The Malay people have for hundreds of years practiced what is known as 'Mandi Embun', literally translated into english as 'bathing in the forest dew'. In which walks are taken into a rainforest at dawn when the dew are still on the leaves of the trees. They believed that this is one secret for longevity.
I have moved to the forest and can attest to the benefits to my own personal health. Old growth trees in particular have superb calming effects. Please go out and enjoy them before they are gone and help save the remaining forests where you can. Thank you.
There's a nature trail near me with trees many hundreds of years old and 200 ft high or more (many were growing from since before the United States was a thing). Sitka Spruce and cedar abound. It's a headland of the Pacific with a wind blowing from the ocean. It's the perfect Forest spot.
@TealCircle I find big cities to be "creepy." I have never seen or heard anything to be afraid of in forests. I have at times felt as though I was being watched. That is what happens when you enter someone else's home. I live in cougar country. Learning about and having respect for the living things around you gives you the freedom to coexist with wildlife without fear.
@TealCircle Lol, no I know nothing about being watched by cameras everywhere. I don't and have never lived in an area like that. But, if you want to see me as paranoid, go ahead. I really don't care what you think. To clarify, I meant being watched by the eyes in the forest. You know, real living things? With eyes? Regardless, I find peace in the forest. Your experiences are your own as well as mine. We may not see things eye to eye on this topic, that's all.
I admit I was sceptical when I clicked on this video, however I trust Kirsten to always deliver something that is touching/affecting people in a good way and I was not disappointed. On the one hand, probably everyone knows that a walk in the forest is relaxing and makes you feel great. I sometimes long to be in a forest and I definitely feel a great effect for days when I went there. However, I think most people ignore this knowlegde. Even though I know that it has a positive effect on me (and after watching this I know even more), I don't do it often enough. Spreading this knowledge might help save forests and help improve peoples' health. So thank you, Kirsten, for filming this, and especially thank you to Mr. Li and his assistant. Also watching Mr. Li's positive attitude is awesome :-)
My dad, when I was growing up in Germany told us to take a deep breath every time we were in the Forrest. My dad went for a walk in the Forrest daily and died at 93. Germans love the Forrest.
Another great video! The forest, mountains, and just generally interacting with nature is where I feel alive, free, and at peace. Shinrin Yoku makes perfect sense.
Since I started this shinrin-yoku and received Dr. Qing Li's book, "Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health And Happiness," I have a calm within not present prior to forest walks. My stress levels are much lower. Thank you Dr. Qing Li.
Thank you for doing and posting this interview . It’s awesome to have the opportunity to be inside of the lab of this great scientist and listening from himself his findings . Just great !
Kristen, I’ve been watching your small house videos for years but this is the first time I see this theme. THANK YOU for doing this, for reminding people how important nature is to human beings. Keep up the good content (y)
I loved this video Kirsten! I actually used to go into big forests in North Carolina and I remember loving the smell of the trees and the entire atmosphere---feeling that it made me feel so happy and healthy! I heard of forest therapy but I had no idea just how spot on my intuition about it was. Keep on producing great videos Kirsten! You are inspiring so many of us:)
Daily walks near trees (anywhere) make us healthier and happier. Thank you Kristen Dirkesen for this video with the Japanese Forest Bathing pioneer, Quin Li.
Thank you for such an interesting documentary! This is something I have always been interested in.. Very cool to know there are people in the world doing experiments proving these things!
I did this with a guide last weekend. It was beautiful and very powerful. I have taken thousands of walks in the woods in my life, many of which were very powerful and healing but I never experienced the depth I did with this experience. It was a total immersion of all the senses combined with a level of mindfulness and intention that took it to a whole new level. I had an extremely healing experience and look forward to finding a guide in my area to do more of this practice. This IS a practice by the way- not just a random walk in the woods.
Kirsten, Thank you! I find your vids with your wonderful family grounding. The vacation in the camper van is priceless. Forest immersion is valuable to me after a week in the mechanical/industrial workplace. Something about the moss on the rocks and water flowing takes me 'Home'.I think I would be worn to a nub in a short time without wilderness. I think your children would enjoy my 'Fish Life' vid. Best...
