Let’s cultivate a sense of calm and vitality and strengthen our inner resources with somatic forest bathing. Shinrin-yoku, or Forest bathing, originated in Japan in the early 1980s as a response to rising stress and burnout in urban populations. My aim in guiding you today is to introduce you to the forest itself and to teach you a simple somatic resourcing technique that you may use anytime to relax and to help you stay embodied when uncomfortable thoughts or feelings arise.