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Nature on Prescription: How Birmingham and Forest Bathing are Revolutionising UK Healthcare

Something remarkable is happening in UK healthcare, and it doesn’t come in a pill bottle. Birmingham, the UK’s second-largest city, has just become the latest major urban centre to embrace nature prescriptions, marking a significant shift in how we approach mental and physical wellbeing across the country. The RSPB has rolled out its Nature Prescriptions

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The Forest Bathing Institute at the 3Space World Economic Forum Uplink Conference: Highlights from London

On Wednesday, the 26th of November, we found ourselves in the heart of London, surrounded by some of the most innovative minds tackling our planet’s biggest challenges. 3-Space 2025 was a truly cross-industry gathering, co-hosted by Rothschild & Co Wealth Management UK, UpLink of the World Economic Forum, and ImpactVC of Better Society Capital. It

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Talk and Book Signing at Camp Bestival 3rd of August 2025

Last Sunday, our co-founders Gary Evans and Olga Terebenina did their first book presentation and signing as part of Camp Bestival in Dorset. Camp Bestival Dorset is a family-friendly festival held annually at Lulworth Castle in Dorset, UK. It combines camping with a festival experience and offers a wide range of activities for all ages, including music,

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‘A morning of mindfulness with The Forest Bathing Institute’ at Leith Hill Place on August 23rd 2025

Join us on Saturday, the 23rd of August 2025, 11am-2pm at Leith Hill Place for ‘A morning of mindfulness with The Forest Bathing Institute’: ‘Forest Bathing translates from the Japanese Shinrin Yoku which means to bathe in the atmosphere of the woods. Scientific studies have shown how humans respond so positively from spending mindful time under

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PRESS RELEASE | FOUNTAIN CENTRE GUILDFORD STAFF EXPERIENCE FOREST BATHING+ NATURE THERAPY

The Forest Bathing Institute (TFBI) were delighted to host members of the team from The Fountain Centre in Guildford to a Forest Bathing+ nature therapy session in the beautiful ancient forest at Newlands Corner. Founded in 1998, the Fountain Centre is a local independent charity based in St Luke’s Cancer Centre, in the Royal Surrey

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PRESS RELEASE | MINDFULNESS IN NATURE VERSUS MINDFULNESS INDOORS, LATEST UK RESEARCH IS REVEALING

TRADITIONAL mindfulness practice versus forest bathing nature therapy, is one better for you than the other?  Both practices involve spending reflective time to quieten the mind. However, the key difference between the two disciplines is that forest bathing is usually spent outside in a woodland environment, bathing in the aromas of the oils emitted from

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PRESS RELEASE | UK’S FIRST PUBLISHED RESEARCH PAPER INTO HEALTH BENEFITS OF FOREST BATHING+

A Pragmatic Controlled Trial of Forest Bathing Compared with Compassionate Mind Training in the UK: Impacts on Self-Reported Wellbeing and Heart Rate Variability In 2019 The Forest Bathing Institute in partnership with researchers from the University of Derby, led by Dr Kirsten McEwan from the Department of Health, Psychology & Social Care, carried out the first

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PRESS RELEASE | Voluntary Action South West Surrey experience Forest Bathing+ nature therapy session

During December 2020, The Forest Bathing Institute (TFBI) hosted a special Forest Bathing+ immersive nature therapy session for the team from Voluntary Action South West Surrey (VASWS). VASWS is a registered charity whose purpose is to provide support to community groups based in the boroughs of Guildford & Waverley. Services offered include providing advice, information,

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The UK’s first scientific study replicates Japanese forest bathing science

Initial psychometric results measure 12 areas of wellbeing improvement We began laying the foundations for a Forest Bathing+ study with Derby University in April 2019, with equipment tests, and defining the parameters for the following study. In July 2019, we conducted our first funded study on the psychometric and physiological effects and benefits of Forest

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A 2019 Roundup from the Forest Bathing Institute

2019 was an important year for the Forest Bathing Institute, with some big milestones along the way, for us and for Forest Bathing in the UK. Here are just some of the highlights from the year. We’ve given numerous Interviews throughout the year, and media attention on forest bathing is growing, which is a great

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University of Surrey – Our Natural Health Service.

University of Surrey – Our Natural Health Service. Wednesday 27th November from 6 – 8 pm. A symposium on how nature can improve society’s health and well being with Dame Penelope Keith DBE, DL and leading academic researchers. We are very excited to be part of this event tonight! Our Forest Bathing+ work will be

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