This shows us that living in cities is bad for our health but very often we have to,so getting out to the nature at weekends is very important,even our great writer DH Lawrence said that city life makes people mentally sick and we see now from this mans test results that it also makes us physically sick,a great insight into our bodies needs for a return to spiritual essence of nature and how much we all need it.I personally always have a feeling that is not describable when I am with the great outdoors and trees give us such a feeling of well being,long may they live.Thankyou so much for this.
Thanks for the detailed video on forest bathing. I coach people in Seattle around Green Lake and I make it an explicit part of transformation that we talk with trees and plants and animals instead of seeing them as silent. I teach loving kindness meditation to give to trees and all the flora and fauna.
Hypothesis: walking in the forest will yeld higher probability for us to face pollen and micro organism. These will certainly effect the immune system and the percentage of the white blood cells in the body. So the main question would be; why is it positive that the immune system gets activated? Possible answer: more pressure on the immune system = stronger immune system.
Thanks for the great video and information. In our science-based, logical, first-world minds, sometimes some people need science to confirm that our natural world and bodies hold the keys and confirmation and 'permission' to follow our natural instincts for well-being.
What a coincidence! I was thinking of doing this today.... I don't think I have time though. I love shinrin-yoku though and I do it regularly. Thanks for uploading this! More people need to know about it!
I really enjoyed this video. Definitely one of your best yet. This research will be changing our understanding of health. So excited to have more reasons to go out into the nature!
Loved this video, thanks! I am especially aware of the "green light" that comes from being in a forest, it is soothing to my spirit and I just feel better with that natural green light emanating from the trees and vegetation. I feel protected in a forest and this helps me feel better overall.
I totally agree, different cultures have known how beneficial nature is, the air is cleaner, trees are alive. I myself have been practicing this for many years. the Japanese have a beautiful culture of respecting the earth.
It's not really about embracing the old, it's about "updating" old things with new terms so it sounds sophisticated or attractive for the NOW period. It is though temporary like everything in Japan.
That’s incredible! I’ve always wanted to go to Australia since I was a little girl, I find that Australians are some of the nicest people to be around. So many of them have wonderful outlooks on life, very positive and a “it will all work itself out” attitude.
It's interesting how sometimes a bit of science research can add to what we already do. Or maybe just not take it for granted. I had never distinguished a forest walk from a nature walk... now I'll be more aware of tree density, etc.
I live in FL but I used to live in Sacramento and I loved walking and biking by the American River. On the weekends I would get up into the mountains and feel much better. I miss the forest, instead I try to get to the beach at least once a month. I think the ocean has a similar effect on the body.
So I don't live in a forested country, it is a desert country although we do have thorn trees. Is sitting under a single tree or few small trees in nature as good as a thick, moist, leafy forest?
has anyone done any research on how it affects autoimmunity? for several years i was developing a hyperthyroid(graves disease). i was undiagnosed for many years. i developed a tradition of going into the woods to "reset" every once in a while. if i did not do this the symptoms would return. very good video :)
Sounds kooky at first, but then ends up making perfect sense. We evolved in forests, so it makes sense we'd be indelibly and advantageously connected to their environment. I❤️trees.
Negative ions bathing from the natural surroundings. In Fiji we do the same by enjoying rain baths.and just get rained on and enjoy playing in the rain.
If your thinking what I’m thinking I’ll see you in the forest. I’ve always felt a special energy just walking under trees in a park or on Hampstead heath. I suppose house plants have a similar, but smaller, effect on the mind and body.
I've watch some of your videos and love how they're narrated. I see that you try to look at both sides. Thank you for doing so. I'm getting ready to start publishing a lot of nutrition videos as it is my passion and hope I can come across in the same manner but I feel like I'm going to be very biased towards supplements and natural healing since the opposite is synthetic chemical drugs...do you have any videos or tips. While I totally agree with your videos your not dogmatic or in my face so to say, a unique and refessing quality. Also if your able to say any info as to how you've edited you videos. I see camera cuts, quality sound, audio overlay and added text over video. Thanks for the videos. If your too busy no worries. Just keep doing your videos!
