What is forest bathing? Perhaps when first hearing this concept, a lot of people will wonder what it is. When I talk about it, many of my friends think that the forest bath is going to the forest to bathe. Bathing can be a part of the forest bath, but it is not all. Forest bath is the activity of entering and immersing ourselves in the forest to awaken, improve and enhance our senses. Besides, it also brings a lot of other benefits in terms of physical and mental health. Try it a few times, and I'm sure you'll see a lot of benefits from it.
Today is the first day of the week, me and my friends have decided to do forest bath again to boost energy for a new working week. We are fortunate to live in a mountain town, Mang Den, where the forest area is still very large and primeval so we can easily do the forest bath. We chose a pine forest close to the farm of one of my friends.
We started our forest bath journey at 5:30 am, when it was starting to get light. The feeling of walking in the forest when the sun starts to rise and the warm rays pass through the trees is wonderful. We walked along a dirt road nearly 4 km long. It sounds pretty exhausting, but no, I could call it a journey of joy, peace and energy.
One of the best things to do during a forest bath is to go barefoot. This will bring your senses closer to nature, so they can be better awakened and improved. For those who are not used to walking barefoot in the woods, you may feel pain in your feet. It is a sign that your stamina has decreased. Be patient and keep practicing, you will get used to it and become more comfortable with it. And I am sure after that you will love the feeling of walking barefoot on the ground. I feel like my feet get massaged every time I go barefoot, and the connection with nature is amazing.
After we had hiked through the forest, we decided to stop by the farm of one of our friends. He has a pretty special farm. He grows coffee in the forest. You may wonder if coffee grown in the forest has a high yield and good quality. I had similar questions. And he helped me understand that growing coffee in the forest will not yield high because coffee trees have to compete for nutrients in the soil with other forest trees. But it is that harshness that creates the excellent quality for it combined with the year-round cool climate in Mang Den.
Knowing we were going to visit, he prepared breakfast for us. Being a vegetarian, he prepared for us a simple breakfast consisting of sticky rice, salted peanuts, bananas, nuts and coconut. Those are just simple foods that are always in his house, but they are very clean, delicious and nutritious. I enjoyed and ate quite a lot, which made the owner of the house very happy.
He then offered us coffees before we left. This is coffee that he himself grows and makes right in his farm. After a refreshing forest bath and a filling breakfast, what more could you expect than a good and clean cup of coffee with friends. The aroma of coffee makes the atmosphere even more special in the peaceful space of the forest in the morning.
After drinking coffee, we were on our way back to get ready for a new working week. As always, I felt very refreshed and energized after every forest bath. Walk in the forest, breathe in the fresh air, sunbathe, have a healthy breakfast and coffee, meet and chat with close friends. I think I would look forward to nothing more to start a new week full of energy.
Thank you so much for taking the time to read my post. I hope you also find yourself a place to do and enjoy the forest bath. Wishing you a new week full of energy.
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I am very happy to see the natural panorama in the jungle of Vietnam. This shows how beautiful Vietnam is. Similar to Indonesia, in my country, nature is still very natural. Success always for you my friend. Regards.
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I heard a lot about the beauty of Indonesia too, hopefully I can go to visit your country one day. @new-spirit
Yes that's right. Indonesia is very beautiful because Indonesia is an archipelagic country. There are many beautiful islands and pristine forests here. May your dreams come true my friend. Regards.
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Oh my gosh! That's so amazing. Actually, it was my first time to hear the forest bathing. I thought it was literally bathing in the stream of forest.
To walk barefoot is really good and I think I would love to try it too. You have an amazing friends and they all looked good to me. Such healthy food as well.
I guess many people confuse about the concept too.
And yes, it's really good to walk barefoot, you should try.
Thank you very much for your visit and wish you a great week ahead. @dennnmarc
That was beautiful @dodovietnam and thanks for sharing. I have never heard it called “Forest Bathing” but I loved the term.
I live about a fifteen minute drive away from a pine forest in Cape Town, South Africa and enjoy doing the same.
Joining the earth barefoot and even holding the bark of the trees does so much for one one so many levels and connects & grounds you with the earth & nature. One feels it straight away.
In South Africa we have “traditional healers” that use this as part of their healing & grounding along with specific plants etc as opposed to modern chemical drugs.
Thanks again for sharing your experience and will definately reblog it :)
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I misunderstood for the first time I heard about the term "forest bathing" too.
And sure walking barefoot is really good, I did it and I really love it.
I'm looking forward to your post about forest bathing soon.
Wish you a great weed ahead!
Awesome and thanks a lot @dodovietnam.
I hope you have a great one too :)
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Beautiful forest! I could virtually feel the freshness of early morning air, the smell of the earth, and the warmth of sun rays as the sun rose. Walking bare-footed is a perfect therapy to stimulate your nerves. The photos are excellent with new fresh perspectives! Thank you for sharing!
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Those are all the things I I felt during the trip.
I'm happy that you like my photos.
Have a nice day!
What an incredibly uplifting and transforming experience! Just reading the process and seeing the photos you have shared almost transports me to "where you are". I love how there is a "journey to the destination". This makes it hit so much harder when you actually get there. Really amazing! I would simply love to do something like this. It must have the most wonderful healing power! I am blown away, WOW!
Thank you very much for your visit and lovely words @exploringella
I'm so happy that you like the post.
If you come to my place, I will be more than happy to take you there.
Have a nice day!
that would be such a treat! :)
Oh! I just know the term right now. Forest bath. So, everytime we are going to the forest to relax or unwind we are doing forest bath. Am i right?
Another thing i like is your vegetarian friend who is the owner of the house. His food is simple yet so healthy and he is using native materials. Your plate is a coconut shell and yes they are so unique.
Thanks for sharing it with us @dodovietnam.
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I'm happy that you like the post.
And yes I really like the food too.
WOW! Just WOW!
WOW thank you very much!
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I've read about and practiced forest bathing before and it's amazing how different you feel afterwards. I love forests and am especially fond of brooks that run through them, a very rewarding place to rest your mind and soul when you need a break from the chaos of normal day to day life!
It's great to hear that you practiced forest bathing before.
Yeah I really like it too.
And I'm lucky I can do that almost everyday here.
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Wow, what an experience you had! Lovely.....i must try one day....
I recently started walking bare foot and have to say it grounds you....keeps you connected with mother earth....i only do it i my back garden so i can imagine how nice must be walking through the forest.....
In relation to bare foot walking, this is great video for anyone, interested.... this video made me walking bare foot.....https://odysee.com/@HumanitysVault:a/The-Earthing-Movie---The-Remarkable-Science-of-Grounding:4
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