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WALKING IN THE WOODS - YOSHIFUMI MIYAZAKI KARTO...

'It is clear that our bodies still recognize nature as our home...' - Yoshifumi Miyazaki 
'Forest bathing' or shinrin-yoku is a way of walking in the woods that was developed in Japan
in the 1980s. It brings together ancient ways and wisdom with cutting edge environmental health
science.   Simply put  forest bathing is the practice of walking slowly through the woods  in
no hurry  for a morning  an afternoon or a day. It is a practice that involves all the senses
and as you gently walk and breathe deeply  the essential oils of the trees are absorbed by your
body and have an extraordinary effect on positive feelings  stress hormone levels 
parasympathetic nervous activity  sympathetic nervous activity  blood pressure  heart rate and
brain activity.  In this wonderful book  by the leading expert in the field  science meets
nature  as we are encouraged to bathe in the trees and become observers of both the environment
around us and the goings on of our own minds.

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