If we want to feel good on
our bodies on a day-to-day basis, spending time in nature is an absolute must.
Nature-time is a total game-changer if you have been feeling stuck, lost,
unhappy with your body and your life. It can be so grounding, soothing, relaxing
and it will somehow remind you that everything is okay.
Our bodies LOVE it too. Um, in case you forgot - we are nature. So when we spend time on the grass and in
the trees, our bodies feel like they are coming home. Think of the feeling of
dis-connection with your body through anxiety, sadness, heaviness as a feeling
of homesickness, your body actually is missing it's true home - nature.
Back in the day, we used to
live harmoniously with the rhythms of nature (wake when the sun wakes, sleep
when the sun sleeps) and the changing of the seasons (prepare food for the
winter, eat what is growing in the summer). We worked with the land and
cherished the ground under our feet
Today we are nature
surrounded by concrete buildings and floors, artificial lights, sirens, some of
us living 18 stories above the ground and spending most of our days at desks. We
have created quite an environment for ourselves and have essentially removed
ourselves from LIFE. No wonder so many of us feel life-less.
Touching the ground with our bare feet is crucial for us to feel
connected to who we are. Breathing in oxygen fresh from the trees revitalizes
not only our lungs but our awareness and our senses. The forest takes the
stress within and around us and transforms us back to the truth of who we are,
making us feel calm and alive.
We are meant to live alongside nature. Our bodies are happiest
and at home there. Our bodies are more willing to let go of extra weight, our
organs function more optimally, our crazy thoughts become, well, less crazy.
Wait, I’m sorry, what? Nature is boring?
Excuse me while I try not to cry. That statement just hurt me to the core. We are so used to instant
stimulation – big screen TV’s with elaborate murder scenes, clubs with music on
super blast, alcohol and drugs, junk food with manufactured flavours. Hmmm. I
get it. I can see where you are coming from and why you think nature might be
boring.
People. Listen. If we disconnect ourselves from who we primarily
are, we seek the thrill of life in other ways. Or numb ourselves from the deep
sense of dissatisfaction within. Ugh. I’ve been there. And without nature, I
don’t think I could have come back to life.
So I have put together a lil ditty here for you on how to connect back to nature. I cant promise instant satisfaction, although you
might. But I can promise a sense of peace and calm within yourself if you truly
take the time to connect back to what you are made of.
Ready? Click on this image below.
xoSus
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