The Role of Nature-Based Experiences in the Development and Maintenance of Wellness

Brymer, Eric; Cuddihy, Thomas F.; Sharma-Brymer, Vinathe

doi:10.1080/18377122.2010.9730328

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“…He suggested that the holistic self included physical, emotional, occupational, spiritual, intellectual, and social components. In a recent literature review, scholars provided empirical support for how nonhuman nature can affect all six elements included in Hettler's model (Brymer, Cuddihy, & Sharma‐Brymer, ). These authors concluded that nonhuman nature has many effects on holistic wellness, including restoration from mental fatigue, the prompting of deep reflection, opportunities for nurturing, and the restoring of inherent connections human beings have had with nature throughout their evolutionary history.…”

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Relationship Between Nature Relatedness and Holistic Wellness: An Exploratory Study

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Lewis

Myers

et al. 2014

J Humanistic Counseling

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Nature relatedness has been explored from interdisciplinary perspectives and found to be related to greater well-being. However, nature relatedness has not been incorporated into counselingbased holistic wellness models. This study of the relationship between nature relatedness and wellness provides implications for wellness theory, counseling practice, and research.   We can never have enough of nature. We must be refreshed by the sight of inexhaustible vigor, vast and titanic features, the sea-coast with its wrecks, the wilderness with its living and its decaying trees, the thunder-cloud, and the rain which lasts three weeks and produces freshets.- Thoreau, 1854, p. 222 in the past decade, there has been an increase in global media attention on the negative impact human beings have on natural environments (e.g., Gore, 2006). A wide range of scholars in various disciplines, including ecopsychology and parks and recreation, have argued that as humans continue industrializing and polluting the earth, they are not only harming the world but also hurting themselves (e.g., Kuo, 2010;Roszak, 1992). conversely, many interdisciplinary researchers have explored how exposure to natural environments, such as green spaces, can positively affect human wellness

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Section: Holistic Wellnessmentioning

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Relationship Between Nature Relatedness and Holistic Wellness: An Exploratory Study

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Lewis

Myers

et al. 2014

J Humanistic Counseling

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“…It may not be surprising that physical health can be greatly improved by spending time outdoors (e.g., Brymer, Cuddihy & Sharma-Brymer, 2010;Frumkin, 2001), while outdoor play has been found to encourage the healthy development of children's motor skills (Fjørtoft, 2001). Some evidence even suggests that playing in greenspace can help reduce symptoms of ADD in children (Taylor, Kuo & Sullivan, 2001).…”

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Considering the lack of nature-based positive psychology interventions (PPIs), the present study examined the effects of Rewild Your Life (RYL), an online intervention programme that challenges users to spend 30 minutes a day in nature for 30 days. Participants who completed RYL (n=35) showed significant increases in mood, well-being, mindfulness and meaning compared to the control group (n=27). The effect was stronger when participants spent at least 30 minutes in nature, and meaning and mindfulness were affected only in "wilderness" but not urban "greenspace" (e.g., parks). Findings emphasise the importance of access to natural spaces, especially considering that people are spending increasing amounts of time indoors and disconnecting from nature, and the importance of increasing access to greenspace is discussed.

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“…Research from a wide range of disciplines indicates that nature-based experiences facilitate positive health and wellbeing outcomes (Brymer, Cuddihy, & Sharma-Brymer, 2010 Sugiyama & Thompson, 2008;van den Berg, 2005). In particular, nature-based experiences boost mental health and psychological wellbeing (Roderer & Cervinka, 2012;Bowler, Buyung-Ali, Knight & Pullin, 2010) beyond benefits that physical activity alone would provide (Mitchell, 2013).…”

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The relationship between nature relatedness and anxiety

2014

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This study investigated the relationship between anxiety and feelings of being connected to nature. Two standardised self-report scales, the Nature Relatedness Scale (NRS) and the State Trait Inventory for Cognitive and Somatic Anxiety (STICSA) were used in tandem with a qualitative question. Quantitative results indicated that connection to nature was significantly related to lower levels of overall, state cognitive and trait cognitive anxiety.Qualitative results revealed seven themes; relaxation, time out, enjoyment, connection, expanse, sensory engagement and a healthy perspective. Taken together these results suggest that opportunities which enhance experiences of being connected to nature may reduce unhelpful anxiety.

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The Role of Nature-Based Experiences in the Development and Maintenance of Wellness

Cited by 138 publications

References 66 publications

Relationship Between Nature Relatedness and Holistic Wellness: An Exploratory Study

Relationship Between Nature Relatedness and Holistic Wellness: An Exploratory Study

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