Walking in the Woods - Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Artikelnr.: 9781783254149Walking in the Woods - Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Go back to nature with the Japanese way of shinrin-yoku
Nature meets modern science in this insightful book about the healing power of trees
'It is clear that our bodies still recognize nature as our home...' - Yoshifumi Miyazaki
'Forest bathing' or shinrin-yoku is a way of walking in the woods that was developed in Japan in the 1980s. It brings together ancient ways and wisdom with cutting edge environmental health science.
Simply put, forest bathing is the practice of walking slowly through the woods, in no hurry, for a morning, an afternoon or a day. It is a practice that involves all the senses and as you gently walk and breathe deeply, the essential oils of the trees are absorbed by your body and have an extraordinary effect on positive feelings, stress hormone levels, parasympathetic nervous activity, sympathetic nervous activity, blood pressure, heart rate and brain activity.
In this wonderful book, by the leading expert in the field, science meets nature, as we are encouraged to bathe in the trees and become observers of both the environment around us and the goings on of our own minds.
Yoshifumi Miyazaki is auteur, universitair docent, onderzoeker en onderdirecteur van het Center for Environment, Health and Field Sciences, Chiba University in Japan. Hij heeft meerdere boeken geschreven over de effecten en voordelen van bostherapie (shinrin-yoku). Miyazaki over shinrin-yoku: 'Mensen in de natuur ervaren minder stress en kunnen ontspannen. Ze voelen zich verfrist en krijgen nieuwe energie. Op die manier wordt ziekte voorkomen en een gezonde levenswijze bevorderd.'
192 p, 20 x 12 cm, English, Paperback
Author Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Publisher Aster
ISBN 9781783254149
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Aster / Yoshifumi Miyazaki
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192 p, 20 x 12 cm, English, Paperback
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