Japanese ‘forest bathing’ is scientifically proven to improve your health

Hello Dtube and Steemians,

the forest is so pretty and green right now her in Germany and I feel truly peaceful after spending some time there.

Usually I sit in front of my computer the whole day. In the evening I do exercises, but almost have no energy and drive to do so.

I found out by going to the forest for half an hour it is almost like I am getting an energy and peacefulness boost.

I looked up online and found this article about ''Japanese Forest bathing''

''The tonic of the wilderness was Henry David Thoreau’s classic prescription for civilization and its discontents, offered in the 1854 essay Walden: Or, Life in the Woods. Now there’s scientific evidence supporting eco-therapy. The Japanese practice of forest bathing is proven to lower heart rate and blood pressure, reduce stress hormone production, boost the immune system, and improve overall feelings of wellbeing.

Forest bathing—basically just being in the presence of trees—became part of a national public health program in Japan in 1982 when the forestry ministry coined the phrase shinrin-yoku and promoted topiary as therapy. Nature appreciation—picnicking en masse under the cherry blossoms, for example—is a national pastime in Japan, so forest bathing quickly took. The environment’s wisdom has long been evident to the culture: Japan’s Zen masters asked: If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears, does it make a sound?

To discover the answer, masters do nothing, and gain illumination. Forest bathing works similarly: Just be with trees. No hiking, no counting steps on a Fitbit. You can sit or meander, but the point is to relax rather than accomplish anything.''

read more: https://qz.com/804022/health-benefits-japanese-forest-bathing/