Forest therapy pioneer Amos Clifford explains what forest bathing really is, how a simple, slow walk in nature can reconnect us with the living world, and why the forest itself can be a kind of therapist.
This is Part 1 of a two-part series on forest bathing. In Part 2, Harvard physician Dr. Susan Abookire explores the medical science of time in nature and how to bring its benefits into your home.
In this episode we explore forest bathing and our relationship with nature with Amos Clifford, founder and CEO of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy and author of Your Guide to Forest Bathing.
Timestamps:
(0:00) Introduction
(1:28) What is your background and what lead you to become a leading global advocate for forest bathing?
(7:01) What is forest bathing? And what is its origin?
(13:35) How does forest therapy relate to spirituality?
(22:00) An exploration of the perspective problem
(28:10) An exploration of the sentience of stones
(37:10) If we are mimicking the forest bathing experience in a virtual space, what excites you most about that and are there any guiding principles there that you can apply to your home?
(40:36) If you could snap your fingers and imbue everyone in the world with one piece of knowledge or understanding about forests or forest bathing, what would you want them to know?
In this episode:
Why forest bathing is "more about being here than getting there".
The "standard sequence" and the simple practice of a sit spot.
How a slow walk opens a relational, sensory connection to nature.
Why the forest, not the guide, does the healing.
The origins of shinrin-yoku in 1980s Japan.
Guest: Amos Clifford is the founder and CEO of the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy and the author of Your Guide to Forest Bathing. Drawing on a varied career as a psychotherapist, wilderness guide, and Zen practitioner, he has trained over 2,500 forest therapy guides across 66 countries.
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