Please find a selection of research links.
Japanese research into the potential benefits of Forest Bathing.
Pg 38, Qing Li, Shinrin-yoku
Ochiai H, Ikei H, Song C, et al. Physiological and Psychological Effects of a Forest Therapy Program on Middle-Aged Females. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015;12(12):15222-15232. doi:10.3390/ijerph121214984 and Ochiai H, Ikei H, Song C, et al. Physiological and psychological effects of forest therapy on middle-aged males with high-normal blood pressure. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2015;12(3):2532-2542. doi:10.3390/ijerph120302532
Morita E, Imai M, Okawa M, Miyaura T, Miyazaki S. A before and after comparison of the effects of forest walking on the sleep of a community-based sample of people with sleep complaints. Biopsychosoc Med. 2011 Oct 14 ;5:13. https://bpsmedicine.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1751-0759-5-13
Morita E, Fukuda S, Nagano J, Hamajima N, Yamamoto H, Iwai Y, Nakashima T, Ohira H, Shirakawa T. Psychological effects of forest environments on healthy adults: Shinrin-yoku (forest-air bathing, walking) as a possible method of stress reduction. Public Health. 2007 Jan;121(1):54-63. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2006.05.024.
Further research on nature connection.
Emma Young, ‘Awe walks’ can boost positive emotions among older adults, British Psychological Society Research Digest (19 October 2020) – https://digest.bps.org.uk/2020/10/19/awe-walks-can-boost-positive-emotions-among-older-adults/ and Andrew Anthony, Walking in an autumn wonderland: how I found awe in deepest Surrey, The Guardian (27 September 2020) – https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2020/sep/27/walking-in-an-autumn-wonderland-how-i-found-awe-in-deepest-surrey
Big smile, small self: Awe walks promote prosocial positive emotions in older adults.Sharehttps://psycnet.apa.org/record/2020-69974-001?doi=1
Simon Makin, Feeling Awe May Be Good for Our Health, Scientific American (1 September 2015) – https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/feeling-awe-may-be-good-for-our-health/
Mark Kinver, Lack of contact with nature ‘increasing allergies’, BBC News (8 May 2012) – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17952320
Taylor R. Fractal patterns in nature and art are aesthetically pleasing and stress-reducing, The Conversation (31 March 2017) – https://theconversation.com/fractal-patterns-in-nature-and-art-are-aesthetically-pleasing-and-stress-reducing-73255
Woodland sounds boost wellbeing, according to new study (12 September 2019) – https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/press-release/woodland-sounds-boost-wellbeing-according-to-new-study
Annerstedt M, Jönsson P, Wallergård M, Johansson G, Karlson B, Grahn P, Hansen A, Währborg P. Inducing physiological stress recovery with sounds of nature in a virtual reality forest — Results from a pilot study, Physiology & Behavior, Volume 118, Pages 240-250 (2013) – https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physbeh.2013.05.023
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