Open AccessForest Bathing Therapy: The Healing Power of Nature
Author(s) -
Mohammed Shosha
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of psychiatry research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2641-4317
DOI - 10.33425/2641-4317.1104
Subject(s) - bathing , happiness , medicine , promotion (chess) , feeling , intensive care medicine , psychology , psychotherapist , social psychology , political science , pathology , politics , law
The Japanese practice of shinrin yoku, or Forest Bathing, is good for Health and wellbeing. It is proven to reduce stress hormone production, improve feelings of happiness and free up creativity, as well as lower heart rate and blood pressure, boost the immune system and accelerate recovery from illness. This article aims to clarify the health benefits of forest bathing therapy. Electronic databases were searched in order to obtain the related data. The main findings confirms that forest bathing therapy may have many beneficial effects on human health. Longitudinal research, conducted worldwide, is needed to produce new evidence of the forest bathing therapy as an effective health-promotion method.