Are you taking a babymoon?
Until very recently, you couldn’t keep much of anything down. And pretty soon, your belly is going to get in the way of tying your shoelaces. This is the perfect time to take a babymoon. And since Canada has plenty of gorgeous options for you to choose from, you don’t have to go far.
Our Pick?
WINTER
Everyone knows that Banff is Canada’s winter playground. The Banff National Park in Alberta is home to hundreds of species of trees. Bundle up and give forest bathing a try in Banff!
What’s forest bathing, you say? Shinrin-yoku, its formal title, is a concept that Japan adopted in 1982 which has shown to significantly improve people’s health. Forest bathing, in its essence, means taking in the forest atmosphere, to bathe one’s mind and soul with the forest. It turns out that heading out to the woods can really make an impact on your health.
According to a variety of scientific studies, forest bathing can lower your blood pressure and pulse rate, reduce your cortisol levels (those nasty stress hormones), keep depression at bay, boost your energy levels, and kick your anger to the curb. So how long do you have to walk amid nature to reap the benefits? It turns out as little as 40 minutes of walking in a forest will result in improved mood and feelings of vigor.
Can’t Get Away?
Luckily for us we live in a country where we have an abundance of natural beauty in every province that you can reap the benefits of. Check out Parks Canada to see if there’s a park near you, pack up and go forest bathing! Better yet, let the whole family tag along!
SPRING
While British Columbia has always been pretty immune to harsh winters, it too comes more alive in the spring. And the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve in B.C. is no exception. Slip into your raincoat and give forest bathing a try in Canada’s only rainforest.
What’s forest bathing, you say? Shinrin-yoku, forest bathing’s formal title, is a concept that Japan adopted in 1982 which has shown to significantly improve people’s health. Forest bathing, in its essence, means taking in the forest atmosphere, to bathe one’s mind and soul with the forest. It turns out that heading out to the woods can really make an impact on your health.
According to a variety of scientific studies, forest bathing can lower your blood pressure and pulse rate, reduce your cortisol levels (those nasty stress hormones), keep depression at bay, boost your energy levels, and kick your anger to the curb. So how long do you have to walk amid nature to reap the benefits? It turns out as little as 40 minutes of walking in a forest will result in improved mood and feelings of vigor.
Can’t Get Away?
Luckily for us we live in a country where we have an abundance of natural beauty in every province that you can reap the benefits of. Check out Parks Canada to see if there’s a park near you, pack up and go forest bathing! Better yet, let the whole family tag along or join a Walk for Wildlife in your neck of the woods.
SUMMER
Head out east to Cape Breton for some delicious fresh air. There couldn’t be a more perfect place to give forest bathing a whirl than Cape Breton Highlands National Park, home to the sugar maple.
What’s forest bathing, you say? Shinrin-yoku, forest bathing’s formal title, is a concept that Japan adopted in 1982 which has shown to significantly improve people’s health. Forest bathing, in its essence, means taking in the forest atmosphere, to bathe one’s mind and soul with the forest. It turns out that heading out to the woods can really make an impact on your health.
According to a variety of scientific studies, forest bathing can lower your blood pressure and pulse rate, reduce your cortisol levels (those nasty stress hormones), keep depression at bay, boost your energy levels, and kick your anger to the curb. So how long do you have to walk amid nature to reap the benefits? It turns out as little as 40 minutes of walking in a forest will result in improved mood and feelings of vigor.
Can’t Get Away?
Luckily for us we live in a country where we have an abundance of natural beauty in every province that you can reap the benefits of. Check out Parks CanadaParks Canada to see if there’s a park near you, pack up and go forest bathing! If you’re lucky enough to have access to a cottage, head to the cottage to unwind!
AUTUMN
Watch the seasons change this autumn in Ontario’s oldest provincial park. With 34 native tree species to gaze at, Algonquin Provincial Park is surely the perfect park to give forest bathing a whirl in.
What’s forest bathing, you say? Shinrin-yoku, forest bathing’s formal title, is a concept that Japan adopted in 1982 which has shown to significantly improve people’s health. Forest bathing, in its essence, means taking in the forest atmosphere, to bathe one’s mind and soul with the forest. It turns out that heading out to the woods can really make an impact on your health.
According to a variety of scientific studies, forest bathing can lower your blood pressure and pulse rate, reduce your cortisol levels (those nasty stress hormones), keep depression at bay, boost your energy levels, and kick your anger to the curb. So how long do you have to walk amid nature to reap the benefits? It turns out as little as 40 minutes of walking in a forest will result in improved mood and feelings of vigor.
Can’t Get Away?
Luckily for us we live in a country where we have an abundance of natural beauty in every province that you can reap the benefits of. Check out Parks Canada to see if there’s a park near you, pack up and go forest bathing! Better yet, let the whole family tag along!
If you were a beaver, you would have delivered your baby by now!
The gestation period for beavers is 100 days. Females will kick the male from their lodge before the babies are born (he’ll temporarily take up house in an old lodge or burrow in the riverbank). In May or June, the female will give birth to a litter of kits (approximately three or four little ones) that weigh in at 450 grams. The kits are born ready for action – their teeth are already cut, they have fur on their bodies, they can see perfectly well and they can even swim! However, females keep their little ones close to home for at least a month before venturing out of the lodge.
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