Have you heard of "forest bathing"? I heard it described by Diana Wells in an interview on NPR yesterday. Wells is the author of a book called "Lives of the Trees: An Uncommon History" in which she " explores people's relationship with about 100 trees and the stories behind their names. They're arranged in alphabetical order from acacia to Wollemi Pine."
The term forest bathing is a tradition associated with the Japanese cedar tree. "You go into the forest and soak yourself in the trees," she says. "I live where there are woods and I will [do that] quite often and let the trees feel as if I'm part of the forest. It's very, very soothing — it's beautiful."
The term forest bathing is a tradition associated with the Japanese cedar tree. "You go into the forest and soak yourself in the trees," she says. "I live where there are woods and I will [do that] quite often and let the trees feel as if I'm part of the forest. It's very, very soothing — it's beautiful."
I'm ready to go. If you could go to any forest, where would you choose to go? Sherwood Forest? The Redwoods?
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