He has a textbook called Forest Medicine published in the US www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=28136 (a bit pricey, like most textbooks, but perhaps you could find it used).
huh, in korea, we call it, San Lim Yolk. Did the japanese coin the term? i'm pretty sure it was the Chinese since the word is based on the Chinese language.
This is so niceee. I love to learn it and make it real in Vietnam. ... I come back after some internet search. The fee is high. Boom, there goes my dream. New plan: Making money first haha.
In my own personal experiences, it has been wilderness in general which seems to provide that unique feeling of both relaxation and regeneration regardless of the level of physical exertion. I liken it to simply being and living in the moment,; a very worthwhile endeavor.
Trees produce oxygen that we require vitally to survive every crucial seconds of our lives. It only makes logical sense that spending times around trees will have significant benefits to our health and happier life. I've never seen a any person who was happy while out of breath in my years working as a nurse.
I think it all has to do with biodiversity. The forest ecosystem is much more complex than that of the ecosystem in our homes. All of the bacteria, aromas, fresh air, eat is so good for us. I think keeping house plants is definitely better than not--it improves the environment inside, but not as well as a natural ecosystem.
Could there be anything better than this ?? Love it. It's mindfulness. Got to be good for you. I think taking off your clothes and doing it would be even better lol
negative ion in the wood are good for your body, spend a lot of time in the wood makes you healthier and happier, this study find its the aroma from the forest, so you take a jog in a forest twice a month can cut you tens of thousands of medicine bill in the future.
Forests in temperate climates like in the US and Europe are very peaceful. You couldn't really do this in a rain forest though; their ecosystem is way more hostile.
Sushe addressed an actual potential downside/risk of tropical rainforest (more aggressive creatures). Mr G, you're hypothesising and sharing opinion ("the feeling and atmosphere [YOU] get" from tropical ecosystem...) as though it's fact, which is a contrast to the empirical discussion in and about the video/phenomenon. I like how Sushi said "I don't see why you wouldn't be able to go for a walk...." instead of "it wouldn't be an issue to go for a walk..." The "I" statement can be helpful in differentiating factual versus opinion/hypothetical discourse; I believe both are important. With protection from hostile creatures (incl insects) Sushe noted, I hypothesize that a tropical rainforest also would provide phytonicides and other health benefits noted in the Japanese research. Finally, technically the original 'hostile' comment infers that temperate areas in N America & Europe and rainforests are mutually exclusive. Given that my reply is generated from a temperate rainforest in Washington, I am assuming you are incorrectly using the word 'rainforest' to refer to tropical [rain?]forest very specifically. I imagine similar comments many hundreds of years ago from closed-minded sailors: The world is clearly flat because of the feeling and atmosphere you get when you sail anywhere near the edge of the world... Just sayin.
With thousands missing from National Parks and some found dead in mysterious ways, this is a logical question. I have seen so much Bigfoot evidence that I don't feel the same way about a walk in the forest. Maybe Japan doesn't have that issue.
The Malay people have for hundreds of years practiced what is known as 'Mandi Embun', literally translated into english as 'bathing in the forest dew'. In which walks are taken into a rainforest at dawn when the dew are still on the leaves of the trees. They believed that this is one secret for longevity.
I have moved to the forest and can attest to the benefits to my own personal health. Old growth trees in particular have superb calming effects. Please go out and enjoy them before they are gone and help save the remaining forests where you can. Thank you.
There's a nature trail near me with trees many hundreds of years old and 200 ft high or more (many were growing from since before the United States was a thing). Sitka Spruce and cedar abound. It's a headland of the Pacific with a wind blowing from the ocean. It's the perfect Forest spot.
@TealCircle Nope. Nope. Nope. Nope. And nope. I think all those things live in the city!!
