Being in nature is a great way to receive everything that each breath has to offer, in its, pure, natural state. “Fresh air” differs from, in-door air, where all of the nutrients have been manufactured out to build a room to protect us from harsh elements.
“Hiking, swimming, cycling—just getting outdoors and moving have been shown to have dramatically beneficial health effects, but the nature prescription program also taps into a connection with wilderness as a means to provide an easy kind of self-care.” Scottish Doctors Are Now Issuing Presciptions to go Hiking -Justin Housman
Your body is a beautiful gift from nature and beyond. Every breath you take, is nature continuing to sustain that gift.
As you are breathing, “appreciate a passing cloud, plop down in the grass and make a daisy chain. ‘really look at a lichen.’ Stare out to the sea and watch for passing whales. On a brisk, windy and rainy day, stand still, close your eyes and let the wind rush past and ‘feel the exhilaration of wind and rain on your face.’ ” Scottish Doctors Are Now Issuing Presciptions to go Hiking -Justin Housman
Here is another conversation on the subject that I think is worth sharing.