Free ‘forest baths’ meant to reduce pandemic-related stress for B.C. health care workers
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Excerpt:
Free ‘forest baths’ are being prescribed for stressed-out health care workers.
The B.C. Parks Foundation hopes to provide 90-minute guided sessions for as many as 10,000 health care workers in B.C. starting in January.
The idea is inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku or forest bathing. Research has shown that walking in nature results in medically recognized improvements in immune function and stress reduction.
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Author(s):
Kevin Griffin
Source:
Vancouver Sun
Date of Publication:
December 8, 2020