We know it intuitively -- time in a garden, by the water, or on a welcoming trail just feels good!
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Now, scientific research is providing compelling evidence for the benefits of nature and forest therapy. This kind of slow, meditative time in nature is needed in our over-scheduled, on-the-go culture. It's also helpful for people who have health issues and have had to slow down. It doesn't have to be a workout to be beneficial, and people of many fitness levels can participate.
Scientific studies show that nature and forest time can:
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"These past few weeks I've had many balls in the air. Your forest walk was just what I needed.
I'm surprised by how calm and de-stressed I am. It really did help to re-charge me. It's the nature element I need to ground myself -- meditation and other 'tools' alone aren't enough." - Lana D. |
A Forest Therapy practice can also support individual and community health and global health by:
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- Enhancing creativity and innovation;
- Improving mood and decreasing “rumination” (the pattern of repetitively spinning thoughts and worries);
- Deepening connection to intuition;
- Strengthening a sense of connection and relationship with other people, and with the "more-than-human" world;
- Increasing teamwork and pro-social action;
- Bridging the separation between humans and the rest of nature.
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Disclaimer
This disclaimer applies to all information on this site, and to all services, products and courses offered. No service, course, or product offered by Forest Therapy Ottawa is intended, in any way to be a substitute or replacement for licensed medical care. In addition, the information and techniques on this site do not constitute medical advice.
Always seek medical advice from a qualified doctor or practitioner in the case of serious illness. Forest Therapy Ottawa & its owner will not act as a therapist or counsellor and does not diagnose, treat, or provide cures for any medical condition.
This disclaimer applies to all information on this site, and to all services, products and courses offered. No service, course, or product offered by Forest Therapy Ottawa is intended, in any way to be a substitute or replacement for licensed medical care. In addition, the information and techniques on this site do not constitute medical advice.
Always seek medical advice from a qualified doctor or practitioner in the case of serious illness. Forest Therapy Ottawa & its owner will not act as a therapist or counsellor and does not diagnose, treat, or provide cures for any medical condition.