Forest Bathing

How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness

De: Dr. Qing Li

Narrado por: Ramon Tikaram

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 audiobook, 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.

©2018 Dr. Qing Li (P)2018 Penguin Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

“This wonderful book . . . is itself a tribute to forests and the magnificence of trees, featuring more than 100 color photographs of forests around the world.”—NPR

“In his reassuring and nicely illustrated guide . . . Li offers ‘a wealth of data that proves’ that shinrin-yoku can reduce blood pressure, stress, and blood-sugar levels. . . . This isn’t any mundane walk in the woods.”—The New York Times Book Review

“A joyful guide . . . If there’s anyone who understands the magic of time spent under arboreal canopies, it’s Qing Li, the Japanese doctor who helped spread the gospel of shinrin-yoku (‘forest bathing’) around the world.”—Outside

easy listening

informative and insightful on the topic of getting outdoors for many benefits to all, novice or not.

enjoying the naturescape

I have been incorporating nature based themes to my practice with children for over twenty years. Enjoyed the intricate way nature is woven into wellness in this audible. Enjoy (if you are in to the practicality of nature/wellness).

The science of forest bathing

Helps to understand why I feel better outside and why depression is on the rise among our children

I thoroughly enjoyed this book

I recommend this book to anyone who has ever lived in a city and/or has children. I enjoyed the suggestions for making forest bathing work in any environment. This book left me wanting to hear more!

Great stuff

highly recommend! This book provides detailed info on why we feel better when in nature with scientific evidence to back it up. Also giving tips on multiple ways to get the full healing benefit of nature. Read or listen to this if you want to improve areas of your mental or physical health

Great book!

Absolutely loved this book not only for the content but also the performance! Really well done!

Nature Deficit Disorder

Such a great read to remind us of the importance of nature to our health. Take our shoes off and feel the grass and energy of the earth beneath our feet! I was persuaded to purchase because I loved the word Shinrin-yoku, and it was worth the buy. Will be purchasing in hard copy and looking into how to join the Japanese society for forest medicine.

Essential Reading.

Love it! My health is very sensitive to nature and this book explains why.

Perfect listen for an outdoor walk!

I checked this book out after first hearing about forest bathing from the book The Nature Fix. Absolutely fascinating how much nature really makes a difference in our health and wellness. Highly recommend getting on more outdoor walks and checking out this one!

It works.

Kind of a slow start, but if you stay with it, Dr. Li will have you back out in the woods on a regular basis with a new understanding of how important trees are -- to personal healing and the health of the whole world. I myself am experiencing mental and physical renewal at 71 years old, and the information in this book is helping me understand how and why. I recommend this book to anyone.