Immersing yourself in the forests

As a Japanese woman living in Bavaria, Miki Sakamoto misses the cherry blossoms. Only when she goes into the forest does she feel completely calm. She breathes in the healing aromas and absorbs impressions with all her senses. Over the decades, she has developed her special art of forest walking.

Miki Sakamoto combines the teachings of Shinrin-yoku (“forest bathing”) with Buddhism and minute observations of nature writing. In invigorating and poetic descriptions, she instructs us how to lead a life in tune with nature, thereby boosting our mental and physical health.