Nature, Health, Wellness, and Wellbeing | Page 7

Sanatorium | Healing in a Natural Environment
Sanatoria were specialized treatment centers for a range of (long-term) ailments or for recovery (i.e. convalescence) from an illness, depression, bur [ ... ]

Gardening in Nature and its Health Benefits
The activity of gardening — officially part of the Horticulture practice — is about growing and cultivating plants in a garden or orchard [ ... ]

What Is Sweat Therapy? | Techniques, Practices, and Health Benefits
Intense sweating therapies and other activities that promote sweating have been practiced for centuries in many civilizations and in a variety of coun [ ... ]

Pachamama – The Earth Mother Goddess
The term Pachamama refers to a supreme Goddess of the indigenous peoples of the Andes and the Amazon. She’s also known as Earth Mother, Mother Earth [ ... ]

Nature and the Sound of Silence
In our contemporary societies, experiencing silence has become a kind of luxury. In fact, the majority of the world population lives in urban areas &# [ ... ]

Swimming in Nature | Health Benefits
Swimming, which is typically performed in water, belongs to the most popular recreational activities, but it can also be exercised as a sport, job, fi [ ... ]

Dogs and the Dog Owner’s Delight
Let me first start by saying that I love dogs. And also cats, by the way — well, the truth is I love all types of animals, okay, maybe except fo [ ... ]

Sea Air and Seawater | Health Benefits
It’s often said that spending time at the seaside, or even actually living there, is good for your health. The beneficial properties are attribu [ ... ]

The Joys of Hiking and its Benefits
In the dictionary, hiking is described as “the activity of going for long walks, especially in the country or woods.” I think that sounds [ ... ]

La Palma – The Wild West Waste of Water
I don’t know very much about agriculture, but on La Palma (one of the Canary Islands) it’s a trait one can’t oversee. The abundance of fruit-bea [ ... ]