Shinrin-yoku, or forest bathing, adapts to city parks with guided sensory walks—no hiking required. Apps like AllTrails pinpoint pocket forests; 20 minutes lowers blood pressure per Japanese research. Corporate wellness programs now fund lunchtime sessions.
Benefits: reduced ADHD symptoms in kids, creativity spikes in adults. Accessibility via public transit; sensory cues (leaf rustle, soil scent) mimic deep woods. Challenges: pollution—choose green zones.
Solo or group, leave phones in pockets. Urban forest bathing proves nature’s medicine fits between meetings, healing minds in concrete jungles.