Reflecting on the pandemic and reviewing your place in the
‘new norm’ post lockdown, can be scary.
The benefits of spending time outside and connecting with
Mother Nature are many. Surveys have described the benefits in relation to:
growth, health and wellbeing, cultural and emotional growth and attitudes.
A day retreat amongst nature is both beneficial to yourself
and the environment and can be used as an opportunity to learn about your role in
the world.
Many times we can we can get lost or over burdened the with life’s
responsibilities but when we are in nature, our minds become more open and
receptive to new ideas.
We can also use nature to teach us about life and our role
in it and how to live it. This is why we are so grateful for nature because of
its ability to help anyone in an emotional quandary.
The natural world provides us with a lot of opportunities.
We
can find where we are by looking at the emotions wheel and ask ourselves
whether we want to remain where we are, or change?
We think that if we are able to look at the emotions wheel
and see our emotions as they really exist, they will help us understand what
they mean.
We believe that we need to be more aware of our environment
and to be looking outside of ourselves and to give Mother Nature a chance to
help us heal and for us to contribute back to Nature.
Health and well being during the past 15 years has had a
growing body of research which does suggest that direct frequent experience of
being outside particularly in contact with nature produces positive mental and
emotional benefits for everyone.
There are times and places to be noisy or active or to be
quiet and reflective.
By doing conservation work outdoors, we learn about
relationships and develop communication skills that are effective along with
producing a feeling of well being and regaining our peace of mind.
RCT
