Shinrin-yoku : the healing art of forest bathing
Delorie, Oliver Luke2018
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Discover a slow, mindful way of walking that heals the soul and mends the heart. Let all your senses bathe in the sensory pleasures that woodland has to offer. Forest as therapist: find practical ways to connect deeply with nature. Leave the hustle and bustle behind for a while and fill your lungs with some fresh forest air. Soak up the sights, sounds (or silence) with all of your senses and indulge in some shinrin yoku; the health benefits are extraordinary. Turn off the phone, turn off the TV, close the laptop, lace up your hiking boots, and go outside for what the Japanese call 'the medicine of being in the forest', otherwise known as forest therapy. Fresh forest air is filled with cancer-fighting chemicals called phytoncides, which have been found to lower blood pressure and decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol. When you do get outside, let your senses guide you.
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Shinrin-yoku : the healing art of forest bathing / Oliver Luke Delorie.
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Imprint:
London : Quarto Press, 2018.
Collation:
158 pages : illustrations (colour) ; 18 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781781318300 (hbk)
Dewey class:
615.5'35615.8'515615.8515
Language:
English
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BRN:
2694675
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