In the article “Why We Must Reconnect With Nature “ the author, Cho, reviews how nature’s experiences has been a topic of discussion for hundreds of years, and “Now we are seeing changes in the brain and changes in the body that suggest we are physically and mentally more healthy when we are interacting with nature.” (Cho) Nowadays society spends more time doing activities indoors, and the findings have proven that nature improves our brain and spending time in nature leads to happier, healthier, and more creative experiences in life. Research shows the positive correlations between health and intelligence.
The renown biologist, E.O. Wilson stated how people have a hard wired affinity to nature, called Biophilia. It showed that “children …show more content…
In one experiment, participants were asked to walk in either a forest or urban settings, with different lengths of time and difficulties of walks. Their heart rate variability, heart rate, and blood pressure measured and were asked to fill questionnaires about their moods, stress levels, and other psychological measures. The results proved that the ones who walked in the forest had much lower heart rates and higher heart rate variability which indicates less stress. They also found them to be in better moods and less anxiety than the urban setting walkers. Nature has a beneficial effect on stress, which affects one's body. What you see, hear and experience at any moment is changing not only your mood, but how your nervous, endocrine, and immune systems are working. An unpleasant environment can cause one to feel anxious, sad, or helpless. This causes an elevation of blood pressure, heart rate, and muscle tension and suppresses the immune system., whereas a pleasing environment reverses these effects. (How Does Nature Impact Our Wellbeing)
The founder of the original Burning Man, Larry Harvey, wrote Ten Principles in 2004 as guidelines for the Burning man communities created worldwide. These “principles were not designed to guide how people should act, but to reflect the culture and ethos of the community as they have evolved organically since the birth of the first event.” (Midburn Ten Principles). These aspects help participants achieve their dreams, set goals, working hard, and having a good sense of self by their efforts to create this event through the
The renown biologist, E.O. Wilson stated how people have a hard wired affinity to nature, called Biophilia. It showed that “children …show more content…
In one experiment, participants were asked to walk in either a forest or urban settings, with different lengths of time and difficulties of walks. Their heart rate variability, heart rate, and blood pressure measured and were asked to fill questionnaires about their moods, stress levels, and other psychological measures. The results proved that the ones who walked in the forest had much lower heart rates and higher heart rate variability which indicates less stress. They also found them to be in better moods and less anxiety than the urban setting walkers. Nature has a beneficial effect on stress, which affects one's body. What you see, hear and experience at any moment is changing not only your mood, but how your nervous, endocrine, and immune systems are working. An unpleasant environment can cause one to feel anxious, sad, or helpless. This causes an elevation of blood pressure, heart rate, and muscle tension and suppresses the immune system., whereas a pleasing environment reverses these effects. (How Does Nature Impact Our Wellbeing)
The founder of the original Burning Man, Larry Harvey, wrote Ten Principles in 2004 as guidelines for the Burning man communities created worldwide. These “principles were not designed to guide how people should act, but to reflect the culture and ethos of the community as they have evolved organically since the birth of the first event.” (Midburn Ten Principles). These aspects help participants achieve their dreams, set goals, working hard, and having a good sense of self by their efforts to create this event through the