Forest Bathing: A Mindful Nature Experience - American Horticultural Susan Abookire Nature is both a healer and co-teacher for Abookire, an HMS assistant professor of medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, who has spent her career designing complex health care systems. Several years ago, she began bringing students in her system design courses outdoors to explore the complexity of natural ecosystems. That's how she got interested in forest bathing, or... My Travel Passport Mindful Nature Journal And Field Notes: From Walks In The Woods To Forest Bathing : Whimsy, Casa De My Travel Passport World Edition That’s how she got interested in forest bathing, or shinrin-yoku - a therapeutic practice of Japanese origin that involves spending time in the forest. Since the Japanese government began promoting the practice in the 1980s, hundreds of studies have highlighted its link to improved mental health