In a way, it’s a bit of guided meditation. It makes us stop and be present in nature, instead of, ‘I got to get to the top of ...

Originating globally from a desire to avoid daytime heat and crowds, coupled with a surge in astro-tourism, the year saw the rise of noctourism. This trend’s vibe is the world after sunset! This means ...

Forest bathing emerged in Japan in the 1980s as a physiological and psychological exercise called shinrin-yoku, meaning “forest bathing” or “taking in the forest atmosphere.” Now this type of walking ...

Forest bathing might sound like a synonym for skinny-dipping. Instead, it’s spending time in a forested area (fully clothed) and soaking up the atmosphere — a metaphorical bathing of your senses in ...

As one Redditor recently put it: "Is showering more hygienic than bathing because you aren't sitting in a bunch of butthole ...

From river rinses to oil-and-strigil scrapes, ancient grooming mixed health, ritual, and social life into daily survival. in ...

“A deeply immersive experience” was the way Moksha Sachdev, a chartered accountant based in Delhi, India, described his first evening of star bathing. “I felt at one with nature as I tuned into the ...

I am a person who tends to shower daily—both for my psyche and for my fine hair that devolves into greasiness when not shampooed. Ditto my children, who get nebulously sticky during the course of a ...

Dr. Qing Li is the author of Forest Bathing: How Trees Can Help You Find Health and Happiness. We all know how good being in nature can make us feel. We have known it for centuries. The sounds of the ...

Dwayne Johnson has some pretty strong opinions about bathing, and he's not afraid to share them. The actor, 49, just joined a growing number of celebrities who are opening up about how often they ...

Jake Gyllenhaal is now clarifying comments he made about Hollywood's hygiene debate during an August interview with Vanity Fair Style + Beauty Assistant, PEOPLE Jake Gyllenhaal is setting the record ...