Return to Nature: The New Science of How Natural Landscapes Restore Us [Hardcover]

Discover the new science and ancient wisdom on why nature makes us healthier and happier in body and soul from the co-author ofThe Spirit Almanacand mindbodygreens Senior Sustainability Editor.

For centuries, we have known that getting outside is good for us. Yet we have become increasingly disconnected from the earth that nourishes us, with most of us spending 87% of our days indoors. In response, writer and environmentalist Emma Loewe demonstrates the power of nature therapy and its healing properties in a guidebook organized by eight landscapes. In each chapter, you'll find research-backed ways for connecting with nature, exploring each landscape, and protecting it in the future, so that it can be healthy and nurturing for generations to come. Drawing off modern science and the principles of environmental psychology, she uncovers:

• Why being by the ocean makes you measurably happier
• How living near greenery helps you lives longer
• The staggering, illuminating statistic that forests can make you more relaxed within 90 seconds of walking among trees.

Alongside beautiful four-color illustrations that inspire us all to get outside in big and small ways, this stunning bookmore urgent than everwill appeal to anyone looking to connect with the world around them, whether in their neighborhood park or on a backpacking getaway.

The ultimate map for mindfulness in Mother Earth. Proof that the outdoors can help to heal us. -Emma Mildon, bestselling author of The Soul Searcher's Handbook and Evolution of Goddess

Reading RETURN TO NATURE is an antidote to burnout and a gentle invitation to expansive possibilities for awe, restoration, and gratitude right outside your front door. This gorgeously illustrated, beautifully written book invites you on an immersive journey through eight landscapes, combining fascinating insights into how nature restores our minds with accessible rituals to lƒÊ