At 8 a.m. on a misty Friday morning at Ragle Ranch Regional Park in Sebastopol, Forest Therapy Practitioner Pamela Wirth quietly stood under oak trees as birds chirped in the distance. “Feel the Earth ...

Forest therapy, a mix of nature immersion and circle sharing, may calm participants and alleviate stress. (Yuri Hasegawa / For The Times) It was a particularly chaotic time. As the war in the Middle ...

LOS ANGELES — Spending time in a forest — an experience known as Shinrin-Yoku, or “forest bathing,” in Japan where the practice originated — can lift mood, reduce stress, and promote physical health, ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Think about the last day you spent in the park or along the river. You left feeling refreshed, didn’t you? Being immersed in nature is at the core of a type of therapy ...

NOVI, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A healthy living is a good living. At Michigan State University's Tollgate Farms in Novi, we learned that forest therapy is a great way to have good mental health ...

Beginnings: Phyllis Look’s strong connection with trees and forests began in childhood. “When I was in elementary school, Mānoa Elementary, I had a friend who lived on the woodland side and her front ...

Chico, California, resident Jessie Raeder dug her fingers into the dirt. Before she arrived, she’d been in a “state of clenching,” she said, but this forest therapy walk in the Butte Creek Ecological ...

Forest therapy sessions are rapidly turning into one of the wellness trends that need to be tried in 2026. Here's why- ...

It was a particularly chaotic time. As the war in the Middle East raged on, sparking relentless and horrific news headlines, a family member unexpectedly landed in the hospital here in California.