Come Explore Forest Therapy
Forest Therapy involves slowly walking through a forest, taking in the atmosphere through all your senses, and enjoying the benefits that come from such an excursion.
Companion - Communion with Nature E-Journal
“As we walk slowly through the forest, seeing, listening, smelling, tasting and touching, we bring our rhythms into step with nature.”
— Dr Qing Li
Nature Therapy Resources
Download a PDF of resources for Forest Bathing, Nature Principles, and more.
FOREST BATHING: SHINRIN-YOKU
by Betsy M. Hughes
Now stand beneath this canopy of trees,
surrender will, hold still. Now close your eyes
and listen as the rustling of the leaves
and lapping breeze-blown waters tranquilize.
Inhaling deeply, you can breathe the smell
of dew-damp soil, the scent of pungent pine,
organic emanations. All is well,
you’re in the zone in nature’s forest shrine.
Permit your eyes to open and you see
the beauty of extraordinary things:
moss-covered rocks in shades of verdigris,
the damselfly’s extended filmy wings.
Immerse yourself in all your senses, feel
the peace of this retreat restore and heal.