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Walking in the Woods: The Japanese Way of Shinrin-Yoku - Book
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The Detail
Walking in the Woods, an introduction to shinrin-yoku
"It is clear that our bodies still recognise nature as our home." Yoshifumi Miyazaki
Forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku, is a practice developed in Japan in the 1980s. It is an unhurried, meditative walk through woodland, spending a good part of a day exploring a forest path with all your senses rather than covering ground. Miyazaki, a researcher in the field, sets out both the practice and the science that has grown up around it.
Key Features
- A clear introduction to shinrin-yoku, its origins and how to actually do it.
- Written by a researcher who has studied the practice, so the claims come with their evidence attached.
- Covers the research into how time among trees is associated with lower stress and calmer physiological measures.
- 192-page paperback, small enough to take with you.
Pure Standard
- Written by one of the researchers, not a lifestyle writer. Miyazaki studies shinrin-yoku, so the book is careful about what the evidence shows and where it stops. That restraint is why we stock it.
- Publisher surplus, rescued rather than pulped. These are overprint copies that would otherwise have been destroyed, kept in circulation instead.
- Paper throughout. No plastic jacket, no shrink wrap, nothing to peel off and bin.
- Small and light. A 170g paperback that ships with a genuinely small footprint and fits in a coat pocket, which rather suits a book about going outside.
- Honest about condition. Surplus copies may carry a publisher's marker line on a page edge and light shelfwear. The text is complete and unaffected, and we would rather tell you up front than have you discover it.
Overall score:
| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| Low-Tox & Material Safety | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3.5/5) |
| Sustainability | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4/5) |
| Manufacturing Transparency | ⭐⭐☆☆☆ (2.5/5) |
| Packaging | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ (5/5) |
What's Inside
- The practice: what forest bathing is, and how it differs from a walk.
- The origins: how shinrin-yoku developed in Japan from the 1980s.
- The research: what has been measured, and what it does and does not show.
- Doing it: using all the senses, and slowing down enough for it to work.
Product Details
Author & Publisher
Written by Yoshifumi Miyazaki, a researcher in shinrin-yoku. Published by Aster, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group.
Format
Paperback, 192 pages.
Specifications
- Full title: Walking in the Woods: Go Back to Nature with the Japanese Way of Shinrin-Yoku.
- ISBN: 9781783254149.
- Format: Paperback, 192 pages.
- Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 1.8cm.
- Weight: 170g.
- Condition: surplus stock. This copy may carry a marker line on the top or bottom page edge and may show mild shelfwear. The text is complete and unaffected.
- Note: this book describes a wellbeing practice and the research around it. It is not medical advice.
Our Take
Forest bathing sounds like something invented for a candle label, and is in fact a Japanese public health practice from the 1980s with a research literature behind it. Miyazaki is one of the researchers, so the book is unusually careful about what the evidence does and does not say. Small enough to put in a coat pocket and actually take to the woods.
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