I In this excerpt from Change
Your Story of Your Health : Using Shamanic and Jungian Techniques for Healing , Dr . Greer writes about the healing powers of nature and how we can integrate its benefits into the new story of our health and wellness ….
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The Evidence for Nature ’ s Healing Powers
By Carl Greer , PhD , PsyD
I In this excerpt from Change
Your Story of Your Health : Using Shamanic and Jungian Techniques for Healing , Dr . Greer writes about the healing powers of nature and how we can integrate its benefits into the new story of our health and wellness ….
Many people have intuited that nature has healing powers , but now researchers are discovering more about how our bodies and minds benefit from our interactions with nature . When it comes to scientific and medical research , some of the positive effects of nature are measured by study participants ’ self-reporting . Others are measured by lower blood pressure or lower levels of stress hormones such as cortisol . Some studies look at brain activity changes , which
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