The closer we get to Nature,

the closer we get to our True Nature

~Donna Maltz

Happy Fall! 🍂 I just got back from North Carolina, where I was visiting family and friends and got to experience the magnificent onset of the changing season.

By now, you know that Nature therapy is my jam. I teach it and preach the benefits of connecting with our natural world. Nature is the ultimate healer. I am so excited to introduce you to our next guest speaker on A Dose of Positivity, Alex Strauss, who will share the healing journey that led her to be a Voice for Nature.

You know how good it feels to get out and relax in nature, right? It’s time from the stresses of everyday life, space, and clean air to breathe and take time for yourself. But did you also know there are scientifically proven health benefits to connecting with the natural world? It’s so beneficial that’s why they call it Nature therapy! Here’s how being in the great outdoors is great for you.

Nature reminds us to:

🌎 Nature reduces stress and anxiety

Being out in nature has a measurable effect on your stress levels. They go right down, also lowering your risk of anxiety and depression. Even if you live and work in high-rise glass and steel buildings, having a dose of the natural world can help lift your mood, cognitive function, and mental health. Whether it’s a walk in the park, a plant on your desk, or looking out of the window, any connection with Nature helps.

Connection with others in Nature is Healing

🌎 Connection with Nature is healing

Studies have shown that even seeing a natural landscape can help hospital patients recover faster.

It also helps your immune system function better. Scientists have found more than twenty pathways or connections between exposure to nature and improved health, protecting you from heart disease, depression, and diabetes.

Harvard Health Publishing says, "Under the right circumstances, 10 to 15 minutes of sun on the arms and legs a few times a week can generate nearly all the vitamin D we need."

What are the right circumstances? If you can, you want to expose at least 60% of your skin to sunshine for 15 minutes daily. If you can't expose that much skin, just spend more time in the sun. Ensure you protect yourself accordingly with sunglasses, light clothing to cover your skin, and a wide-brimmed hat if you stay out in the sun too long.

🌎 Nature changes your perceptions of the world.

Researchers have found that walking through a rural area changed the study participants' attitude toward their to-do list. They saw their tasks as more manageable than participants who walked through city streets.

People who exercise outdoors move faster, have a lowered perception of effort, enjoy exercise more, and are more likely to stick to their routine than people exercising in a gym.

The indoor air you breathe might not be the healthiest. Get outside and take a brisk walk or exercise with moderate intensity. This causes you to breathe deeply. That natural air clearing out your lungs can provide you with an energy boost. This practice also lowers blood pressure, improves circulation, and helps to change our perception of the world.

🌎 Nature is great for your mental health.

Remember how good it feels to be near the ocean, a river, or a waterfall? That's because the air near moving water contains negative ions that can act as natural anti-depressants. It's the same effect as the change in the air after a thunderstorm when the atmosphere is no longer oppressive but clear and fresh.

Many studies show that people living in green areas or who have access to green spaces in cities have significantly better mental well-being than those living off from Nature.

Just 15 minutes outdoors in Nature can drop your stress levels. Anxiety, depression, and severe mental health issues improve when you spend time outside. Even having an aquarium, houseplants, or a view of green space helps.

When your natural composition couples with Nature, many automatic and beautiful things begin to happen inside your body, one of them being improved brain function.

When you spend more time outdoors than inside, your creativity, concentration, focus, and mental clarity improve. Mother Nature's awesome benefit is so powerful that it has been studied as a treatment for children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

There are a lot of good reasons to spend more time outdoors. Your vision, lungs, and mental abilities improve. It's a great stress reliever; you can even create all the vitamin D you need. You might just find you're healthier and happier in several ways when you trade in your smartphone and computer for time spent outdoors. So what are you waiting for? Get your butt outside.😇

PS: 🌴 Help Save Mother Earth by purchasing my Nature Photography.

All proceeds go to preserve Nature 🍃🌿

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