YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO
TAKE CARE OF OUR AINA, OUR LAND
NOT JUST FOR THE UPKEEPING OF
ITS NATURAL BEAUTY BUT FOR OUR
MENTAL HEALTH.
I GOT A CHANCE TO TALK WITH
FOREST BATHING AND I TALKED
ABOUT HOW WE CAN ALL GO FOR A
NATURE HIKE.
FOREST BATHING IS THE NEWEST AND
LATEST THING THAT EVERYONE IS
JUMPING ON TO AND.
ALL OF THE MILLENNIALS ARE
TALKING ABOUT IT.
HERE TO EXPLAIN WHAT FOREST
BATHING IS AND TALKING ABOUT A
FUN VIRTUAL EVENT THAT ALL OF
YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS
WEEKEND IS PHYLLIS LOOK, FOUNDER
OF FOREST BATHING HAWAI'I.
PHYLLIS, GOOD MORNING.
GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.
THIS IS OUR SECOND TIME ON
"LIVING 808."
I REALLY ENJOYED MY LAST TIME
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS
ONE TOO.
YES, JOHN IS GREAT.
TELL EVERYBODY A LITTLE ABOUT
WHAT'S THE INSPIRATION BEHIND
IT?
PERFECT.
FOREST BANGING HAWAI'I OFFERS AN
INNOVATIVE HEALTH SOLUTION FOR
PEOPLE AND THE ENVIRONMENT
BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY AND
I FOUNDED THIS COMPANY ABOUT TWO
YEARS AGO AFTER I COMPLETED MY
TRAINING AND GOT MY
CERTIFICATION FROM THE
ASSOCIATION OF NATURE AND FOREST
THERAPY GUIDES AND PROGRAMS.
I'M THE FIRST CERTIFIED FOREST
THERAPY GUIDE IN HAWAI'I.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT
TO HOW FOREST THERAPY CAN BE
BENEFICIAL TO YOU ARE HEALTH AND
WELL-BEING.
YEAH.
LET ME TELL YOU THE STORY OF
FOREST BATHING.
FOREST BATHING WAS INSPIRED BY A
PRACTICE THAT CAME OUT OF JAPAN
AND IT TRANSLATES LITERALLY TO
FOREST BATHING.
THE BENEFITS OF TAKING A SLOW
WALK IN NATURE STARTED THERE IN
THE FORESTS OF JAPAN BUT HAVE
CONTINUED NOW FOR THE LAST 30
YEARS AROUND THE WORLD, AND WHAT
ALL OF THESE FOREST THERAPY
SCIENTISTS ARE SHOWING IS THAT
IT HAS ALL OF THESE POSITIVE
OUTCOMES FOR US, NUMEROUS ONES
INCLUDING CARDIOVASCULAR
BENEFITS, LOWERING YOUR BLOOD
BENEFITS, INCREASED FOCUS,
BETTER ATTENTION AS WELL AS MORE
CLARITY, LESS RELATIVE HUMIDITY RUMINATION.
BEFORE COVID YOU ACTUALLY
HOSTED A WALK WHERE EVERYBODY
COULD GO THROUGH AND BE IN
NATURE TOGETHER BUT
UNFORTUNATELY BECAUSE EVERYONE
ORDER, YOU OFFER VIRTUAL WALKS.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT
MORE ABOUT OUR VIRTUAL WALKS AND
WHAT OUR VIEWERS CAN EXPECT?
WE PIVOTED AND EXPERIMENTED
WITH THIS IDEA OF A VIRTUAL WALK
AND WE FOUND IT'S JUST AS
EFFECTIVE.
SO THIS IS THE WAY THAT IT
WORKS.
THE GUIDE, MYSELF, I WOULD BE
ALONE IN AN OUTDOOR SETTING AND
BROADCASTING OVER ZOOM.
THE PARTICIPANTS ARE IN THEIR
OWN SAFE AND FAMILIAR OUTDOOR
SPACE, WHETHER THAT'S A PARK,
YOUR BACKYARD, A GARDEN,
ANYPLACE WHERE YOU CAN JUST GET
OUTSIDE BUT THE KEY IS YOU CAN
ALSO DO IT INDOORS.
WHAT I WOULD BE DOING OVER THE
COURSE OF THE 75 MINUTE SESSION
IS I WOULD BE OFFERING A SERIES
OF INVITATIONS TO HELP YOU FIND
YOUR OWN UNIQUE INMATE
CONNECTION BACK TO NATURE, THAT
FEELING YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT
OF THE ENDORPHINS BEING LATESTED
AND BEING RE-- LIFTED AND BEING
REFRESHED AND RESTED.
YOU WOULD BE SEEING THE FOREST
ON YOUR SCREEN AND SHARING WITH
THE OTHER PA PARTICIPANTS WHO
SOMETIMES ARE CALLING IN FROM
ALL OVER THE WORLD.
IT'S SOMETIMES LIKE CREATING
THESE POEMS THAT WE'VE ALL MADE
TOGETHER.
SO THAT'S THE FOREST THERAPY
EXPERIENCE NOW.
AND I CHARGE A MINIMAL AMOUNT
FOR IT, FOR THAT 75 MINUTES, AND
I ALSO INVITE PARTICIPANTS TO
PAY IT FORWARD SO* THAT TOGETHER
WE CAN SPONSOR FREE WALKS FOR
HEALTH CARE AND ESSENTIAL
WORKERS.
I'VE HAD QUITE A FEW NURSES AND
DOCTORS AND PHARMACISTS AND
COUNSELORS TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
THESE COMPLIMENTARY WALKS THAT
WE ALL TOGETHER AT THE COMMUNITY
HAS HELPED PAY FOR.
NOW IF ANY OF OUR VIEWERS
WANTED TO SIGN UP FOR THE
VIRTUAL WALKS FOR THIS, WHERE
CAN THEY GO?
SURE.
THEY CAN FIND MY SCHEDULE OF
WALKS ON MY WEBSITE AN THAT'S
FORESTBATHINGHI.COM.
AND THEY CAN ALSO FOLLOW ME ON
SOCIAL MEDIA.
THAT'S FACEBOOK FORESTBATHINGHI
OR INSTAGRAM FORESTBATHING.HI.
PHYLLIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL BACKGROUND
AND WHAT A BEAUTIFUL WAY TO
IMMERSE FROM THE BEAUTIES OF
HAWAI'I FROM OUR HOME.
HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE THE NEAR
FUTURE IN AN ACTUAL WALK.
SHE'S SO GREAT.
PROBABLY YOUR BIGGEST FAN.
SHE KEPT RAVING ABOUT YOU BEFORE
WE STARTED FILMING.
HIM REAL QUICK.
YOU SHOULD HAVE.
I WOULD HAVE JUMPED OUT.
I KNOW SHE'S VERY PASSIONATE
ABOUT WHAT SHE DOES.
LIKE I SAID, WE'VE HAD A LITTLE
BIT OF A THEME GOING ON WITH
NATURE AND ANIMALS AND MENTAL
HEALTH WITH FITNESS AND NOW THE
BATHING IN NATURE AND I JUST
LOVE IT SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR BRINGING THAT TO US, MIKEY.
SHE'S AWESOME.
COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK
WE'RE GOING TO WRAP THINGS UP