Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness — By Dr. Quing Li

“Filled with beautiful photographs of forests from around the world, this quiet, unassuming book guides the reader through the art and practice of shinrin-yoku, encouraging our overworked, plugged-in world to make room for moments of solitude and peace through the healing properties of trees.”

— The Columbian

“In his reassuring and nicely illustrated guide . . . Li offers ‘a wealth of data that proves’ that shinrin-yoku can reduce blood pressure, stress, and blood-sugar levels. . . . This isn’t any mundane walk in the woods.”

—The New York Times Book Review

“Such a lovely book . . . filled with beautiful photos of the woods. And Li’s writing is wonderful. ‘I am a scientist, not a poet,’ he explains, as he writes poetically about the science of trees. . . . The book beautifully explores the science of forest medicine—and goes into great detail about how to practice shinrin-yoku.”

— TreeHugger

“This wonderful book . . . is itself a tribute to forests and the magnificence of trees, featuring more than 100 color photographs of forests around the world.”

— NPR

“A necessary read for anyone looking for new ways to help them relax.”

— Mother Earth Living

Notice how a tree sways in the wind. Run your hands over its bark. Take in its citrusy scent. As a society we suffer from nature deficit disorder, but studies have shown that spending mindful, intentional time around trees–what the Japanese call shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing–can promote health and happiness.

In Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness, the world's foremost expert in forest medicine shows how forest bathing can reduce your stress levels and blood pressure, strengthen your immune and cardiovascular systems, boost your energy, mood, creativity, and concentration, and even help you lose weight and live longer.

Dr. Quing Li, the world's foremost expert in forest medicine, also is an immunologist at Tokyo’s Nippon Medical Schoo, and he offers this guide to the therapeutic Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku, which promotes healing the mind, body and spirit through spending mindful, intentional time around trees.

Forest Bathing is a beautiful book — featuring more than 100 color photographs from forests around the world, including the forest therapy trails that criss-cross Japan.

Once you've discovered the healing power of trees, you can lose yourself in the beauty of your surroundings, leave everyday stress behind, and reach a place of greater calm and wellness.

An enlightening, inspiring and the definitive guide to help you connect with Nature for health and happiness. A true gift that will keep giving in many ways for many years. 

BOOK DESCRIPTION

Format: New, Hardcover

Published: April 18, 2018

Publisher: Viking Press

ISBN: 9780525559856

Pages: 309

Dimensions: 8.75" inches H x 1.25" inches D x 6" inches W 

Weight: 1.26 pounds, before shipping

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

Dr. Qing Li is the world’s foremost expert in forest medicine.

A medical doctor at Tokyo’s Nippon Medical School, he has been a visiting fellow at the Stanford University School of Medicine and is a founding member and chairman of the Japanese Society for Forest Medicine, a leading member of the Task Force of Forests and Human Health, and the vice president and secretary general of the International Society of Nature and Forest Medicine.