935 Nature's Therapy: How Being Near Water Eases Anxiety
The Anxiety Coaches Podcast
Gina Ryan
4.6 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2023
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Summary
In today's episode, Gina discusses the beneficial, healing properties of the perception of water. Water colors, water sounds and water environments are documented to have beneficial properties for mental health and well-being. Listen in for insight on how you can use the beneficial properties of having water in your environment, even if you don't live near any large bodies of water!
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Quote:
Water is sufficient…the spirit moves over water.
-Friedrich Nietzsche
Chapters0:00:24 Introduction and Benefits of Being Near Water
0:03:02 Advantages of Being Near Water for Mental Health
0:10:30 Accessible Ways to Incorporate Water into Daily Life
0:13:20 Introduction to Water Sounds for Relaxation and Stress Relief
0:14:18 Water Sounds as Sleep Aid and Focus Enhancer
0:16:42 Water Sounds for Meditation and Creative Activities
SummaryThe Anxiety Coaches Podcast delves into the benefits of water and the impact it can have on easing anxiety and improving mental health. In this episode, the hosts discuss the advantages of being near water, which includes inducing introspection, mindfulness, and relaxation. Furthermore, studies show that people who live near water experience lower risks of mental health problems and higher levels of general well-being. Therefore, it is essential to spend time near or listen to water for therapeutic benefits.
The podcast suggests that even if people cannot visit natural bodies of water, listening to or viewing water can produce similar benefits. Water sounds and videos can promote relaxation and stress relief, aid sleep, improve focus and productivity, mindfulness and meditation, and serve as ambient background noise. Incorporating water into daily routines can contribute to better mental health.
Additionally, the podcast recommends using visuals of serene natural settings or having physical paintings and photographs in the surroundings to reduce anxiety and provide a temporary mental retreat. The hosts suggest trying different kinds of water sounds and exploring various platforms or apps that offer water-themed relaxation or meditation content.
The episode concludes with a quote from Nietzsche and the host wishing good health to the listeners. Overall, the podcast emphasizes the importance of using water as a means to improve mental health while enjoying the beauty of nature.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Anxiety Coaches Podcast, a relaxing and informative show where we explore |
| 0:12.9 | anxiety, panic, and PTSD, sharing how you can overcome them for life. |
| 0:18.0 | Hello, how welcome back to the Anxiety Coaches Podcast. |
| 0:27.7 | I'm your host and coach Gina Ryan, and I am so happy to be with you again today as |
| 0:34.6 | together we can consider the many ways to bring your mind and body back to its natural |
| 0:41.5 | peace and calm. |
| 0:43.7 | In today's episode, I wanted to talk about nature's therapy and how being near water |
| 0:51.6 | can really help you to ease your anxiety. |
| 0:55.6 | It's summertime almost when I am recording this, and I really got thinking about the beauty |
| 1:04.3 | of nature and how we can get more of it in our lives because it is so soothing. |
| 1:11.7 | Often we think we have to go and do a big forest bathing and find a special place to go |
| 1:19.1 | or spending entire weekends or vacations in the wilderness, but the reality is we can |
| 1:27.2 | dip into, pardon the pun, more nature with water, and there is more water around you |
| 1:36.0 | than you can imagine, and it's accessible to everyone, so I wanted to do a little bit |
| 1:42.3 | of a deeper dive into how water could be helpful to us. |
| 1:47.2 | I mean, those puns are just coming out of nowhere, I swear. |
| 1:50.7 | Here we go. |
| 1:52.2 | One of the most effective and easily available strategies for mental health as I was doing |
| 1:58.7 | my digging came up is to be able to spend more time in nature. |
| 2:05.0 | We're always here looking for the ways that anybody can do, whether you're on medication |
| 2:12.5 | or not on medication, whether you've been diagnosed with a particular mental struggle |
| 2:18.9 | or you are just feeling like you are off or you are anxious or you are depressed or sad |
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