Scientific Review
The Benefits of Forest Bathing
What can forest bathing do for your mental and physical health? Let's look at the science to find out.
What can forest bathing do for your mental and physical health? Let's look at the science to find out.
Benefits of Spending Time in the Forest
Stress Reduction
Decrease in cortisol levels and lower blood pressure, promoting an overall sense of calm and well-being.
Mental Health
Improved mood, with a significant reduction in anxiety and depression symptoms.
Cognitive Function
Enhanced focus, increased creativity, and improved memory and mental clarity.
Immune System
Strengthening of the immune system, with increased activity of natural killer (NK) cells.
Cardiovascular Health
Lower blood pressure and improved circulation, contributing to a healthier heart.
Sleep & Relaxation
Better sleep quality and promotion of a deep state of relaxation.
The Scientific evidence
The systematic reviews and meta-analyses presented here provide the strongest scientific evidence that nature connection and forest therapy support human health, wellbeing, and resilience.
General Wellbeing
Research continues to show that spending meaningful time in nature supports overall wellbeing. The studies below explore how forest therapy and nature connection contribute to healthier minds, bodies, and more resilient lives.
Disease-specific research: Cancer
Scientific evidence continues to demonstrate how. nature connection and forest therapy can support the wellbeing of people living with or recovering from cancer. The studies below explore how time in nature may complement conventional care by improving quality of life, reducing stress, and supporting emotional and physical wellbeing.
Cardiovascular
An expanding body of research highlights how nature connection and forest therapy can support cardiovascular health by helping reduce stress, lower blood pressure, and promote overall heart health. The studies below explore how time in nature may complement healthy lifestyles and contribute to long-term cardiovascular wellbeing.
Mental Health
Meaningful relationships with nature can play an important role in supporting mental wellbeing. The research below explores how forest therapy contributes to reduced stress, improved mood, greater resilience, and overall psychological health.
Spirituality
Nature has long been a place of reflection, meaning, and renewal. The research below explores how forest therapy and nature connection can foster a deeper sense of belonging, purpose, and relationship with the living world.
Virtual Forest Bathing
Direct relationship with the living world remains at the heart of forest therapy. The research below explores how virtual nature experiences may complement that relationship by supporting wellbeing and making nature connection accessible to more people.
Immune System
Our relationship with nature influences more than how we feel, it may also support how our bodies function. The research below explores how forest therapy can contribute to healthy immune function and overall wellbeing through meaningful experiences in nature.
Pain
Pain affects more than the body—it influences how we relate to ourselves and the world around us. The research below explores how nature connection and forest therapy can support wellbeing, resilience, and quality of life for people living with pain.
Pulmonary Disease
Breathing is one of the most immediate ways we connect with the living world. The research below explores how forest therapy and nature connection may support respiratory health, wellbeing, and quality of life for people living with pulmonary conditions.
Sleep Disorders
Rest begins with slowing down. The research below explores how forest therapy and nature connection can help create the conditions for deeper rest, improved sleep quality, and greater overall wellbeing.
Stress Burnout
In an increasingly fast-paced and demanding world, nature offers space to slow down, restore, and reconnect. The research below explores how forest therapy supports stress reduction, resilience, and recovery from burnout through meaningful experiences in nature.
Increased Environmental Consciousness
The more deeply we experience our relationship with nature, the more likely we are to care for it. The research below explores how forest therapy can strengthen environmental awareness, ecological responsibility, and our sense of belonging within the living world.
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