Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Anxiety. Grief. Catastrophic events heard in the news or felt in person. Coping is a major problem. We can’t act clearly unless we maintain our equilibrium. Where do we turn? Forests, whether in city parks or in the remaining wild places, provide extraordinary benefits. Aside from their incredible power to sequester carbon, they also help heal people both emotionally and physically.
Sylvie Rokab and Sheila Laffey, Ph.D., certified Nature therapy guides, describe how the practice of #ForestBathing boosts our immune system. Trees emit volatile organic compounds, #Phytoncides, to protect themselves from insects and germs. When we inhale these VOCs, they induce human natural killer (NK) cell activity to ward off cancer and other diseases. Aside from the retreats available, even a short walk in the woods or a quiet moment of #Mediation in Nature has effects that last for weeks.
Hosted by Dale Walkonen.
Watch Sylvie’s exquisite film, which Sheila associate produced, here:
vimeo.com/ondemand/lovethynature
Esalen workshop "Revitalize your Purpose with Forest Bathing” on Jul 21-23: esalen.org/workshops/revitalize-your-purpose-with-forest-bathing-072123
RMERC “Inner/Outer Nature: Love and Awareness Nature Retreat” Jul 24-30: https://rockymountainecodharmaretreatcenter.secure.retreat.guru/program/inner-outer-nature-retreat/?lang=en
Folks can also visit lovethynature.com and sign up to our newsletter for upcoming online events.
more information on the state of our planet, visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library
Anxiety. Grief. Catastrophic events heard in the news or felt in person. Coping is a major problem. We can’t act clearly unless we maintain our equilibrium. Where do we turn? Forests, whether in city parks or in the remaining wild places, provide extraordinary benefits. Aside from their incredible power to sequester carbon, they also help heal people both emotionally and physically.
Sylvie Rokab and Sheila Laffey, Ph.D., certified Nature therapy guides, describe how the practice of #ForestBathing boosts our immune system. Trees emit volatile organic compounds, #Phytoncides, to protect themselves from insects and germs. When we inhale these VOCs, they induce human natural killer (NK) cell activity to ward off cancer and other diseases. Aside from the retreats available, even a short walk in the woods or a quiet moment of #Mediation in Nature has effects that last for weeks.
Hosted by Dale Walkonen.
Watch Sylvie’s exquisite film, which Sheila associate produced, here:
vimeo.com/ondemand/lovethynature
Esalen workshop "Revitalize your Purpose with Forest Bathing” on Jul 21-23: esalen.org/workshops/revitalize-your-purpose-with-forest-bathing-072123
RMERC “Inner/Outer Nature: Love and Awareness Nature Retreat” Jul 24-30: https://rockymountainecodharmaretreatcenter.secure.retreat.guru/program/inner-outer-nature-retreat/?lang=en
Folks can also visit lovethynature.com and sign up to our newsletter for upcoming online events.
more information on the state of our planet, visit the FacingFuture Library at https://facingfuture.earth/library
