by Jacob and Ester | December 5, 2021
Forest Bathing + Wine Tasting with EcoWisdom
Have you heard of forest bathing, also known as shinrin-yoku? It was developed in Japan in the 80s and is part of preventive health care and healing when they saw people’s mental health deteriorating from being overworked.
The idea is that you slow down and mindfully walk and meditate in a forest environment. Like meditation or yoga, if you’re a beginner, it helps to have someone guide you through it. Oftentimes in Japan, you end having tea made from what was foraged during your forest bath. You take it all in through meditation and then taste the land.
Jenny from EcoWisdom showed us how to forest bathe with a Sonoma twist at Zephyr Vineyards. Near the end of our forest bath, rather than tea, we did a wine tasting, since wine is one of the few beverages where you taste the earth. If you try it, let us know if you can taste the redwood spice.Even when I got home, it helped me pick up the daily habit of meditating again.
Local Tip: It was rainy during our experience so having a solid rain jacket and waterproof boots helped.
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