@TealCircle I find big cities to be "creepy." I have never seen or heard anything to be afraid of in forests. I have at times felt as though I was being watched. That is what happens when you enter someone else's home. I live in cougar country. Learning about and having respect for the living things around you gives you the freedom to coexist with wildlife without fear.
@TealCircle Lol, no I know nothing about being watched by cameras everywhere. I don't and have never lived in an area like that. But, if you want to see me as paranoid, go ahead. I really don't care what you think. To clarify, I meant being watched by the eyes in the forest. You know, real living things? With eyes? Regardless, I find peace in the forest. Your experiences are your own as well as mine. We may not see things eye to eye on this topic, that's all.
This is totally wonderful. I'm so grateful to this man for researching this.
I admit I was sceptical when I clicked on this video, however I trust Kirsten to always deliver something that is touching/affecting people in a good way and I was not disappointed. On the one hand, probably everyone knows that a walk in the forest is relaxing and makes you feel great. I sometimes long to be in a forest and I definitely feel a great effect for days when I went there. However, I think most people ignore this knowlegde. Even though I know that it has a positive effect on me (and after watching this I know even more), I don't do it often enough. Spreading this knowledge might help save forests and help improve peoples' health. So thank you, Kirsten, for filming this, and especially thank you to Mr. Li and his assistant. Also watching Mr. Li's positive attitude is awesome :-)
My dad, when I was growing up in Germany told us to take a deep breath every time we were in the Forrest. My dad went for a walk in the Forrest daily and died at 93. Germans love the Forrest.
Another great video! The forest, mountains, and just generally interacting with nature is where I feel alive, free, and at peace. Shinrin Yoku makes perfect sense.
Since I started this shinrin-yoku and received Dr. Qing Li's book, "Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health And Happiness," I have a calm within not present prior to forest walks. My stress levels are much lower. Thank you Dr. Qing Li.
What an absolutely fantastic documentary. This is remarkable. Very grateful to have seen it. This is the cutting edge of a new way of healing...
More about not being ill than healing, but nice nonetheless
Thank you for doing and posting this interview . It’s awesome to have the opportunity to be inside of the lab of this great scientist and listening from himself his findings . Just great !
Kristen, I’ve been watching your small house videos for years but this is the first time I see this theme. THANK YOU for doing this, for reminding people how important nature is to human beings. Keep up the good content (y)
I loved this video Kirsten! I actually used to go into big forests in North Carolina and I remember loving the smell of the trees and the entire atmosphere---feeling that it made me feel so happy and healthy! I heard of forest therapy but I had no idea just how spot on my intuition about it was.
Keep on producing great videos Kirsten! You are inspiring so many of us:)
Daily walks near trees (anywhere) make us healthier and happier. Thank you Kristen Dirkesen for this video with the Japanese Forest Bathing pioneer, Quin Li.
He is very correct, farmers leave longer, because they are all in the woods,with the whole fresh high oxygen.
Thank you for such an interesting documentary! This is something I have always been interested in.. Very cool to know there are people in the world doing experiments proving these things!
I did this with a guide last weekend. It was beautiful and very powerful. I have taken thousands of walks in the woods in my life, many of which were very powerful and healing but I never experienced the depth I did with this experience. It was a total immersion of all the senses combined with a level of mindfulness and intention that took it to a whole new level. I had an extremely healing experience and look forward to finding a guide in my area to do more of this practice. This IS a practice by the way- not just a random walk in the woods.
Kirsten, Thank you! I find your vids with your wonderful family grounding. The vacation in the camper van is priceless. Forest immersion is valuable to me after a week in the mechanical/industrial workplace. Something about the moss on the rocks and water flowing takes me 'Home'.I think I would be worn to a nub in a short time without wilderness. I think your children would enjoy my 'Fish Life' vid. Best...
Love your videos of arquitecture. I am a forest bathing guide based in Argentina. Love you practice shinrin-yoky!
