Why the Forest?
"No one ever said on his death bed:
I wished I had spent more time in the office."
So, we invite you to get out and experience nature, it's good for you!
Read about all the health beneifts below. Remember when you
were
young? We aim to get you in that frame of mind again, like a child, to
develope your skills in a exploritory, fun, creative and
exciting way.
A walk through the forest will empower you and
highten your focus on:
- attentiveness to
detail
- connection to your inner
voice of reason
- enhancing your natural
instincts and intuition
The
healing power of trees:
Trees are tremendously powerful plants.
Not only can they absorb carbon dioxide and transform it into oxygen,
but they can also absorb negative forces and transform them into good
energy. Trees strongly root with the earth and the more rooted the
tree is, the higher it can extend to heaven. Trees stand very still,
absorbing the earths energy and the universal force.
"In the forest, you breathe in a cocktail of biological
active substances that strengthen your immune system to such a degree
that it
is now being studied by the international cancer research
institutions.”
Clemens G. Arvay, Biologist
& Author, The Healing Code of
Nature
RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) Scotland has recently launched its partnership with NHS Shetland for
“Nature Prescriptions”
The benefits of contact with nature can include improvements in mental
health as well as physical.
forest events; here is your prescription for
nature!
Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing)
Nature therapy in the forest is practiced in Japan to decrease
undue stress and to prevent burnout. National Geographic article
Japanese “Forest Bathing” Is the Anxiety Reliever
You Need Right Now, interview with Dr. Qing Li,
President of the Society of Forest Medicine, Japan.
By Lily
Crossley-Baxter
Shinrin-Yoku
(Forest Bathing) and Nature Therapy: A State-of-the-Art Review, in the
International Journal of
Environment Research
and Public Health.
Waldbaden mit Sonja Grossenbach,
Konolfingen, Bern, Switzerland .
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