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LIVING LOCAL
Vol. 140, No. 52
Section B
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
OUTDOOR ADVENTURES WITH MARY GRIFFIN
An Occidental Forest Bath
Hygge, Sophrology, Logom,
and Niksom. Sound like a list
of German reindeer? They are
actually all European methods
of de-stressing. With mindful
ness apps selling like hotcakes,
Americans are seemingly up
for buying anything that re
duces anxiety and helps them
sleep. Europeans, though, have
decided to just get cozy, do
nothing, daydream and become
purposefully unproductive. I
think they get away with it by
putting fancy names on simple
living. I ha veto give it to them,
though. “Sorry I can’t come,
I’m practicing Niksom” sounds
constructive and intellectual.
“I know you’re feeding the
homeless, but I’m currently
enjoying the ninth season of
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ just sounds,
well, lazy.
I contemplate the European
trends and dismiss them. I want
to relax, to be the hippy dippy
cool chick with essential oils,
but my genes are decidedly
Type A. I decide to go Eastern.
A culture that contemplates
“what is the sound of one hand
clapping” is surely the best at
mind control.
The Japanese practice of
shinrin-yoku sounds easy: you
stroll through woods (no power
walking allowed) and observe
nature with all of your senses.
The Japanese call the custom
forest bathing. Forest bathing,
the simple act of spending down
time in the woods, was first
medically prescribed in Japan
in the 1980’s to counteract nega
tive effects (anxiety, insomnia)
of the tech boom, which coin
cided with a loss of green space
for city dwellers. Sounds to me
like the similar effects of isolat
ing for Covid-19.
I decide to enlist friends to go
with me and find myself answer
ing the following questions:
Can my friend send her
daughter in her place? (No)
Am I going to do this naked?
(No)
How about we eat Mexican
instead? (No)
It’s too hot, can we wait until
it cools off (No)
It’s too cold, can we wait until
it warms up (No)
I’m starting to wonder how
salesmen cope. I lick my emo
tional wounds and take a stroll
down Waynesboro’s Greenway
on my own. If I were in Japan
or even in Atlanta, I could hire
a guide. In Waynesboro, I’m
left to my own devices. I take
my phone (cheating, obviously,
but I’m notorious for getting
lost) and begin what must be
an occidental Forest Bath. I’m
American: I can’t help but wear
my workout clothes. I go to
Greenway fairly often but usu
ally at a jog. With exercise off of
the table, I slow down mentally.
I see a deer watching me, and I
flush out a great blue heron. It’s
amazing how many small birds
are singing at sunrise. I force
myself to pay attention rather
than worrying about work. I
stop and notice the trees and
shrubs around me, and I crunch
and smell leaves. I stare at the
sky and watch clouds. And I
find that a forest bath is just
what I need.
In the words of Rachel Car-
son, those who contemplate the
beauty of the earth find reserves
of strength that will endure as
long as life lasts."
FCA HOBY
Faith Christian Academy soph
omores Ben Ford and Gabri-
elle Bartholomew have been
selected as ambassadors for
the Hugh O’Brien Youth Lead
ership Summer Seminar. First
National Bank of Waynesboro
is also sponsoring one of these
students.
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