At 8 a.m. on a misty Friday morning at Ragle Ranch Regional Park in Sebastopol, Forest Therapy Practitioner Pamela Wirth quietly stood under oak trees as birds chirped in the distance. “Feel the Earth ...

Nature and forest therapy — sometimes called forest bathing — is not a fad. Far from it. Scientists are proving and millions of people around the world are discovering mental and physical benefits ...

It was a particularly chaotic time. As the war in the Middle East raged on, sparking relentless and horrific news headlines, a family member unexpectedly landed in the hospital here in California.

In a fast-moving world dominated by screens, traffic, and concrete, more people are looking for ways to slow down and reconnect with something real. Forest therapy is one such practice, gaining ...

FREDERICKSBURG, Va. (WRIC) — Think about the last day you spent in the park or along the river. You left feeling refreshed, didn’t you? Being immersed in nature is at the core of a type of therapy ...

Beginnings: Phyllis Look’s strong connection with trees and forests began in childhood. “When I was in elementary school, Mānoa Elementary, I had a friend who lived on the woodland side and her front ...

Getting kids off their screens and onto a nature trail is the goal of The Conservation Foundation in Naperville. “The more you spend outside the healthier and the happier you're going to be. There's a ...

Chico, California, resident Jessie Raeder dug her fingers into the dirt. Before she arrived, she’d been in a “state of clenching,” she said, but this forest therapy walk in the Butte Creek Ecological ...

Forest therapy sessions are rapidly turning into one of the wellness trends that need to be tried in 2026. Here's why- ...

Forest therapy, a mix of nature immersion and circle sharing, may calm participants and alleviate stress. (Yuri Hasegawa / For The Times) It was a particularly chaotic time. As the war in the Middle ...