Peace Ranch's 2021 Second Quarter Newsletter
Nature's Healing Power
The headline of a Feb. 2021 Wall Street Journal article read: “For Better Health During the Pandemic, Is Two Hours Outdoors the New 10,000 Steps?” The article goes on to say that “the benefits of nature have been clear to scientists for some time but the pandemic has made the matter more urgent.” Being in nature is “strongly linked to lower blood pressure, heart rate and stress hormones, and decreased anxiety depression, and fatigue." Nature Deficit Disorder - a newer diagnosis especially in children is based on the belief that spending less time outdoors results in a wide range of developmental and behavioral issues. Though it has not yet made its way into mainline psychology, organizations like United Way of NW Michigan have made this growing concern a priority.
Peace Ranch harnesses an evidence based therapy model using an experiential approach in a natural environment. Once again we find ourselves at the leading edge of current thought and mental health practice and honored to serve.
“I go to Nature to be soothed and healed, and to have my senses put in order.”