New Advances on Wellness Therapies Using Integrated Health Focusing on Nature
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Amber Vermeesch, Associate Professor of Nursing (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide you, the reader, with an overview of newadvancements in wellness therapies using integrative health focusing on nature. Nature isinherently variable, and as such, we the editors do not ascribe to a single definition of nature.Experiencing the health benefits of nature is not limited to long immersions in remote naturepreserves. Ongoing research highlights the benefits of even short exposure to green and blue areas.Whether looking out an office window at a single tree or on a long mindfulness retreat in a remoteforest, there lies the potential to improve our mental and physical health. Depending on where youlive, your proximity to water, elevation, the equator, etc., will all change the objective appearanceand experience of nature. Moreover, how you perceive nature as an individual is subjective basedupon your own bio-psycho-social experience with and within nature—which is why you will findvariable definitions and applications of nature.
New Advances on Wellness Therapies Using Integrated Health Focusing on Nature
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Additional Information
- Publication
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 10313
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
- Keywords
- wellness therapy, health benefits of nature