SHINRINYOKU is a Japanese word that doesn't translate to any other language; its literal translation is to bathe in the air of the forest to clear one's mind. It was discovered a few decades ago that if you asked people to perform a task in an office and in a forest, those performing it in the forest had lower levels of stress hormones in their saliva. The Japanese, being a highly cultured and civilized people, took this idea and ran with it, doing more experiments into stress and the impact of nature on those stresses. They've turned it into a science and now organize forest retreats as a way to combat the stresses of modern living. I'm now a big believer in the philosophy (and science) of Shinrinyoku and take quiet camping trips and long forest walks whenever I can. It has helped me a lot and all it cost to get started was a little time researching how and why it works. Anxiety is not like a light switch that can be flicked off, it's a long, slow repair journey, so don't push too hard to find a quick solution.

SHINRINYOKU is a Japanese word that doesn't translate to any other language; its literal translation is to bathe in the air of the forest to clear one's mind. It was discovered a few decades ago that if you asked people to perform a task in an office and in a forest, those performing it in the forest had lower levels of stress hormones in their saliva. The Japanese, being a highly cultured and civilized people, took this idea and ran with it, doing more experiments into stress and the impact of nature on those stresses. they've turned it into a science and now organize forest retreats as a way to combat the stresses of modern living. I'm now a big believer in the philosophy (and science) of Shinrinyoku and take quiet camping trips and long forest walks whenever I can. It has helped me a lot and all it cost to get started was a little time researching how and why it works. Anxiety is not like a light switch that can be flicked off, it's a long, slow repair journey, so don't push too hard to find a quick solution.

SHINRINYOKU is a Japanese word that doesn't translate to any other language; its literal translation is to bathe in the air of the forest to clear one's mind. It was discovered a few decades ago that if you asked people to perform a task in an office and in a forest, those performing it in the forest had lower levels of stress hormones in their saliva. The Japanese, being a highly cultured and civilized people, took this idea and ran with it, doing more experiments into stress and the impact of nature on those stresses. they've turned it into a science and now organize forest retreats as a way to combat the stresses of modern living. I'm now a big believer in the philosophy (and science) of Shinrinyoku and take quiet camping trips and long forest walks whenever I can. It has helped me a lot and all it costs to get started was a little time researching how and why it works. Anxiety is not like a light switch that can be flicked off, it's a long, slow repair journey, so don't push too hard to find a quick solution.