Mark Ellison

Helped introduce the Japanese practice of Shinrin-yoku (森林浴) to the United States in 2012.

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Hanging out with with Amy Grant on her farm south of Nashville helping my friend Glenn Sweitzer start a forest and music therapy program for senior adults through his foundation Trails Please.

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@giglio_OG It just adds to an ever growing list of why I have lost most of my interest in college athletics. There was a time I never missed watching a game. I watched maybe two basketball games last year.

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@NCState @NCStateCHASS Congrats 🎉🎉!

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Jackson County in the idyllic western North Carolina mountains has become a top destination for forest bathing.

https://t.co/lwOYntylu0

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My friend and mentor Bob Brannon's impact will benefit Waynesville and Haywood County for generations. He cared about people and invested his life in making a difference.
https://t.co/fHu46i4EMo

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Apple CEO Tim Cook shares his No. 1 strategy for clearing his head: 'It's better than any other thing you could possibly do' https://t.co/3i3iXTNnPd

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The intoxicating beauty of spring hikes in the North Carolina mountains with nothing but the sound of a creek, birds, and the wind will forever warm my soul.

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@NC_Governor @NCState 🐺

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@joeovies People always show you who they are. He has shown who he is on multiple occasions now. Believe what you see. State should have believed what was very clear before hiring him. Integrity, honesty, class..words not used to describe him.

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An editor for Charlotte based QC Exclusive Magazine reached out recently wanting to do a feature on my walks and why I love guiding on the Pinnacle Park Forest Therapy Trail in Sylva.

https://t.co/YnA7jEohXu

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Two mornings of sunrises.☀️

Sunrises in western North Carolina are incredibly beautiful.

Scenes from Gooseberry Knob in Haywood County last week.

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Nicola Appleton, a UK based writer/editor for a number of international brands and Sleep Editor for Tom's Guide interviewed me recently for an article on forest bathing and the positive impact it has on sleep.

https://t.co/cSIQjAjl6r

#sleep

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@BarstoolPack I like them.

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The 2026 Highlands, NC Experience Guide is out and has a really nice feature on my walks. Come on up to the mountains y'all.

https://t.co/o0vyauf44B

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@CFBONFOX Does notre dame share bowl game revenue with the ACC like all the other institutions in the League?

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Guiding a forest bathing walk for a bachelorette weekend celebration in Cashiers, NC.

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@LupusBeowulf If that does not work, maybe even do it as preseason games like what we had in Greensboro this year. There would be a lot of interest.

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First snow of the season in WNC on the Plott Balsams.

#wnc

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It was an incredible afternoon for forest bathing at Dixon Woods in Highlands with the Highlands-Cashiers Land Trust.

#forest bathing #wnc

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Fall in western North Carolina is spectacular. A beautiful day in Shining Rock Wilderness.

#wnc #wilderness

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If you love hiking new trails as much as we do, Jason Frye's new book is a great resource. It includes detailed info about each hike, things you need to know and consider unique to each trail and wonderful photos.

It will be available starting 10/14.

https://t.co/ZPwRzeBOWu