Many people feel calmer after spending time among trees, and forest bathing is a simple practice that helps explain why.

Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, involves mindfully connecting with nature to improve well-being. Research suggests spending time in nature can lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and improve mood.

Move over forest bathing. There's a new nature-inspired wellness trend encouraging people to unplug, look up, and reconnect with the world around them. Known as star bathing, the complete opposite of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forest bathing may help reduce stress naturally, according to a Mass General Brigham doctor. Here's what it is and why it matters.

You’re going forest bathing. Will you need a towel? It’s a question that Michael Stein-Ross, a founder and guide at Seattle’s Cascadia Forest Therapy, hears often. The short answer is “no” 一 though in ...

Research suggests that spending time in natural settings is beneficial to both mental and physical health. Some findings are based on the active practice of forest bathing, while others relate to ...