The science and Benefits of Nature
Following are conversations on the healing power of nature, explaining the science and benefits of being out in nature. Any of these may inspire you to spend more time out in nature and make it take a larger role in what you do day to day. As Dacher Keltner would suggest, once a week, go for an Awe Walk.
Awe and Wonder, Why Your Brain Needs It
Connection Between Nature and Gratitude with Oprah and Louie Schwartzberg
Eckhart Tolle with Oprah on Awakening to Nature's Beauty
Giota Vorgia on Nature’s Calming Speaking Through Her Paintings
Karen Bass: Unseen footage, untamed nature
Louie Schwartzberg: Nature, Beauty. Gratitude
Nature Is Our Greatest Spiritual Teacher with Oprah and Louie Schwartzberg
Videos in Nature
If there are times that you cannot get out in nature yourself, here are some videos to virtually immerse you in nature. There are several that are a compilation of many scenes in nature blended together and then combined with audio that can be sound healing music or just uplifting to hear as you take in the scenery.
Moonrise Over Carmel with Soundtrack Debussy
The Sea Land and Sky, A Celebration of Nature
Special Websites For You
Here are a collection of websites that are each special chapters that are related to the healing power of nature. Each have stories to tell that illustrate the healing power of nature. Enjoy taking a look...
Please visit my site that takes an immersive look into the natural ways that are at play every day in what we can do. The subjects include what is always available to us, and just refining how much attentiion we give to the power within us to live as healthy as possible. Highlighted are conversations on breathing, sleep, hydration, mind and spirit, nutrition, and exercise. I wish you greater wellness in what you find here.
Calm is a very soothing app that has an array of calming tools including sleep improvement, reducing stress or anxiety, and improving focus. Much of what they have centers around the sights and sounds of nature.
Colors In Motion is an innovative program bringing calming scenes for a meditative experience, interweaving nature into their moving abstract forms.
Habitat Horticulture brings nature to the urban environment with living walls of plant life, either for exterior or interior building walls. Their work is amazing and transforms spaces for a calming experience bringing the calming effect of plant life to your space. A wonderful introduction to founder David Brenner is a video on the home page showcasing the SF MOMA Museum and Sales Force Tower.
Imagery To Life is a collection of scenes of nature and life around us together with inspiring quotes to bring a sense of awe and wonder to readers as images here can be brought to life with the wizardry of technology. Brought to you by Tim Blake and his photographic and videography work at Tim Blake Imagery. It is particularly intended for health challenged kids or the young at heart who cannot get out and experience nature and life around us.
Sometic Ecotherapy is brought to you by Wendy Figone, who is all about the healing power of nature. Among other restorative practices, she is well versed in forest bathing and provides retreat opportunities. She has a number of certifications attained during her 20 years of experience in the healing arts and is an excellent resource in this space.
Soundings is the home for Dean and Dudley recording and distribution of award winning relaxing music and videos. Dean and Dudley are amazing music artists in their own right, and they also have music like Tom Barabas, whose soundtracks Tim has used his videography work at TimBlakeImagery. Their music at Soundings fits so well with scenes in nature in its soothing effects.
Tim has posted here many scenes of nature, and includes video work with soundtracks that virtually take you to a healing environment in nature. Tim encourages people to get out in nature, and this work can help to transport you to a healing environment through the imagery he captures for you.