This shows us that living in cities is bad for our health but very often we have to,so getting out to the nature at weekends is very important,even our great writer DH Lawrence said that city life makes people mentally sick and we see now from this mans test results that it also makes us physically sick,a great insight into our bodies needs for a return to spiritual essence of nature and how much we all need it.I personally always have a feeling that is not describable when I am with the great outdoors and trees give us such a feeling of well being,long may they live.Thankyou so much for this.
Thanks for the detailed video on forest bathing. I coach people in Seattle around Green Lake and I make it an explicit part of transformation that we talk with trees and plants and animals instead of seeing them as silent. I teach loving kindness meditation to give to trees and all the flora and fauna.
Thank you for a fantastic video and therapy.
The link leads me into a new step - sharing the values for the others.
Hypothesis: walking in the forest will yeld higher probability for us to face pollen and micro organism. These will certainly effect the immune system and the percentage of the white blood cells in the body. So the main question would be; why is it positive that the immune system gets activated? Possible answer: more pressure on the immune system = stronger immune system.
I concur with your hypothesis.
So picking your nose & eating it is good for you?
Thanks for the great video and information. In our science-based, logical, first-world minds, sometimes some people need science to confirm that our natural world and bodies hold the keys and confirmation and 'permission' to follow our natural instincts for well-being.
What a coincidence! I was thinking of doing this today.... I don't think I have time though. I love shinrin-yoku though and I do it regularly. Thanks for uploading this! More people need to know about it!
I really enjoyed this video. Definitely one of your best yet. This research will be changing our understanding of health. So excited to have more reasons to go out into the nature!
Kirsten, you've gotten me interested in the coolest things! Thank you for this. :)
Loved this video, thanks! I am especially aware of the "green light" that comes from being in a forest, it is soothing to my spirit and I just feel better with that natural green light emanating from the trees and vegetation. I feel protected in a forest and this helps me feel better overall.
I totally agree, different cultures have known how beneficial nature is, the air is cleaner, trees are alive. I myself have been practicing this for many years. the Japanese have a beautiful culture of respecting the earth.
"Right. You can't quite bottle the forest." Truer words...
Let's protect our forests and fall in love with them again by walking in them. 🙏
I love the japanese mind. Embracing the old and the new.
It's not really about embracing the old, it's about "updating" old things with new terms so it sounds sophisticated or attractive for the NOW period. It is though temporary like everything in Japan.
Isn't that pretty much like everything today? For example: A clothesline is now called a solar clothes dryer.
+SELF-RELIANCE and a STRONG COMMUNITY Seems like that's everything ever in humanity- we all call the same thing different words.
You need to read the article by Satoshi Kanazawa "No, It Ain't Gonna Be Like That".
if its not in video format I probably won't get to it. TLDR?
you never seem to stop surprising me! just amazing!
What a good sense video! I thoroughly enjoyed it! I must plant more bigger podocarps in my land 💚🌳💚
Thanks for sharing the benefits of immersing in nature 🌈
Forest bathing - I suppose that means submerging yourself in the beauty and spiritual healing of the trees around you.
Magnificent video! It’s confirmed my change after thru-hiking a 620 mile trail here in Australia.
That’s incredible! I’ve always wanted to go to Australia since I was a little girl, I find that Australians are some of the nicest people to be around. So many of them have wonderful outlooks on life, very positive and a “it will all work itself out” attitude.
@@Alexandra_Wolf We certainly do! Thanks Alexandra, come visit us one day
Fascinating research. I live near walking trails next to the American River. I'm going to practice breathing more deeply on my walks there.
It's interesting how sometimes a bit of science research can add to what we already do. Or maybe just not take it for granted. I had never distinguished a forest walk from a nature walk... now I'll be more aware of tree density, etc.
Yes! I definitely approach my walks by the river differently.
I live in FL but I used to live in Sacramento and I loved walking and biking by the American River. On the weekends I would get up into the mountains and feel much better. I miss the forest, instead I try to get to the beach at least once a month. I think the ocean has a similar effect on the body.
