Dr. Brannick Riggs - Adu natura în casa ta (baia de pădure)

<<0>> over the last year i've been studying

<<2>> meditation

<<3>> and begun my daily practice of this

<<6>> during my study i came across a concept

<<9>> that again resonated with me

<<11>> to the point that i really dug into the

<<13>> research

<<14>> it is the concept of shinrin yoku in

<<17>> japanese

<<18>> or forest bathing the concept started

<<21>> with the forestry department in japan

<<23>> making a hypothesis

<<25>> that people are healthier if they spend

<<27>> time in the forest

<<29>> as it turns out there is a significant

<<32>> body of evidence supporting this

<<34>> spending time in a forest lowers our

<<36>> serum cortisol

<<38>> lowers blood pressure lowers heart rate

<<40>> and boosts

<<41>> a specific type of immune cell

<<44>> it changes our physiology in as little

<<46>> as one

<<47>> short hike lasting less than two hours

<<51>> as soon as i read it i reflected on the

<<53>> many hours i've spent in the back

<<55>> country

<<55>> of the beautiful mountains of the

<<57>> western united states

<<59>> places such as yellowstone the grand

<<61>> tetons

<<62>> zions national park and the grand canyon

<<65>> i've hiked along in the rain forests of

<<68>> the western edge of vancouver island in

<<70>> british columbia

<<71>> i've hiked the hills and valleys of

<<73>> southern germany

<<74>> no matter the country i've felt at peace

<<78>> whole healed when i have spent time

<<81>> among the stately trees of the forest

<<84>> now why do i feel this way what causes

<<86>> us to feel more connected and grounded

<<89>> when we spend time in nature it has to

<<93>> do with a chemical called

<<94>> phyton sides phyton sides are molecules

<<98>> that come from the plants of the forest

<<100>> these are molecules you may be familiar

<<102>> with such as alpha and beta pinene

<<105>> borneo acetate and limonene one of the

<<108>> trees found in the forests of northern

<<110>> united states

<<111>> and across canada is black spruce

<<114>> this oil has a woody refreshing scent

<<117>> its chemistry is largely borneo acetate

<<120>> but also has alpha pinene in significant

<<122>> amounts

<<124>> this oil helps us be in the forest when

<<126>> we just can't make it

<<128>> to the forest it is grounding and

<<130>> promotes a feeling of

<<132>> calmness and relaxation it soothes

<<135>> irritations

<<136>> leaving a refreshing sensation i diffuse

<<139>> this oil several times a week if the

<<142>> forest

<<143>> just just did not make it on my schedule

<<145>> this week

<<147>> it brings nature to me in times that i

<<150>> cannot make it to her

<<152>> it helps me deal with the stressors that

<<154>> are affecting all of us right now

<<156>> so practice a little shinrin yoku for

<<158>> yourself sometime

<<160>> and when you can't open up your bottle

<<162>> of wax

<<163>> black spruce to take your mind and soul

<<166>> away to stand amongst those giant trees

<<169>> of the forest