Shinrin-Yoku or forest bathing is a Japanese practice that promotes an in-depth and sensual connection to nature. It's more than just taking a nature walk or walking barefoot on grass—it's about ...

Japanese skincare routine puts in a lot of work in using fresh-from-farm ingredients in their food items besides hydration and living a minimalistic lifestyle.

Shinrin-yoku, or 'forest bathing,' is the practice of immersing yourself in nature to reduce stress and refresh your mind.

THE picture in a daily newspaper of a group of hardy swimmers plunging into the sea at one of the South Coast resorts for their regular Christmas-morning dip must have chilled the marrow of the ...

The idea of winter bathing, of soaking in warm steaming pools or plunging into ice-cold waters, and perhaps finishing with a sauna at the end of it all, was the inspiration behind a new collaboration ...

I was living in Tokyo in the 1980s when the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery came up with a new concept: shinrin-yoku, translated as “forest bathing.” The idea was to get ...