| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 169 pages) : illustrations |
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text file rda |
| Contents |
What is forest bathing? -- The healing power of forest bathing -- Elements of practice -- Forest bathing step-by-step: an optimal flow -- The forest invites you -- Leaning into the learning edges -- Practical matters -- Forest bathing in Japan -- Awakening the wild. |
| Summary |
Forest bathing is a gentle, meditative practice of connecting with nature. Simply being present, with all of our senses, in a forest or other wild area, can produce mental, emotional, and physical health benefits. It is a simple, accessible antidote to our nature-starved lives and can inspire us to become advocates for healing our relationships with the more-than human world. This book is both an invitation to take up the practice of forest bathing and an inspiration to connect with nature as a way to help heal both the planet and humanity. Forest Therapy is a research-based framework for supporting healing and wellness through immersion in forests and other natural environments. In Japan, forest bathing is known as shinrin-yoku. Studies there have demonstrated a wide variety of health benefits, especially in the cardiovascular and immune systems, and for stabilizing and improving mood and cognition. In Your Guide to Forest Bathing, Amos Clifford draws on four decades of wilderness experience to introduce readers to the medicine of being in the forest. Learn about the roots of the practice, how to deepen your relationship to nature, and how to begin a practice of your own. Practical matters such as finding a suitable trail and what to bring are also included. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
What is forest bathing? -- The healing power of forest bathing -- Elements of practice -- Forest bathing step-by-step: the standard sequence -- The forest invites you -- Leaning into the learning edges -- Practical matters -- Forest bathing in Japan -- Awakening the wild. |
| System Details |
Requires Boundless App. |
| Subject |
Forest reserves -- Therapeutic use.
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Nature, Healing power of.
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Trees -- Therapeutic use.
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Nature, Healing power of. |
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Trees -- Therapeutic use. |
| Genre |
Electronic books. |
| Other Form: |
Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Clifford, M. Amos, 1954- Your guide to forest bathing Newburyport : Conari Press, 2018 9781573247382 (DLC) 2018003296 |
| ISBN |
9781633410947 : $14.95 |
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1633410943 : $14.95 |
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