Connecting with Nature

Today, I'm going to be talking about nature connection. I believe very strongly that nature heals and spending time in nature inherently makes us feel better physically and mentally and spiritually. So in this episode, we're just going to do a deeper dive into why I think many of us know instinctively that nature is good for us. Here are the highlights: (02:04) Nature impacts our health (03:59) Children who participated in activities outside had better vision than kids who spent more time indoors (05:01) Nature improves your psychological well-being (05:48) being outdoors reduces the stress hormone cortisol (08:34) Here are some ways you can bring nature connection back into your life Connect with Claire: To find out more about the Creatrix Journey go to: https://creatrixjourney.com/ Six week online course in creative writing: https://creatrixjourney.com/online-course-in-creative-writing/ To download our free creative writing guide: https://creatrixjourney.com/free-writing-guide/ Instagram: @thecreatrixjourney Facebook: The Creatrix Journey Meet the host: Claire Winter is a journalist, ICF accredited coach, Nordic Walking instructor, speaker, and podcaster who loves being out in nature. She is passionate about sharing the healing medicine of walking and writing with people. She wants to make an impact helping women to connect back to nature, ignite their creativity and share their stories and light with the world. She is on a mission to build a movement of women around the world who create the time and space to walk, write, journal, and create. Studying Social Anthropology as her first degree Claire has always been fascinated by ritual and ceremony to mark important moments in life. Now a regular columnist for the Female CEO magazine, she started her career at ITN and has worked in radio, TV, online and in print. Claire truly believes you can walk your way to happiness. She is a dedicated Earl Grey tea drinker and often spends her weekends going on long walks or paddle boarding with her family, friends and dog Leo.