I had a Forest Bath the other day.... a walk in the woods....something we should all try to do as often as we can:) I have always felt better in myriad ways after a walk under the trees but did not realize it is a "thing." Shinrin-Yoku is the Japanese name for it.
Time spent in the forest has been proven to lower stress levels by reducing cortisol, elevates your mood and strengthens your immune system. All you need to do is visit a forest for a short stroll in the green and living space, maybe sit a bit and soak it all up.
Sleeping In The Foresttook me back so tenderly, arranging
her dark skirts, her pockets
full of lichens and seeds. I slept
as never before, a stone
on the riverbed, nothing
between me and the white fire of the stars
but my thoughts, and they floated
light as moths among the branches
of the perfect trees. All night
I heard the small kingdoms breathing
around me, the insects, and the birds
who do their work in the darkness. All night
I rose and fell, as if in water, grappling
with a luminous doom. By morning
I had vanished at least a dozen times
into something better.
-Mary Oliver
Pictures were taken in Hemlock Ravine with the exception of the first pic which was in Alberta.
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