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Further Reading

Global Institute of Forest Therapy - Gift of the Forest

Plevin, Julia. The Healing Magic of Forest Bathing. Ten Speed Press, 2019.

Williams, Florence. Take Two Hours of Pine Forest and Call Me in the Morning. Outside Magazine, Nov.28, 2012.

Buitenhuis,Sky Maria. Forest Therapy Guide Handbook. Global Institute of Forest Therapy. Course offered 2019.

Miyazaki, Yoshifumi. The Japanese art of Forest Bathing, Shinrin Yoku. Portland: Timber Press, 2018.

Wohlleben, Peter. The Hidden Life of Trees: What they Feel, How they Communicate. Vancouver, BC: Greystone Books, 2016.

Williams, Florence. The Nature Fix: Why Nature makes us Happier, Healthier, and More Creative. New York: W.W. Norton, 2017.

Trotta, R.M. (2014) Sitspot and the Art of Inner Tracking: A 30-Day Challenge to Develop Your Relationship to Self, Earth, Others, and the Wisdom of the Ancestors. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Jordon, M. & Hinds, J. (editors) (2016) Ecotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice. England: Palgrave.

Shelhub, E.M., Logan, A.C. (2014) Your Brain on Nature. Collins

Li, Qing. Forest Bathing: How Trees can Help You Find Health and Happiness. New York: Viking, 2018.

Louv, Richard. Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. Chapel Hill,N.C.: Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2008.

Hanscom, Angela. Balanced and Barefoot: How Unrestricted Outdoor Play Makes for Strong, Confident and Capable Children. Oakland, CA. New Harbinger Publications, Inc. 2016.