We are a part of nature and nature is part of us

For the first time in history we live divorced from nature. We reside in huge cities, spending most of our time under artificial lighting. We keep unnatural daily rhythms, and spend hours each day immobile in front of television and computer screens. Not surprisingly, we now suffer from new disorders with picturesque names such as nature-deficit disorder, digital fog, technostress, and techno-brain burnout.

Fortunately spending time in natural settings is healing and restorative. If you start spending more time in nature, you’ll likely feel better emotionally and spiritually, and also function better intellectually and socially.Being in nature is healing. For example, natural settings can reduce symptoms of stress, depression, and attention deficit disorder. Likewise, patients in hospital rooms that overlook natural settings suffer less pain after surgery, require less pain medication, and leave hospital sooner.