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Kyoto Woods & Farms
is dedicated to reconnecting people with nature,
and themselves, through peaceful and reinvigorating experiences in places of beauty.
Health and Happiness
Both forest bathing and farm work have been medically proven to combat most of the physiological and psychological diseases created by modern lifestyles
Kyoto Woods & Farms is situated in the beautiful pastoral and forested region of South Eastern Kyoto prefecture.
About
Kyoto Woods & Farms is run by Keith Wesley Adams including his Shirindo (Way of the Woods) forest bathing experiences, and his
organic garden The Small Farm.
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for more details.
森林道
Shrinrindo
(The Way of the Woods)
Connect to Life
Restore your Health
and Happiness with
Shinrinyoku:
森林浴
forest bathing
TMT is an international Forest Bathing teacher training and guide
service with over 45 instructors in
19 countries world wide. Please
learn more about TMT at:
themindfultourist.net
Nothing without Nature
See the tours section to learn about the wide variety of custom tours and experiences available:
Forest bathing, camping, hiking, lessons.
About
森林浴 (shinrinyoku)
Forest Bathing:
Shinrinyoku or forest bathing is a term invented in Japan in the 1980s. It refers to the therapeutic effects of being in a forest. Since then a wealth of medical studies have proven the psychological and physiological benefits of spending time in the forest.
Forest bathing decreases
modern lifestyle diseases like:
Cardiovascular-heart disease
Cancer
Diabetes
Chronic Respiratory irritations
Cerebrovascualr - brain clots etc.
hypertension
anxiety and depression
Forest bathing increases
parasympathetic (rest and relax) nerve activity
immune system boosting neurotransmitters
natural anti-cancer cell proteins
anti-aging endocrine secretions of adiponectin
and general happiness and positive mood.
Even 2 hours a month can
increase your general well being for upto 30 days.
Forest Bathing Sessions
Sessions usually involve a walk and a meditative practice that helps the guest become more aware of their
surroundings, their senses, their reactions, and their own thoughts
and feelings.
The meditations involve breathing, sensory awareness and creative responses activities.
Session Guides are not:
Registered psychotherapists
nor Botanical experts.
They cannot promise healing or
miraculous awakenings.
They can
make your experience in the woods
safer, more enjoyable, enlightening and rewarding. They can help you increase your health and happiness
if you remain open to the experience.
About
The Small Farm
Organic Produce, Sustainable Traditional Methods,
Farm events, practical lessons
Minifundus vs.
the Latifundia
Contrary to myths propagated by large food corporations, industrial farming is not feeding humanity, it is finishing off civilization with extremely environmentally destructive practices. 60% of industrial crops are used for biofuels. According to both United Nations reports the History of World Agriculture small farms are feeding more people and in often sustainable ways.
The Small Farm aims to teach people that organic farming is easy, rewarding
and fun. Working with soil brings humans in touch with cytokines, molecules which inspired one medical journal to ask "is soil the new happy pill?"
Increase your health and happiness through farming.
Keith Wesley Adams
grows for his family, and sells his excess vegetables privately and through Slices restaurant in Osaka.
Keith has been growing organic vegetables in Japan for over 12 years. He has studied traditional methods both from local farmers and in his Masters degree on Environmental aspects of Roman Agriculture. He shares knowledge and experience with fellow farmers & students, and has written articles for Harrowsmith Magazine.
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