HEALTH BENEFITS BEING IN NATURE

Spending time in nature has a huge range of potential benefits to our health, body and mind and wellbeing, such as:
• increasing your happiness and improving your mood
• it can help reduce stress, anxiety, anger and mild depression
• for people who have SAD ‘Seasonal affective disorder’ having that natural light helps, particularly in the winter months.
• improving your self-esteem, confidence, and satisfaction with life
• breathing in fresh air, as apposed to recirculated indoor air
• encouraging you to be active, i.e. walking, running, gardening
• patience, noticing how plants grow at their own pace, you cannot hurry nature
• boosting relaxation
• life is constantly changing outdoors, nature is forever transforming
• reduce loneliness
• encouraging you to learn new skills, with some research suggesting it may even make you smarter!
• Helping you to feel more connected to nature, yourself, and other people
Why not come on one of the free Mindfulness in Nature 8 week courses.
Helsby - Community Centre, Mondays
Frodsham - Castle Park Arts Centre, Thursdays
Contact Bob on 07507 013283
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