How cool! And, yes, I bet the ocean has a similar effect. Good health to you!
Wow, this is amazing research!
This man is probably in angel here to teach us how to live our best lives forever
I wonder if these findings could be replicated in Europe or America? I certainly think these findings are worthy of further exploration. Fascinating!
So I don't live in a forested country, it is a desert country although we do have thorn trees. Is sitting under a single tree or few small trees in nature as good as a thick, moist, leafy forest?
I forest bathe every day for an hour with my dog in Oklahoma ❤
has anyone done any research on how it affects autoimmunity? for several years i was developing a hyperthyroid(graves disease). i was undiagnosed for many years. i developed a tradition of going into the woods to "reset" every once in a while. if i did not do this the symptoms would return. very good video :)
Sounds kooky at first, but then ends up making perfect sense. We evolved in forests, so it makes sense we'd be indelibly and advantageously connected to their environment. I❤️trees.
Does anyone know if there has been research showing the effect being the same or different in the winter where there are no leaves on the trees?
The species that give off the most phytoncides are conifers, so perhaps not. But also perhaps yes because volatility is temperature dependent.
Very interisting vidéo . I live in tokyo. Could you give me the name
and address of the association . Thank you very much.
thank you for your research! keep doing it!!!! thank you for your work!!!!!
Negative ions bathing from the natural surroundings. In Fiji we do the same by enjoying rain baths.and just get rained on and enjoy playing in the rain.
If your thinking what I’m thinking I’ll see you in the forest. I’ve always felt a special energy just walking under trees in a park or on Hampstead heath. I suppose house plants have a similar, but smaller, effect on the mind and body.
This is a really good interview! Thank you for making it.
There is some research on people who live on farms. One of the findings is less allergies for people who grew up on farms.
Fascinating, thank you Kirsten for this. hmm :)
I love your Book: Forest Bathing!
That was well worthwhile thanks for promoting it. I'm heading bush!
Correct me if I’m wrong, but don’t trees take co2 and release oxygen. So aren’t you walking thru a pure oxygen environment???
I've watch some of your videos and love how they're narrated. I see that you try to look at both sides. Thank you for doing so. I'm getting ready to start publishing a lot of nutrition videos as it is my passion and hope I can come across in the same manner but I feel like I'm going to be very biased towards supplements and natural healing since the opposite is synthetic chemical drugs...do you have any videos or tips. While I totally agree with your videos your not dogmatic or in my face so to say, a unique and refessing quality. Also if your able to say any info as to how you've edited you videos. I see camera cuts, quality sound, audio overlay and added text over video. Thanks for the videos. If your too busy no worries. Just keep doing your videos!
This is BOSS Kirsten & Qing 🌲🤗🌳👌
very nice..i walk in forest often.
Cant find "Forest Medicine" Link throws "ERROR 1403: Page not found."
Thank you Kirsten, this was lovely!
How can I do to buy the book "FOREST MEDICINE" ?
Thank you for the bridge!
I'd love to read this paper. Where is the primary work published?
He has a textbook called Forest Medicine published in the US www.novapublishers.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=28136 (a bit pricey, like most textbooks, but perhaps you could find it used).
Nursing homes can't create forests but at least should have an atrium or garden
huh, in korea, we call it, San Lim Yolk. Did the japanese coin the term? i'm pretty sure it was the Chinese since the word is based on the Chinese language.
This is so niceee. I love to learn it and make it real in Vietnam.
...
I come back after some internet search. The fee is high. Boom, there goes my dream. New plan: Making money first haha.
In my own personal experiences, it has been wilderness in general which seems to provide that unique feeling of both relaxation and regeneration regardless of the level of physical exertion. I liken it to simply being and living in the moment,; a very worthwhile endeavor.
I love forests!!
Trees produce oxygen that we require vitally to survive every crucial seconds of our lives. It only makes logical sense that spending times around trees will have significant benefits to our health and happier life. I've never seen a any person who was happy while out of breath in my years working as a nurse.
