Natural Resources

BOOKS
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Your Guide to Forest Bathing: Experience the Healing Power of Nature - M. Amos Clifford

The Nature Fix: Why Nature Makes Us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative - Florence Williams 

Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness - Dr. Qing Li

Healing Trees: A Pocket Guide to Forest Bathing - Ben Page

Forest Therapy: Seasonal Ways to Embrace Nature for a Happier You - Sarah Ivens


​NEWSPAPERS
 
Take a walk in the woods. Doctor's orders. - New York Times

‘Forest bathing’ is latest fitness trend to hit U.S. ‘Where yoga was 30 years ago’ - Washington Post

Q&A with Kelly Bruce, forest bathing guide - Mountain Xpress


MAGAZINES

Take two hours of pine forest and call me in the morning - Outside Magazine

You've heard of forest bathing. Now try forest therapy. - National Geographic (about forest therapy trails)

This is your brain on nature - National Geographic

The secret to mindful travel? A walk in the woods - National Geographic

'Forest Bathing' is great for your health. Here's how to do it - TIME

Why everyone should try forest bathing - Vogue

Why forest therapy can be good for your body and mind - Cleveland Clinic

"Forest bathing" could soon be prescribed by doctors - Country Living

Shinrin-Yoku: The Japanese practice that could transform your day - O, The Oprah Magazine

Living in North Carolina: Soak in the Trees - Our State

Fishing for better health? Get back to nature - The Drift

Nature and forest therapy: Wander into wellness - Portfolio Vero Beach


​RADIO and PODCASTS

Life Kit: A guide to forest bathing - NPR

Morning Edition: Forest Bathing - A retreat to nature can boost immunity and mood - NPR

Why you need to try forest bathing - Inspired Intentions (A great 30-minute overview of what to expect from my forest bathing experiences. Please note: I no longer guide at that location.)


RESEARCH

Time in nature associated with higher levels of positive mood -
Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2023

Psychological and physical connections with nature improve both human well-being and nature conservation: A systematic review of meta-analyses - Biological Conservation, 2023

Nature exposure and its effects on immune system functioning: A systematic review - International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021

Ecopsychology: How immersion in nature benefits your health - Yale Environment 360, 2020

Terpenes from forests and human health - Toxicological Research, 2017

The physiological effects of Shinrin-yoku: evidence from field experiments in 24 forests across Japan - Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine, 2009