forest bathing

[fawr-ist bey-thing, for-]

noun

1. the practice of being in nature, especially an area with trees, as an act of sensory immersion undertaken for physiological and psychological health benefits.

Word History and Origins

Origin of forest bathing¹

First recorded in 2000–05; translation of Japanese shinrin yoku

Example Sentences

Try forest bathing or see a pet psychic.

From Los Angeles Times

The Japanese concept of forest bathing isn’t simply a spiritual practice, according to Willis, an Oxford University biodiversity professor who shows that different kinds of contact with plants can affect humans in measurable ways.

From Los Angeles Times

Whether your dad is into backpacking, fishing or forest bathing, he could probably use a few upgrades for his campfire cooking.

From New York Times

His installation, which will include a raised walkway for “forest bathing,” amid pollution-absorbing conifers, was commissioned by Sidewalk Detroit, a nonprofit group dedicated to making the city’s public spaces more equitable and livable and with whom Weber has spent the past year as artist in residence.

From New York Times

Walk-and-talk therapy is just one form of ecotherapy, a category that can include different types of nature-based activities like wilderness therapy, forest bathing and classes focused on plants and the natural world.

From Seattle Times