If you ask almost anyone what they want out of life, the first thing they would probably say is to live it well. Usually, this involves a desire for good health and a certain level of contentment – an ability to weather the storms. And perhaps a desire for community, a connection with those around us.

Can you believe that we can find all of those things in nature?

1 – Nature Heals

Time spent outdoors in nature is time spent investing in your health. Not only because it promotes getting some fresh air and exercise like we were raised to believe, but because it’s genuinely good for us. Green spaces reduce stress. Our immune system gets a boost, and the exposure to various chemicals found in plants is beneficial. Continue reading →

Feeling kind of hopeless about getting back to nature because you feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day for it to do any good?

Take heart! While there’s a definite benefit to spending the weekend camping in the Poconos, you really can get the positive benefits from spending as little as three minutes outside.

Read on for some tips for how to get back to nature, without having to pack everything up and move to a cabin in the mountains to do it.

If you only have 3 – 5 minutes, try these things: Continue reading →