What is Forest Bathing?
Sunday, January 14, 2024
What is Forest Bathing?
Forest Bathing, known as "shinrin-yoku" in Japanese, is a Therapeutic Practice that involves BEing One with Nature especially in a Natural Forest Environment, and MINDfully experiencing the Sights, Sounds, Scents while engaging all of ones Senses.
The practice of Forest Bathing originated in Japan in the 1980s and is Universally recognized for its Health Benefits. Being in a Forest and letting all of its Natural Beauty and Splendor Bathe upon you is how the term came about.
Albert Einstein was quoted as saying
"Look deep into Nature, and then you will understand Everything better."
MINDful Presence
When in a Forest Surrounding, just BE with everything there. BE fully present and in the moment.
Observe the Colours, Shapes, Textures. Notice the smallest of things and tiniest of Creatures. Take in all of the Magnificence of Mother Nature in all of her Glorious Forms.
Stop and just BE. Stop and Breathe in the Fresh Oxygen that the Forest is giving us.
Be ONE with the Forest. This is Forest Bathing.
Sensory Experience
Forest Bathing is a Practice of engaging with the Forest and Mother Nature. It's a Holistic experience using all of your Senses:
Ears for Listening . . . Birds and Squirrels Chirping, Trees Swaying, Water Babbling.
Eyes for Seeing . . . Trees, Creatures, Leaves, Water, Sunshine.
Nose for Smelling . . . Evergreens, Moss, Flowers.
Mouth for Tasting . . . Dandelions, Edible Mushrooms.
Hands for Touching . . Moss, Leaves, Stones, Twigs.
Arms to . . . HUG a Tree.
The Forest is just waiting for us to take advantage of her many Gifts.
Benefits of Forest Bathing
There are many Benefits of Forest Bathing Below. Add to this, Consuming a High Nutrient RAW Plant Based FUELstyle, will Boost your Immunity, Improve your Mood, Increase your Energy and Provide Mental Clarity and Focus for long term Results.
Stress Reduction
Spending time in Mother Nature and more importantly Bathing in a Forest, has many Health Benefits, one of which is Stress Reduction. It can Lower Cortisol Levels which is the Hormone associated with Stress.
The Peaceful Forest Environment brings upon all of us, a Calm and contributes to a Relaxed Sense of Self and Being, Mentally and Emotionally.
Improved Mood
The Natural compounds Released by Trees, called Phytoncides, have been linked to Improving Mood and Enhancing an Overall Sense of Well-Being. The Practice of Forest Bathing can be a Holistic approach to Relieving and Reducing Anxiety and Depression. Who doesn't feel Good walking in the Forest?
Boost Immunity
Spending Time in Mother Nature and especially Forest Bathing, bombards us with Fresh, Clean Oxygen. Mother Nature is in essence giving us Life. Breathing in the Fresh Air and exposing ourselves to the Diverse Microbiome of the Forest Environment, helps Boost our Immune System Naturally.
Increase Energy
When you Bathe in the Forest, the Tranquility of the Forest and her Surroundings, contribute to a ReVitalizing Experience. And when this happens, one usually feels ReFreshed and Invigorated and feelings of Fatigue leave the Body.
Mental Clarity
Being in a Natural Environment releases all Stress and opens up Channels Mentally for Clarity and Creativity. Forest Bathing allows us to Disconnect from the Demands of our Daily Lives, and Technology, leaving Space for Creative Ideas, Thinking and Problem-Solving.
Restful Sleep
After a long walk and BEing one with Nature, Bathing in the Forest's Beauty, Aweness and Fresh, Clean Air, ReNEWs us in a Beautiful Way. We release our Troubles and Feel Blissful. This all makes for a Restful Sleep allowing our Bodies to Relax and Drift off into a Restful Sleep.
Mother Nature is a Gift that keeps on Giving and Practicing Forest Bathing has endless Benefits for our Soul, Mind, Emotions and Body.
Forest Bathing encourages us to Slow Down, Connect with Nature, Reap the Physical and Mental Health Benefits. It's a Gentle Practice that connects Humans with the Forest and Her World. It leads to a better understaning of the Eco-System we all live in Together and helps us to Respect Forests and Mother Nature in General.
We hope you are planning your Forest Bathing Adventure soon!
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2 Ways to SHIFT your MINDset:
1. Do it yourself with FREE MINDset Mantras - below.
2. Hire a MINDset SHIFTer and Get Coached - below that.
FREE MINDset Mantras
Keeping in a Positive MINDset is Work. Most of us were not taught How to Keep a Positive MINDset.
As a MINDset Shifter, I help Guide people to Shift their MINDset towards Positive, Productive and Powerful Thoughts. This can be achieved on our own with the aid of MINDset Mantras, which can be downloaded for free below.
MINDset SHIFTing can be accomplished Faster with one-on-one Coaching.
Having a MINDset Shifter as our Personal Coach can expedite our end Results, whatever we want them to be.
We can Live a Happier and more Joyous Life filled with Peace of Mind by going to MINDset School which is a priceless investment in ourselves.
We can Learn How to Think, and How to Create the Lives we want to live, just by Thinking certain Thoughts.
This concept is that easy! The hard part is doing the work.
Let's take being Fit as an example. We must do Physical Activity on a Consistent Basis and put in the necessary work in order to get the Results we want.
However, we must know what we are doing. And if we want to get to our Optimum Shape correctly, we hire a Personal Trainer or Coach, to show us the proper way how to do our Workout so we can attain our Goal more Efficiently.
In order to Create the Lives we want, we must Exercise our MIND regularly by Monitoring, Creating, Directing and Controlling the Thoughts we want to Think.
This is attained in an Efficient and Effective manner by hiring a MINDset Shifter to Coach us to SHIFT our MINDset properly.
Living a Life guided by Positivity, Purpose and Possibility is Rewarding Beyond Measure.
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