have a positive impact on post-traumatic stress disorder, has been observed to have benefits a those dealing with insomnia and has,improved the mood of people with unhealthy alcohol to One study even did something as simple as studying facial expressions and found that people became happier by spending a few hours in the embrace of. Such is the power of the foreseople even video of it can induce some of the same physical reactions . There is no singular way to practice forest bathing, nor is there an exact amount of time prescribed. Some practitioners suggest that a single session last from two to four hours , but some research has demonstrated that even 15 minutes can have beneficial short-term effects on mental health. There are a range of activities within forest bathing including walking, standing, sitting , and deep breathing all while being mindful of one's senses. Dr. Yoshifumi Miyazaki of Chiba University, among'the world's foremost experts on shinrin -yoku and an author of a popular book on the subject, suggests turning off your phone and engaging in shikan shoyou, which translates to "nothing but wandering along." "Pay attention to any areas of stiffness or pain the body and consciously relax them ," Miyazaki writes. "Become aware of your present mental and emotional states...Pay attention to the experience of walking and keep your awareness engaged in this experience. Be aware of the beginning, the middle and the end of your stepping. Walk as silently as possible." Will forest bathing in Portland Japanese Garden solve all your woes?No, but it can be your bulwark against the anxieties of today's tumultuous times. As our chief curator,Sadafum Uchiyama once expressed in an interview with The Dirt, "...We are a place, an occasion in time, to enable them to think and have conversation that otherwise may be harder to have elsewhere...Somehow the Garden brings emotional stability."Join Portland Japanese Garden as member and visit often inner peace is here.in the green. 4. Forest bathing is beneficial for people , EXCEPT __ a. Severe infliction b. Bad depression c. Healthy mental d. Emotional stability e. Full mindful 5. It seems that fidgety times trigger __ a. Decreasing of people's awareness b. Increasing mental healthy c. Developing anxiety d. Reducing conscioueness e. Bringing out infliction