"The increasing popularity of Forest Bathing (Shinrin-yoku), particularly in California, echoes the adoption of other east-to-west health trends, such as yoga and meditation.
Those that practice Shinrin-yoku explain that it differs from hiking or informative nature excursions because it centers on the therapeutic aspects of forest bathing. It's where mindfulness meets nature.
Numerous US parks and resorts now offer guided forest-bathing activities, including hikes, meditation, and yoga under the canopy. “You walk out of the forest with your shoulders lower and more space and silence in your mind,” says Hope Parks, Wellhouse supervisor.
What these individuals fail to ask is why Nature has such a calming and stimulating effect. Failure to answer this underlying question undermines the value of the temporary relief we derive from such an activity. A stress-relieving moment with nature needs an ultimate, rewarding explanation of Nature’s source and meaning.
Self-generated matter that may accidentally became “personal” is an irrational and dissatisfying explanation of reality. We never observe a log becoming a person. It is always a log. In considering the world around us, we can come to only one of two possible conclusions: either matter creates itself or a personal transcendent Creator is at the source of reality. These are the only two options, as the Apostle Paul shows in Romans 1:25.
Those that practice Shinrin-yoku explain that it differs from hiking or informative nature excursions because it centers on the therapeutic aspects of forest bathing. It's where mindfulness meets nature.
Numerous US parks and resorts now offer guided forest-bathing activities, including hikes, meditation, and yoga under the canopy. “You walk out of the forest with your shoulders lower and more space and silence in your mind,” says Hope Parks, Wellhouse supervisor.
What these individuals fail to ask is why Nature has such a calming and stimulating effect. Failure to answer this underlying question undermines the value of the temporary relief we derive from such an activity. A stress-relieving moment with nature needs an ultimate, rewarding explanation of Nature’s source and meaning.
Self-generated matter that may accidentally became “personal” is an irrational and dissatisfying explanation of reality. We never observe a log becoming a person. It is always a log. In considering the world around us, we can come to only one of two possible conclusions: either matter creates itself or a personal transcendent Creator is at the source of reality. These are the only two options, as the Apostle Paul shows in Romans 1:25.
“They exchanged the truth about God for the lie and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, ..." (Romans 1:25)." Fulcrum7
