About this episode
Spending time in nature is recreation; it's also restorative and preventative medicine. Enter forest bathing which, like yoga, has been around for centuries and is now gaining newfound popularity amongst those of us who are overexposed, overworked, and overscheduled. On today's show author Ben Page invites us to connect with nature - and ourselves - in a new way. Here's a preview: [5:00] Japan and shirin-yoku: The origins of modern forest bathing [9:00] Why bother? Here's a laundry list of forest bathing's health and wellness benefits [17:00] How to forest bathe, step by step (with newbie questions in rapid fire format) [33:00] Biophilic interior design for wellness Resources mentioned: Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide To Forest Bathing Bringing Nature Inside Can Improve Your Health. Here’s How To Do It. (Via The Washington Post) Episode #352: Growing Joy With Plants -- Join our (free!) community here . Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube . Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com. Our Sponsors: * Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/ Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.