Would you accept a prescription for Shinrin-yoku?
Also translated as "forest bathing" or "taking in the forest atmosphere," does it deserve a place in the treatment tool box of MD's? Are there risks?
This post is a reply to Dr.
, a fellow writer here on Substack. In a recent article she writes about the beneficial health effects of taking some time to immerse oneself in nature. The Japanese call this shinrin-yoku, but it doesn’t have to be anything fancier than walking into a pocket of the natural world, experiencing the green with our eyes, the b…Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
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