{"id":31055,"date":"2025-10-31T23:59:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T23:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/?page_id=31055"},"modified":"2025-10-31T23:59:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T23:59:03","slug":"nature-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/nature-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Nature Therapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_2016942785\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1113\" height=\"547\" src=\"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/19\/2025\/10\/Screenshot-2025-10-31-at-4.50.59-PM.png\" class=\"bg attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"ux-shape-divider ux-shape-divider--bottom ux-shape-divider--style-waves-opacity\">\n\t\t<svg viewBox=\"0 0 1000 300\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\">\n    <path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" d=\"M0 300L-1 69.71C216 57 299.47 198.86 403 226C506 253 577 196 660 197C740 198 790.09 234.07 874 267C935.23 291 982 282.61 1000 277.61V300H0Z\"\/>\n    <path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.5\" d=\"M1 265.094L0 50.5C217 37.79 300.47 186.36 404 213.5C507 240.5 578 196.5 661 197.5C741 198.5 787.59 239.57 871.5 272.5C932.73 296.5 980.5 284.5 998.5 279.5V298.5L1 265.094Z\"\/>\n    <path class=\"ux-shape-fill\" opacity=\"0.15\" d=\"M0.999878 244.094L-0.00012207 27C217 14.29 300.47 173.86 404 201C507 228 578 196 661 197C741 198 787.59 243.07 871.5 276C932.73 300 980.5 284.5 998.5 279.5V299L0.999878 244.094Z\"\/>\n<\/svg>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_2016942785 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n  min-height: 400px;\n}\n#section_2016942785 .ux-shape-divider--bottom svg {\n  height: 150px;\n  --divider-width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-166214155\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-954186077\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>Below is a short nature therapy slide show. When you watch it, let the images bring you to the beautiful spaces. If you notice your mind getting distracted, just draw your attention back to the images.<\/p>\n<p>Spending time in nature and feeling connected to nature helps with mood, cognition and well-being. It is associated with increases in happiness, positive social interactions, and a sense of meaning and purpose in life.<\/p>\n<p>There is even evidence that images of nature can be beneficial. They can be especially useful for those who are unable to get outdoors, those with chronic illness or mobility problems<sup><a href=\"#1\">1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"video-button-wrapper\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IPbZxWzfGDw\" class=\"button open-video icon circle is-outline is-xlarge\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Open video in lightbox\" data-flatsome-role-button><i class=\"icon-play\" aria-hidden=\"true\" style=\"font-size:1.5em;\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n\n<p><em>Photographed in the Shetland Islands by Debra Bell<\/em><br \/><em>Music credits: Jenna Reid\u2019: Traditional Shetland Fiddle Tunes.<\/em><br \/><em>Songs: Papa Stour, Maggie Ohamm<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"1\" id=\"1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\"><sup>1<\/sup>References:(Science Advances, Vol. 5, No. 7, 2019), (Mayer, F. S., et al., Environment and Behavior, Vol. 41, No. 5, 2009), (Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, Vol. 14, 2018).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"template-full-width-title-breadcrumbs.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31055","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31055"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31060,"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31055\/revisions\/31060"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/familymedicine.uw.edu\/osher\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}