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Read more In the practice of forest bathing we immerse our senses in the special qualities of the
fluid, oceanic ambience of the woodlands. We walk slowly so we can focus our senses on the
myriad ways the living forest surrounds and touches us. Feel the breeze on your skin hear the
gurgling voices of the brook and the calls of birds see the movement of trees in the wind. By giving
attention to your senses, you turn down the volume on the cacophony of inner thoughts. Your
senses bring you into the present moment, where you can take in all the forest has to offer,
welcoming it, letting it settle inside you. When the forest is allowed its place within you, it supports
your body’s natural capacity for wellness and healing. Read more Many forest bathers feel that
their time in the woods is a form of meditation. Some call it mindfulness in nature. And mindfulness
practice does share with forest bathing an emphasis on sensory experience. The principle is
simple: sensory experience is always immediate, unlike discursive (story-based) thinking, which
involves us with the past or future or just anywhere that is not here and now. Thus, anytime our
attention is focused on our senses, we are being “mindful,” because we are present. Forest
bathing distinctly emphasizes sensory noticing and deemphasizes heady preoccupations like the
familiar naturalist focus on learning facts. In this fundamental way forest bathing is indeed like
meditation. Read more Finding Your Best Places for Forest Bathing Suitable places do not always
conform to typical ideas of what constitutes a nature trail. I once had a positive “forest bathing”
experience in a mall parking lot, where I interacted with a young tree growing in the island
between parking areas. Clearly, forests are ideal, but you can make do with what is in your
neighborhood. You don’t have to be in a forest to do forest bathing. An Ethic of Tenderness Many
people have learned that “leave no trace” is a general ethical principle to follow in nature. I agree
that it is a good principle in protected and fragile environments, such as alpine meadows that have
very brief growing seasons. However, it is not the ethic I recommend for forest bathing. An
alternative is “wild tending.” Reciprocity It is a strongly ingrained cultural habit to think of nature as
a collection of resources. Forest bathing opposes this assumption. One of the beautiful areas of
inquiry in forest bathing has to do with how we can give as much as we receive. We call this
“reciprocity practice.” Guided by Invitations Forest bathing follows a series of invitations from the
forest. Part of developing your practice of forest bathing is honing your ability to recognize and
choose from a constantly shifting kaleidoscope of invitations. Invitations are not exercises or
assignments to accomplish. They are more like a flow of improvisational dance, with the forest as
your partner. Read more Read more