Hey, do you feel that you’re constantly under pressure like you’ve been given the world to carry? Overdue tasks accumulating, notification alerts sounded, and your head overloading like a hamster? You’re not alone. But here’s the secret cure that’s been around forever: nature. Yes imagination, it might just mean stepping outside and getting some air, for your weary brain. Now, let’s get into how you too can get that stress-filled brain of yours healed by spending time outside in nature or even just a park (with the help of a little science).

Nature: The Ultimate Therapist

Recall the last time ever you took a walk in the park or even just sat under a tree without something to do. Were you fresher, after the above treatments? That’s not just in your head. Gosh, even the most overworked of our brains find the needed relief in the created chaos that nature possesses. They still describe it as a state of attention restoration. In other words, when your head is spinning due to too much work or hours of staring at a screen, nature gives you that much-needed boost to get back on track.

But why does it work? In fact, as this study finds, people are predisposed to having a positive reaction to natural environments. But it has a name biophilia, which means humans’ instinctive bond with nature. From an evolutionarily point of view that is very reasonable. Our preceding generations inhabited in and are inclined to rely on nature, which is why the green areas make us feel comfortable.

What Science Says

To the extent, modern studies do a lot to support this conclusion on a large scale. One study indicates that even a single twenty-minute walk through the countryside has a pretty dramatic effect on cortisol, the stress hormone that is responsible for our quickening pulse and frayed tempers.

Even cooler? Nature doesn’t judge. You don’t have to meditate for hours, offered at proper time, or according to some ideal methodology. Being able to stroll around a park, listen to the sounds of birds or sleeping listening to the clouds in the sky helps in attacking anxiety, bringing about joy or contributing towards generating new ideas and hence be creative.

Even architectural marvels such as Tokyo and London have adopted shinrin-yoku or forest bathing to help still the minds of their citizenry.

How Nature Does Its Magic

Greenery Soothes the Eyes: Gazing at screens for hours causes eye and brain tiredness. Looking at vegetation soothes the ocular muscles and, to the best of human understanding, does the same to the brain also.

Fresh Air, Fresh Thoughts: To breathe fresh and availability of oxygen in the natural environment is really helpful for the body as well as the brain. It’s like inhaling pure calm.

Sounds of Serenity: The sound of the leaves blowing let alone the sound of a stream is similar to a lullaby to the brain where all the noises are filtered out.

Including More Nature to One’s Life

And honestly, you don’t even have to map out a huge hike to achieve some of these perks (though if you can, that’s fantastic!). Start small:

Grab your coffee to-go.

Bring some living tree plants at your office or work place.

Whenever possible, take a green way to work by walking to the place.

I have to travel and spend more hours on the weekends visiting the parks or any close natural reserves.

Final Thoughts

Nature is the best therapist: he doesn’t give bills by hours, he doesn’t question you, and he never rushes you. Therefore, next time you feel life is getting too much to handle, avoid scrolling through all the bad news and just go out! Believe me, sometimes a spoonful of green is all that the mind needs in order to give it that refresh button.

Why don’t we try it out, that way we can and some of the best remedies bear with simplicity!