John Hawthorne - Catharsis among the trees

 

Assigned Reading #4

               The sensations described in American Camino brought about by exerting oneself while immersed in nature are nothing short of catharsis. I’ve experienced the feeling of all senses absorbing the sounds of nature, the wind weaving between a rusting canopy, life teeming in the undergrowth, vision drenched in vivid greens and browns, taste and smell immersed in clean air. These senses feel at home, the body releases forgotten tension. I suppose this is forest-bathing.  

               12/6

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