Forest Bathing

December Forest Walks

I was out for a walk on Leflay Trail and I looked up and thought the trees looked so magical. So I snapped this photo. It made me remember the Japanese term of forest bathing. I did feel relaxed as I walked through the snow and trees. Maybe it is a mindfulness practice of walking and taking in beauty of nature. 

The term emerged in Japan in the 1980s as a physiological and psychological exercise called shinrin-yoku (“forest bathing” or “taking in the forest atmosphere”). The purpose was twofold: to offer an eco-antidote to tech-boom burnout and to inspire residents to reconnect with and protect the country's forests.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/forest-bathing-nature-walk-health#:~:text=The%20term%20emerged%20in%20Japan,and%20protect%20the%20country's%20forests.