In February, the Khao Yai Art Forest opened to the public. The patron behind the project has opened a space in Bangkok, too — ...

Here are five surprising ways the Japanese cherish nature every day. Forest bathing, or Shinrin-yoku, is all about immersing yourself in a forest environment to feel better. It involves walking slowly ...

The Japanese coined the phrase forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, in 1982, when the nation's forestry ministry made relaxing among trees part of its national public health program. Forests blanket ...

The practice of forest bathing was first documented in 800BC in the ancient Japanese religion of Shinto, which believes that everyone and everything is connected. Followers spent time in nature to ...