Nature, another freebie healing tool, is so incredible and necessary, but yet, it's highly underrated when it comes to therapy. This may not be what your doctor orders, but you will make your body, mind, and soul very happy!
First, so many parents don’t let their kids out of the house and explore any more. I remember when I was a child I would go out in the early morning and not come back until it was pitch black outside. We played in the dirt, we played with rocks, we played in the trees, we were always outside in nature, and I remember my childhood being very fun, go figure. Although, given how our world has changed so much, it is understandable. I, myself, am guilty of hovering over my children and being very content with them being at home. Little did I realize how much damage I was doing at that time.
Second, the kids, themselves, don’t even want to leave the house to go play with their friends or go explore. They have become so addicted to video games, boys and girls alike. Allowing our children to continue this pattern can be very damaging in the long-run.
Last, many adults, too, have become home bound, maybe this was another negative effect of Covid, but whatever it is, we need to get out more. We are missing so many of the healing elements in nature by not getting out, that it is not that dramatic to say it could be killing us.
Here is a small list of what nature offers to us:
The sun (plus vitamin D)
Plants
Trees
Leaves
Flowers
Berries
The wind
Water/Lakes/Ponds
Fish
Fire
The soil
The sounds
The animals
The insects
Rocks/Stones
Every single bit of nature is healing when we pay attention!
Just planting your feet in the grass, in the dirt, in the sand, can be very grounding , as the Earth has major healing properties and affects on our bodies. There is also electricity that comes from the earth that is both healing and it recharges us. I think so many of us have become dangerously removed from nature, and now is the perfect time to reconnect!
Love you all!
~ Cyndy LouWho
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