Impact of Nature on our Physical and Mental Wellness


With the increasing rates of depression and stress-related chronic diseases, human beings are continuously suffering from many serious physical and mental irregularities. There’s an urgency everywhere to find ways for eliminating physiological health problems and cut costs on medical treatments.

Can nature help? Research findings suggest that nature and natural environment have the potential to heal mental stress and physical disabilities faster than any other medication. Time spent outdoor in a a private retreat house, North Carolina can have a calming, rejuvenating impact on our physical and mental wellbeing.

Effect of Nature on Us

An access to natural ecosystem can reduce our stress level, which in turn impacts our bodies. What you are seeing, hearing, experiencing at any moment is changing not only your mood, but how your nervous, endocrine, and immune systems are working. The stress of an unpleasant environment can cause you feel anxious, sad or helpless. This in turn results to higher blood pressures, increased heart rate, muscles tension and a defoliated immune system.

The main reason behind is; we are actually a part of nature. Our body shows positive response towards greenery, secluded environment and tenderness, the Mother Nature brings to us. Nature helps in multiple ways. Here are some major benefits of nature in improvement of physical and mental wellness of human beings.

It heals:

People of all ages and abilities enjoy higher levels of health and well-being when they have nature nearby in parks, gardens, greenways, naturalized schoolyards and playgrounds, and natural landscaping around homes and workplaces. Nature has been related to lower levels of mortality and illness, higher levels of outdoor physical activity, restoration from stress, a greater sense of well-being, and greater social capital.

It soothes:

Nature has an amazing soothing capacity; it soothes your mind and soul from any kind of pain. Nature is indeed the best medicine; because, natural settings that once favored the physical survival of the species and are still providing health benefits through processes such as attention restoration and psycho-physiological stress recovery. The inherent healing properties of nature recover human body from any type of pain and anxiety.

It restores:

Being surrounded by nature boosts physical and mental energy.  Walking through the outdoors amid the trees, fresh air, breezes and birdsong of retreat house North Carolina helps us slow down and bring our bodies and minds back into rhythm. In other words, it increases vitality and strengthened the immunity of the body.

It develops creativity:

many people noticed a growth and improvement in their creative skills after walking spending times in outdoor settings. Researches confirm that walking in outdoor of retreat house North Carolina helps to boost inspiration and inventiveness. Because, being out in nature allows the mind to wander or daydream a bit, which is linked to increased creativity.

It connects:

Nature builds your sense of unity and brotherhood. People spending some time in green setting have reported knowing more people, having strong feelings of togetherness, being more concerned with helping and supporting others and greater sense of community feelings. Living in a natural environment fills the mind with empathy and love, whereas living in urban set up increases more risk of fear and anxiety and stress. Thus nature inspires feelings that connect us to each other and our environment.

Communing with nature is good for the soul. We can all enjoy the above mentioned benefits by spending some quality time in a green and secluded environment.  Holidaying in private retreat house North Carolina could be an amazing option. It will immerse you in the beauty and majesty of The Blue Ridge Mountains for private rest and relaxation, solitary spiritual practice, or a group retreat at ChakraSamvara Retreat Center.

If you find it interesting, then a private retreat like Wheel of Bliss Retreat Center is best place to hide.

At Wheel of Bliss Retreat Center, vacationers or retreaters can live and enjoy a peaceful environment near the world’s oldest mountains. It welcomes people from all age groups and is dedicated to provide the best help from trained consultants.