Watch blooming flowers interact with fire, ice, and ink in this gorgeous time-lapse by Thomas Blanchard. Set to a dramatic score, the vibrant beauty of the blooms is highlighted as they transition through the four “seasons” represented by each element.
Thursday, December 30, 2021
See the Stunning Beauty of Flowers Exposed to Fire, Ice, and Ink | Short Film Showcase
Watch blooming flowers interact with fire, ice, and ink in this gorgeous time-lapse by Thomas Blanchard. Set to a dramatic score, the vibrant beauty of the blooms is highlighted as they transition through the four “seasons” represented by each element.
Monday, December 27, 2021
Ten Reasons Why We Need More Contact with Nature
 |
| Heron Island on the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Photograph: Graeme Robertson |
By:Richard Louv
It improves your memory, helps you recuperate and even makes your sense of smell more acute. So turn off your computer and get outside
• The more high-tech our lives become, the more nature we need
We have a human right to a meaningful connection to nature, and we have the responsibilities that come with that right. Many people today support the notion that every person, especially every young person, has a right to access the internet. How much more should every person have a right to access the natural world, because that connection is part of our humanity?
• Humans are hard-wired to love – and need – exposure to the natural world
Researchers have found that regardless of culture people gravitate to images of nature, especially the savannah. Our inborn affiliation for nature may explain why we prefer to live in houses with particular views of the natural world.
• We suffer when we withdraw from nature
Australian professor Glenn Albrecht, director of the Institute of Sustainability and Technology Policy at Murdoch University, has coined the term solastalgia. He combined the Latin word solacium (comfort — as in solace) and the Greek root – algia (pain) to form solastalgia, which he defines as “the pain experienced when there is recognition that the place where one resides and that one loves is under immediate assault.”
• Nature brings our senses alive
Scientists recently found that humans have the ability to track by scent alone. Some humans rival bats in echolocation or biosonar abilities. Military studies show that some soldiers in war zones see nuances others miss, and can spot hidden bombs; by and large, these individuals tend to be rural or inner city soldiers, who grew up more conscious of their surroundings.
• Individuals and businesses can become nature smart
Spending more time outdoors nurtures our “nature neurons” and our natural creativity. For example, at the University of Michigan, researchers demonstrated that, after just an hour interacting with nature, memory performance and attention spans improved by 20%. In workplaces designed with nature in mind, employees are more productive and take less sick time.
• Nature Heals
Pennsylvania researchers found that patients in rooms with tree views had shorter hospitalizations, less need for pain medications and fewer negative comments in the nurses’ notes, compared to patients with views of brick.
• Nature can reduce depression and improve psychological wellbeing
Researchers in Sweden have found joggers who exercise in a natural green setting feel more restored and less anxious, angry, or depressed than people who burn the same amount of calories jogging in a built urban setting.
• Nature builds community bonds
Levels of neurochemicals and hormones associated with social bonding are elevated during animal-human interactions. Researchers at the University of Rochester report that exposure to the natural environment leads people to nurture close relationships with fellow human beings, value community, and to be more generous with money.
• Nature bonds families and friends
New ways are emerging to make that bond, such as family nature clubs, through which multiple families go hiking, gardening or engage in other outdoor activities together. In the UK, families are forming “green gyms” to bring people of all ages together to do green exercise.
• The future is at stake
The natural world’s benefits to our cognition and health will be irrelevant if we continue to destroy the nature around us, but that destruction is assured without a human reconnection to nature.
Article Source: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/feb/13/10-reasons-why-we-need-more-contact-with-nature
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Monday, December 20, 2021
How to Relax Your Mind | Stress Management
One of the ways to know that you are stressed is when your mind is not focused when your mind is stuck in a negative feedback loop of trying to figure out the same problem over and over again without coming to any resolution. One of the first things to do when you become unfocused like that is to stop focusing, stop what you're doing, walk away, leave your task.
Friday, December 17, 2021
Still Searching for the Perfect Gift? Spa Day Gift Certificates are Available!
The value of quiet time, reflection and tranquility is priceless. In the season of giving, offering an exceptional gift of pampering and rejuvenation in our healing environment is a very thoughtful gift.
Tuesday, December 14, 2021
Holiday Recipe - Eggnog Bundt Cake
Eggnog Bundt Cake
Cake:
1 (15.25 ounce) package yellow cake mix
1 ¼ cups light eggnog
⅓ cup rum
⅓ cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
Icing:
1 cup powdered sugar
2 tablespoons light eggnog, or more as needed
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
DIRECTIONS
Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a fluted tube pan (such as Bundt®).
Step 2
Mix cake mix, eggnog, rum, oil, eggs, vanilla extract, and nutmeg together in a bowl until blended; batter will be thick.
Step 3
Spread batter into the prepared pan.
Step 4
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
Step 5
Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 15 minutes; loosen and invert onto a plate to continue cooling.
Step 6
Combine powdered sugar, eggnog, and nutmeg in a bowl until smooth. Drizzle icing over the top of the cooled cake.
Recipe Source: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/277044/eggnog-bundt-cake/
Saturday, December 11, 2021
December 2021 Birthday Specials!
|
|
|
Wednesday, December 8, 2021
December Specials!
Giving the gift of serenity is an important health modality for
relaxation, pampering, rejuvenation --- Priceless!!
|
|
|
Thursday, December 2, 2021
Holiday Shopping Made Easy – a Gift of Serenity!
The value of quiet time, reflection and tranquility is priceless. In the season of giving, offering an exceptional gift of pampering and rejuvenation in our healing environment is a very thoughtful gift.
December 2021 Birthday Specials!
|
|
|
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)