跨域自然:森林療癒

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課程概述

森林療癒是一種預防文明病、改善心情以及促進身心康復的方法,透過利用森林環境來達成身心療癒與促進健康的目標。本課程以個人健康為重點,教導如何從自然中獲得健康,利用森林環境遊憩活動,促進人類健康與福祉。本課程教授如何透過五感體驗森林環境,舒緩生活壓力,改善生理與心理狀態,達到療癒的效用。實務體驗親近森林,森林散步增進個人生理與心理健康,促進社區文化及生態環境發展。本課程亦將安排戶外課程,使學生親自體驗森林療癒活動,瞭解森林環境的療癒效果。

Forest therapy is a method aimed at preventing civilization diseases, improving mood, and promoting physical and mental well-being by utilizing the forest environment. This course focuses on individual health, teaching how to attain wellness from nature through recreational activities in forest environments, thus promoting human health and well-being. The curriculum instructs on experiencing the forest environment through the five senses to alleviate life stress, improve physiological and psychological states, and achieve healing benefits. Practical experiences of immersing oneself in the forest, such as forest walks, enhance individual physical and mental health and contribute to the development of community culture and ecological environments. Outdoor sessions will also be arranged in this course to allow students firsthand experience of forest therapy activities and understand the healing effects of forest environments.

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本課程將介紹森林療癒的歷史、理論基礎、功效與方法。森林療癒對人體生理與心理的影響,運用科學方法的檢測,實證醫學的角度,評估生理、心理、環境等量化療癒效果指標。學習開發森林資源應用於遊樂與保健,親近大自然,喚醒人的五覺,維持強健體魄,景觀中恢復專注力及良好情緒。教導森林療癒嚮導能力、步行方式、活動安全與救護技術。介紹森林療癒活動類型、活動企劃、基地特點與系統規劃。本課程亦安排戶外課程,使學生親自體驗森林浴活動,瞭解森林的療癒效果。

This course will introduce the history, theoretical foundations, benefits, and methods of forest therapy. It will explore the physiological and psychological impacts of forest therapy on the human body, using scientific methods to measure and evaluate healing effects from medical perspectives, considering physiological, psychological, and environmental indicators. Students will learn to harness forest resources for recreation and health, fostering a closer connection to nature, awakening the five senses, maintaining physical fitness, and restoring concentration and positive emotions in natural landscapes. The course will instruct on forest therapy guiding skills, walking techniques, activity safety, and first aid. It will cover various types of forest therapy activities, activity planning, site characteristics, and systematic planning. Outdoor sessions will be arranged for students to personally experience forest bathing activities and understand the healing effects of forests.