On a recent Saturday morning, after one of the area's wettest winters on record, Butte Creek in rural Northern California was flowing. Plenty of greenery was in bloom nearby, and the golden poppies ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICO — Heading through upper Bidwell Park on a five-mile forest therapy walk Saturday, participants searched for items to gift each other. Leo O’Neill found unexpected meaning in her gift. O’Neill ...

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 ...

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 ...

NOVI, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - A healthy living is a good living. At Michigan State University's Tollgate Farms in Novi, we learned that forest therapy is a great way to have good mental health ...

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.

Forest therapy’s mental health benefits. Sara Holger, the founder of Project Get Outdoors, helps youth leaders become certified forest therapy guides. Health professionals have found that when ...

Previous experiments by the UBC group revealed that exposure to negative ions and natural forest sounds significantly reduces stress and improves sleep quality. For centuries, people have found solace ...

For those prioritizing mental wellness this year, forest bathing is a simple lifestyle change that prioritize mindfulness, connection, and self-care (and happens to be one I just began practicing).