Forest Bathing: The Power of Trees to Relieve Stress, Boost Your Mood, and Improve Your Health

Li, Qing

ISBN 10: 052555985X / ISBN 13: 9780525559856

Published by Viking Pr, 2018

About this Item

224 pages. 7.81x5.00x0.62 inches. In Stock.

Seller Inventory # 052555985X

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Forest Bathing: The Power of Trees to Relieve Stress, Boost Your Mood, and Improve Your Health
• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Publication Date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 052555985X
• ISBN 13: 9780525559856
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.57 kilograms

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Synopsis

The definitive--and by far the most popular--guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, or the art and science of how trees can promote health and happiness

Notice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that spending mindful, intentional time around trees--what the Japanese call shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing--can promote health and happiness.

In this beautiful book--featuring more than 100 color photographs from forests around the world, including the forest therapy trails that criss-cross Japan--Dr. Qing Li, the world's foremost expert in forest medicine, shows how forest bathing can reduce your stress levels and blood pressure, strengthen your immune and cardiovascular systems, boost your energy, mood, creativity, and concentration, and even help you lose weight and live longer.

Once you've discovered the healing power of trees, you can lose yourself in the beauty of your surroundings, leave everyday stress behind, and reach a place of greater calm and wellness.

About the Author

Dr. Qing Li is the world's foremost expert in forest medicine. A medical doctor at Tokyo's Nippon Medical School, he has been a visiting fellow at the Stanford University School of Medicine and is a founding member and chairman of the Japanese Society for Forest Medicine, a leading member of the Task Force of Forests and Human Health, and the vice president and secretary general of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine.