Feeling At Peace, Day 6 The Art of Nature Therapy
Daily Meditation Podcast
Mary Meckley
4.1 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 1 July 2022
⏱️ 11 minutes
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Summary
Recapture your sense of inner freedom.
This week, we launch into a meditation series designed to help you connect with the natural world. You'll explore the ancient art of Japanese Forest Bathing. Immerse yourself in the healing powers of nature. In this week's series, you'll discover how nature becomes therapy.
This is day 6 of a 7-day meditation series, The Art of Forest Bathing, episodes 2684-2690.
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All meditations are created by Mary Meckley and are her original content. Please request permission to use any of Mary's content by sending an email to Mary@sipandom.com.Let go of repetitive negative thoughts.
This week, you are invited to take part in an emotional healing journey. You'll be guided through 7-steps to heal your emotions. It's all too common to conceal your reactions to stressors in life and to neglect your emotions. This week, you'll be guided to honor your emotional state.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Episode 2600 and 89 of the Daily Meditation Podcast. |
| 0:08.1 | I'm Mary Mechley and I welcome you to Day 6 of the series we're exploring this week. |
| 0:15.7 | This week we are exploring the theme of the art of nature therapy or what is otherwise known as forest bathing. |
| 0:27.8 | This is a practice that's popular in Japan where you spend time in nature, especially among tall green trees. |
| 0:37.8 | You inhale what is referred to as fight and sides. |
| 0:41.8 | This is what plants emit and as you inhale and exhale these fight and sides you are helping to reduce your stress hormones. |
| 0:53.8 | This can help reduce depression and it also helps to boost your immunity and your feel good hormones. |
| 1:03.8 | This is a week for you to immerse yourself in nature. |
| 1:08.8 | You might not have the chance to go outside and spend time outdoors but you might simply sit in stillness, |
| 1:19.8 | visualizing yourself in a favorite natural surrounding or look at beautiful paintings of landscapes or photos of landscapes. |
| 1:33.8 | When you do this you receive similar benefits as spending time out in nature. |
| 1:41.8 | So make sure that you take advantage of a natural experience whether you're indoors or outdoors. |
| 1:52.8 | I'm going to guide you today in a meditation flow. |
| 1:58.8 | This is where you layer together the different meditation techniques you've explored all week long. |
| 2:05.8 | So you'll be guided in a peace flow. |
| 2:10.8 | I also want to invite you to subscribe to the podcast. |
| 2:14.8 | I share a daily meditation with you so that you can become more consistent as you meditate. |
| 2:23.8 | Consistency is the key to realizing the beautiful benefits of meditation. |
| 2:29.8 | I also really appreciate your reviews and ratings of the podcast. |
| 2:35.8 | Those mean a lot to me and I love hearing how your meditation ritual is working out. |
| 2:41.8 | Thank you to those who have shared a rating and review. |
| 2:46.8 | So as you get ready to settle yourself down to meditate, I want to share with you an important aspect of nature therapy. |
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