Wellness Book Group: Forest Bathing

The Wellness Book Club provides an opportunity to read selections that promote and encourage practicing wellness in our daily living. Copies of the books are available for checkout at Salina Public Library.

Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, is the Japanese secret to health and happiness, and it's right in your own backyard. Forest bathing is more than just a walk in the woods. Unlike hiking, there is no particular destination and no physical exertion required; it is an exercise for the mind, not the body. By observing how a tree sways in the wind, running your hand over its bark, or noticing the particular citrusy scent of a forest, you will learn how to lose yourself in the beauty of your surroundings, leave everyday stress behind you, and reach a place of greater calm and wellness.