27/06/2026
*What on earth (no pun intended) IS Forest Therapy or Forest Bathing?*
Humans are increasingly becoming an indoor species. We spend 90 per cent of our life indoors. From mindful strolls in your local park to listening to the wind, from watching the sunset to walking barefoot in the grass, there are life-improving advantages of spending time around trees, for a healthier and happier you.
“For every walk in nature, we receive far more than we seek” – John Muir.
Forest Bathing is a doorway to a new world of healing. It is the practice of getting into an embodied state, using as many of our 9 senses as possible, and getting out of a cognitive state. It is slow, simple and sensory,
Forest Therapy has its origins in the practice of “shinrin-yoku” in Japan. The director of the Japanese Forest Agency had an idea to develop a unique brand identity linking forest visits to health and wellness.
Coming to nature for healing has been a tradition in many, if not most, cultures and the key factor is that the healing comes from nature, not from the practitioner.
I am not a therapist or a physician but rather I am a guide, or facilitator and the trees do the healing! You are invited to allow yourself the time and space to reap the benefits that nature can bring to us all in many different ways.