Forest Bathing, the power of regeneration with autumn foliage

The bosco it is a welcoming place, where you can let yourself be lulled and accompanied for an immersive and relaxing experience, almost saving in the sense of greeting. In autumn, when the leaves of the trees are tinged with red and yellow, the forest is even more beautiful and inspires a contact that, even before becoming explicit through the senses, starts from the soul and from one’s inner state. In the peace of now.

The best place to experience the forest bathing, the regenerating and calming wellness bath in the forest born in Japan, is the Respiro Park a Make Paganella, in Trentino. When you log in, you make a tacit pact with nature: listen to each other, in silence, as only two lovers can do. In truth also i beeches they talk. Through instruments we can listen to the life blood flowing inside their cortex. But they also talk to each other, through bio-electromagnetic fields.

With precise measurements in the microwave field, in this case conducted by the expert Marco Nieri with the technique of Bioenergetic Landscapes, it can be verified that the emissions of trees placed in certain magnetic conditions are able to modify the electromagnetic environment around them for a few meters, positively influencing the psycho-physical stress of the organism and energetically feeding the organs of the human body, thus increasing the sense of overall well-being. The magic beech and the great spruce they are the special trees of the Parco del Respiro that best influence the electromagnetic quality near them. Just stay there for at least ten minutes.

The benefits of Forest Bathing

The “Forest bath” brings numerous benefits to the body and mind, with benefits for the cardiovascular system, stress reduction, improved mood and cognitive abilities. Japanese researchers of the Nippon Medical School di Tokyo have studied the positive action on immune system of some components of essential oils naturally emitted by trees: breathing the air enriched with these substances, called monoterpenes, causes an increase in the number and activity of lymphocytes, in particular those cells (Natural Killer lymphocytes) responsible for controlling viruses and tumors. To take full advantage of the advantages offered by the aromatic substances emitted by plants, doctors tell us that the ideal would be to spend at least 10-12 hours in the woods over 3 days, with single visits lasting at least 2 – 3 hours.

Perception walking

Alyssa Shiraishi, Japanese, expert in yoga and Shiatsu, she founded together with her husband Mattia MattariVita. Mattari in Japanese it means light-heartedness and also indicates the state of relaxation that one feels while lying down. In the Parco del Respiro, Alyssa accompanies you through sensory paths of meditation and perception walking, the walk in which you learn to see better with your eyes closed, thanks to the amplification of the other senses. It is only required to let yourself go and trust your guidance.

ZAZEN meditation

The word Zazen “just sitting” means that we sit in zazen meditation with simplicity, without purpose and expectation, without wanting and thinking, even without the idea of ​​sitting down.

This Seated Meditation guides you to be able to “be” in the present moment. We bring our attention and concentration to our body and breathing, we perceive the connection with the Nature of the Universe, macrocosmo, and this brings us into contact with a deep dimension of the body, microcosm. A search within ourselves, surrounded by nature alone, in the moment of its maximum transformation and regeneration. Just like us.