Category: The Mindful You
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How does IMMERSION feel during Shinrin Yoku
Spending long hours immersed in the forest can be a deeply enriching and transformative experience. Whether you’re practicing Shinrin Yoku or simply exploring the natural environment, being surrounded by trees, plants, and wildlife can have a profound impact on your mind and spirit.
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Imagine you are a Shinrin Yoku Guide
Visualization can be a powerful tool for Shinrin Yoku guides to prepare themselves before a session and create a positive mindset. Here are some ways to apply visualization techniques before a Shinrin Yoku session:
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Shinrin Yoku Poem
Shinrin Yoku, a practice born in Japan, encourages us to immerse in nature’s span, to embrace the serenity and beauty of the earth, and to bask in its healing powers. Science tells us that this simple act, can lower stress levels, boost our mood and fact, increase concentration, creativity, and energy, and even boost our…
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Empathy
Empathy has many different definitions, some with multiple parts. However, most definitions share the idea of one person’s response to his or her perceptions of another person’s current experience. Use of the word in English is relatively new, appearing at the beginning of the 20th century, often in discussions of art. Its origins are traced…
