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Play Outside: The Healing Power of Nature

October 24, 2020 by Your Emotional Sherpa®

Play Outside: The Healing Power of Nature

Posted by: Your Emotional Sherpa®, October 24, 2020

This month, we look to nature to find joy, solace, solutions, comfort, and more. Our team of therapists reviewed and chose a wonderful collection of resources investigating and reporting on the benefits of accessing nature daily. Just getting outside and moving your body to clear your mind elevates our mood.

  1. How Nature Impacts Our Wellbeing – The University of Minnesota outlines some great methods in which nature heals, soothes, restores, connects us. How can being in nature reduce stress? Read the full article here.
  2. Bouldering Psychotherapy – Nature can help us escape the daily grind through many outlets. This article discusses how climbing and bouldering can force you to live in the moment and focus only on your task/activity. It proves to be very cathartic and beneficial in treating depression. Read the full article here.
  3. Atlanta Connects Outdoors – Thrive Outside Atlanta works to build and strengthen networks focused on providing children and families with repeat and reinforcing experiences in the outdoors. Their new initiative, “Sensory with Soils,” provides youth a learning opportunity from merely playing in the dirt. Read the full article here.

Check out this publication about how nature heals our souls in Science of Forest Therapy.

Reboot, Reset and Restore in the great outdoors.  Spending time in nature helps us reframe and recalibrate our waypoints. 

Follow the journey of the Emotional Sherpa® in our blogs for more insight into how moving your body in nature clears your mind.

A classic quote for the legendary trailblazer, Chief Seattle, “take only photos and leave only footsteps.” 

Peace and continued good health as you seek solace outside in your communities. Happy trails!


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