What is Shinrin Yoku?

 Shinrin Yoku or Forest Bathing is a natural therapy developed in Japan in the 1980s to relieve stress, anxiety,  depression, and mood disorder. It has since become a fundamental in Japanese preventative health care and healing. Studies have shown that exercising in the forest - walking, hiking, biking, jogging - promotes countless beneficial psychological and physical effects.

It has been scientifically proven that trees emit organic compounds that boost our immunity, reduce our blood pressure, increase our energy, and improve our mood and overall wellbeing. 

Nature as therapy has been around since ancient times when feeling connected to the natural environment was essential to positive wellbeing.