Dubai has a 3D printed building?!? Though you might like to know.
what if you have a lot of plants in your house? does that help?
I think it all has to do with biodiversity. The forest ecosystem is much more complex than that of the ecosystem in our homes. All of the bacteria, aromas, fresh air, eat is so good for us. I think keeping house plants is definitely better than not--it improves the environment inside, but not as well as a natural ecosystem.
I think it also depends on what variety of plants you have in the house and what benefits they have.
Great video, get back in nature.
Shinrin yoku and namba aruki and other kind of breathing walking in the forests of my dear Pyrenees or on the Bebour's forest in the Réunion island.
Amazing !
Could there be anything better than this ?? Love it. It's mindfulness. Got to be good for you. I think taking off your clothes and doing it would be even better lol
parabéns, adorei
Great Video!
this is awesome :)
Wonderful x
Thank you.
I don't understand this. Not sure what to make of this video.
negative ion in the wood are good for your body, spend a lot of time in the wood makes you healthier and happier, this study find its the aroma from the forest, so you take a jog in a forest twice a month can cut you tens of thousands of medicine bill in the future.
Ok..good.
Love this ❤
Forests in temperate climates like in the US and Europe are very peaceful. You couldn't really do this in a rain forest though; their ecosystem is way more hostile.
Ever watched a David Paulides video on TH-cam?
If you are educated on the "dangerous" creatures, I don't see why you wouldn't be able to go for a walk in any forest. People do this all the time.
Sushe I wasn't talking about how you could get eaten by a jaguar. I was talking more about the feeling and atmosphere you get from the forest.
Sushe addressed an actual potential downside/risk of tropical rainforest (more aggressive creatures). Mr G, you're hypothesising and sharing opinion ("the feeling and atmosphere [YOU] get" from tropical ecosystem...) as though it's fact, which is a contrast to the empirical discussion in and about the video/phenomenon. I like how Sushi said "I don't see why you wouldn't be able to go for a walk...." instead of "it wouldn't be an issue to go for a walk..." The "I" statement can be helpful in differentiating factual versus opinion/hypothetical discourse; I believe both are important. With protection from hostile creatures (incl insects) Sushe noted, I hypothesize that a tropical rainforest also would provide phytonicides and other health benefits noted in the Japanese research. Finally, technically the original 'hostile' comment infers that temperate areas in N America & Europe and rainforests are mutually exclusive. Given that my reply is generated from a temperate rainforest in Washington, I am assuming you are incorrectly using the word 'rainforest' to refer to tropical [rain?]forest very specifically. I imagine similar comments many hundreds of years ago from closed-minded sailors: The world is clearly flat because of the feeling and atmosphere you get when you sail anywhere near the edge of the world... Just sayin.
You are kidding rain forests are fantastic in Australia
Taking a dump in the forest brings added benefits.
This s really important.
301 club watching an interesting & beautiful
No better bath than the redwoods….
A shower to the senses.
Wondering if there are anything dangerous in Japanese forests that can kill you like in other forests around the world?
Ninjas?
Yes.
Falling branches.
With thousands missing from National Parks and some found dead in mysterious ways, this is a logical question. I have seen so much Bigfoot evidence that I don't feel the same way about a walk in the forest. Maybe Japan doesn't have that issue.
aliens :)
Peggy Genoway No.
Japanese have little foot.
It makes good sense
thanks
n=16? half of a significant number of participants.
A walk in the park rebranded! Get the science nerds out of their houses and into the nature!
thank u
If it seems too good to be true it probably is too good to be true.
Phytoncide is the word for all his speaking.
Isn't God's design great?? Thanks for sharing all this information you are sharing!
I need no convincing .... I've taken to walking through graveyards with lovely old trees
Perhaps they are of value to help soothe the minds of grieving survivors.
amazing
Love it!
And the ticks drop out of the trees onto you, and then you get Lyme Disease. 😩
Forests and the sea give off negative irons,another reason why we come away feeling good.
negative ion*