The IM-WALD-SEIN® Audio Guide | Forest · Health · Well-Being
Experience Forest Bathing and Shinrin Yoku
Want to experience Shinrin Yoku on your own – without a course or fixed schedule? The IM-WALD-SEIN® Audio Guide takes you step by step through your time in the forest, with carefully selected practices and guidance inspired by Shinrin Yoku, forest medicine and forest therapy. Use it whenever and wherever you like, at your own pace.
Forest Medicine | Why Forest Bathing Works
How the Forest Supports Your Health
A sense of ease and well-being. Moments of happiness. Feeling more connected to yourself and to nature. We notice many of these effects almost immediately. But what is actually going on beneath the surface?
Forest air contains bioactive plant compounds such as terpenes, which we take in as we breathe. At the same time, the sights, sounds, scents and slower pace of the forest can influence our stress response. The diagram brings these two pathways together.
This is where forest medicine becomes fascinating: Shinrin Yoku research explores how the forest environment and airborne plant compounds relate to stress hormones, natural killer cells and other immune processes. Studies have reported changes in stress markers and NK-cell activity after time spent in the forest.
Psychoneuroendocrinoimmunology – PNEI for short – helps us understand how closely our mind and body are connected. It looks at the interplay between psychological processes, the nervous system, hormones and the immune system. In other words, what we perceive and feel can trigger measurable responses in the body.
So the forest does not just feel good – our bodies respond too, including on a biochemical level. But as with so many things that support our health, regularity matters.
Returning to the forest regularly gives body and mind repeated opportunities to unwind, recharge and deepen our connection with nature.
Shinrin Yoku | A Wide Range of Health Effects
Being in the Forest Works!
Inner balance, resilience, restorative sleep – and that is only part of the picture. The range may surprise you: stress, sleep, mood, blood pressure, migraine, allergies, metabolic health, cardiovascular health, immune function – Shinrin Yoku research reaches into far more areas of health than most people expect. These fascinating findings may inspire you to experience Shinrin Yoku yourself.
Research Fields at a Glance
The IM-WALD-SEIN® Audio Guide | Your Companion for Forest Bathing
Press Play and Head into the Forest
The IM-WALD-SEIN® audio guide accompanies you step by step.
17 audio sessions for your personal Shinrin Yoku practice.
From arriving and settling in to sensory and awareness practices and a mindful close, you decide what feels right for you, how much time you have, and how you want to shape your time in the forest.
Download the audio guide straight to your smartphone and choose what fits your time and mood. Enjoy a short break or combine several audios for a longer forest bathing experience.
On your own, with a friend or in a group – every visit to the forest can be different. Turn an ordinary walk in the woods into your own guided Shinrin Yoku time.
Discover the original. Made for memorable moments in the forest.
Developed by forest health expert Dr. Melanie H. Adamek and mindfulness and relaxation trainer Anja Römer – grounded in science and shaped by practical experience.