Think Less, Feel More: India's First Forest Healing Centre In Ranikhet

Uttarakhand Forest Department's research wing has developed India's first forest healing centre in popular hill station Ranikhet. Based on the Japanese technique of ‘shinrin-yoku’ or forest bathing and ancient Indian traditions, the 13-acre healing centre offers forest walking, tree-hugging, forest meditation and sky gazing. The Chief Conservator of Forest (Research), Sanjiv Chaturvedi has summarized the centre's essence as, "Be silent, go slow, think less and feel more."