Regenerating from Nature Deficit Disorder - May 21st, 2025

"Nature deficit disorder" is a term coined by Richard Louv to describe the growing disconnect between those who spend less time in nature and the associated consequences. The human cost of spending less time outdoors severely impacts our health.

Forest therapy blends the practice of wildcrafting with a profound connection to the living forest, uniting the healing abilities presented by the natural world with spiritual and environmental responsibility.

Forest therapy is the art of immersing yourself in nature to rejuvenate your mind, body, energy and to activate nature’s healing benefits. Yasei values that our health, sense of purpose, and overall well-being are directly related to the efforts we do to support the forest – the practice considers that we and the forest are “one” and that through this presence a genuine, harmonious energy balance that mutually enhances both the individual and the natural world exists. If we invest in the health and growth of the forest then the forest will invest in us. You can consider the medium of exchange being a “life-force”.