"Healing Workplace Harassment and Stress in the Forest"

The Korea Forest Welfare Institute is operating the ‘Mind Soothing Forest Camp’ as part of the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) to support psychological recovery for office workers.

According to the Forest Welfare Institute on the 19th, the camp is designed for all workers, including emotional laborers, firefighters managing burnout from disaster response, and teachers affected by violations of educational authority. It is conducted over 1 night and 2 days or 2 nights and 3 days. Participation is possible for groups of 20 or more.

Participants of the "Maeum Bodeum Forest Camp" are engaging in forest meditation activities. The camp was recently held at the National Forest Healing Center located in Yeongju-si, Gyeongbu. Provided by Korea Forest Welfare Promotion Institute

The camp was planned to address workplace bullying, high turnover rates, and communication issues between the MZ generation and older generations, which have recently become social issues, with the aim of fostering a healthy workplace culture.

The main programs include ‘Healthy Nuri Forest,’ which helps restore positive psychology through forest healing by measuring self-resilience and stress/autonomic nervous system balance (HRV); ‘Forest TALK,’ which aids stress relief through blind communication in the forest; and ‘Crystal Singing Bowl Meditation,’ which soothes the mind and body with the sound waves and vibrations of singing bowls.

The Forest Welfare Institute also presented results from resilience psychological tests conducted on previous program participants, showing a 37% improvement in resilience scores from before participation (6.7/10) to after (9.4/10).

The Institute explained that this result indicates that the camp helps participants recover mentally and physically, assisting their return to daily life while ultimately raising productivity within organizations.

For details on how to participate in the camp and other information, refer to the notices posted on the Soopirang website.

Director Kwon Young-rok of the National Forest Healing Center stated, “We will strive to relieve workplace stress and help find emotional stability through forest healing based on psychological tests and measurements,” adding, “The Forest Welfare Institute plans to continuously discover and expand ‘customized forest healing camps’ to address and support social issues.”

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