Forest Therapy & Nature Connection Resources

If you would like to know more about the healing beauty and power of trees and Nature, The Healing Forest resource list is for you:

Effects of forest environment (Shinrin-yoku/Forest bathing) on health promotion and disease prevention -the Establishment of "Forest Medicine", Li Q, Environmental Health and Preventative Medicine. PMCID: PMC9665958 (2022)

The Benefits of Forest Bathing & Forest Therapy. Delyth Johnson, Roots of Life Wellness Magazine (2020)

Forest Bathing Is The Latest Way To Boost Your Mental Health: Here’s Why. Hannah Coates, Vogue (2020)

Ecopsychology: How Immersion in Nature Benefits Your Health. Jim Robbins, Yale Environment 360 (2020)

Effects of Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) and Nature Therapy on Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis – Kotera Y, Richardson M, Sheffield, D, ResearchGate (2020)

Ecological grief: I mourn the loss of nature – it saved me from addiction. Lucy Jones, The Guardian (2020)

Beyond knowing nature: Contact, emotion, compassion, meaning, and beauty are pathways to nature connection. Lumber R, Richardson M, Sheffield D, PLoS ONE (2017)

Nature and Recovery. How your connection can help you to heal from addiction and mental health issues. Sarah Benton, Psychology Today (2012)

Effect of forest bathing trips on human immune function. Qing, Li, Environmental Health and Preventative Medicine (2010)