Research is increasingly showing that a restorative for what I’m calling the shi system is time spent in the woods, particularly in children, for whom exposure to nature seems to mitigate the impact of ADHD (or, as Richard Louv calls it, “Nature Deficit Disorder”).33 By the same token, why wouldn’t leisurely, contemplative exposure to a coniferous forest with its edifying successions over time help to stretch out our time perception?
