Social Distancing Strategies: Forest Therapy

Social distancing doesn't have to be painful. In fact, it can even be a therapeutic and restorative means of self-care if you carve out some time to get outdoors and take in some fresh, forest air. This week, while observing social distancing recommendations of our Public Health officials my family and I took a beautiful hike through Pinhey Forest Trails

a dog-friendly forested trail here in Ottawa.

Social Distancing with Forest Therapy: Neil Melanson, Osteopathic Manual Practitioner & Family

Learn more about the benefits of Forest Therapy (also known as Shinrin-yoku or Forest Bathing) some of the many names for the medicine of being in the forest.