Forest bathing, in Japanese Shinrin Yoku, means consciously lingering among trees with all your senses. No sport, no performance. You walk slowly, pause, smell, touch, listen. Studies show that even such a stay lowers stress hormones and restores attention.
Tropical air and stillness. Forest bathing under dense greenery and a glass roof. We immerse you in a vegetation that is otherwise not reachable in Berlin. Under glass grow palms, ferns and lianas, along with warm, humid air and the sound of water. Guided perception exercises lead you through the houses, away from quick looking, toward feeling. In the historic greenhouses the greenery reaches up under the domes. A place that also sustains you in winter, when outside the trees are bare and resting.
You need no prior knowledge. Only time and the willingness to let yourself into a different pace.
The Botanischer Garten Berlin is committed to health promotion in nature.