FOREST THERAPY AND FOREST BATHING IN 5 EUROPEAN COUNTRIES – BASIC DESCRIPTION
17th Conference on Public Recreation and Landscape Protection - with Respect Hand in Hand?, Krtiny, Czech Republic, 11 - 13 May 2026, vol.2026-May, pp.156-161, (Full Text)
- Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
- Volume: 2026-May
- Doi Number: 10.11118/978-80-7701-087-0-0156
- City: Krtiny
- Country: Czech Republic
- Page Numbers: pp.156-161
- Keywords: Articles, Europe, literature review, methodology
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Project Integrating Nature into Higher Education: Forest Bathing has the mail goal to create digital training modules on forest bathing to make forest bathing more known and accessible. It is important to first increase the skills and knowledge of the education personnel for this purpose. When academics reach a sufficient level of knowledge about forest bathing, they will contribute to the society benefiting from the importance of nature on the mental health and well-being of individuals. Our aim is to make the idea of forest bathing more accessible to academics and students in other fields, including forestry and social sciences, with digital training modules. In this article we are desribing the basic of the state of art of the forest therapy and forest bathing in 5 european countries.