Maureen Stine, Master Class Interpreter, has created a wonderful guide for anyone interested in incorporating Forest Bathing into their guided public programs. Grass Left Standing is packed with a wealth of resources, case studies and best management practices applicable to all interpreters who take people into nature with the intent of developing personal connections to our natural resources. Forest Bathing goes beyond the five senses and evokes our emotions. In a world with many stressors, Forest Bathing is a resource that can provide positive and healing outcomes.”Kathleen Dougherty Oakland Audubon Young Birders’ Club, Naturalist and Birder, Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor Education Life Member“Drawing on her experience as a park interpreter, Maureen Stine eloquently connects the dots between merely observing nature and immersing oneself in nature: and the myriad benefits of the journey from one to the other.”Jeff Nedwick, Michigan Outdoor Writers Association“Grass Left Standing is a treasure trove of Maureen’s deep understanding of forest bathing. It is beautifully written with a heart exposed and the wonderful benefits to us are fully researched. A great read for anyone curious about what can happen when you step into the woods with an open heart.”Rev. Barbara A. Borgeld, Licensed and Ordained Holistic Minister, Nationally Registered Jin Shin Jyutsu Practitioner“Through an interpreter’s perspective, Maureen introduces the healing art of shinrin-yoku and describes techniques on incorporating these guided experiences into outdoor education program offerings.Integrated case studies reflect the therapeutic benefits among diverse audiences as Mo shares her own journey of professional and personal growth and healing. We are invited to embrace the forest and cultivate connections for our program participants during this inspiring read.”Jennifer C. McDowell, Director of Education, Kingwood Center GardensAffiliations:National Association for Interpretation (NAI)Michigan Alliance for Environmental and Outdoor EducationSocial media:https://www.linkedin.com/in/natureology Read more