How nature can replenish our mental resources, even when we're at our most stressed, writes SMTaylorauthor
A massive amount of research shows that contact with nature is therapeutic, leading to the term ecotherapy.Contact with nature is therapeutic because it has a meditative effect and because we feel an instinctive sense of "at-home-ness" in nature.At the moment, it’s ‘grading time’ at my university. The other day, I felt tired and dazed after reading about 15,000 words of students’ papers. My mind was so clouded that I felt that I couldn’t read another word.
When I got back home, I felt rejuvenated. My mind felt clear and fresh, and I was ready to carry on wading through my students’ papers.
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