Does Walking in Nature Actually Help the Brain?

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    Japan has been getting attention lately for more news coverage of an amazing part of their national health system: forest bathing. People aren’t going to the forest to bathe, and they aren’t filling their bathtubs with dirt and pine needles. The country of Japan has designated hundreds of miles of walking trails in parks and forests throughout the …

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Why LA Living Is a Nature Lover’s Paradise

                  Located on the bottom end of Ventura county, Lakehouse Recovery Center borders many LA county nature spots. When people think of Southern California, they think of the beach, but they might not think of the mountains. Southern California is full of microclimates. We have our coast, we have our mountains, and …

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Hiking Yoga. It’s a Thing.

                  Hiking is good for you. It’s been scientifically proven. Yoga is good for you. That’s been scientifically proven. Doing yoga outside is even better for you because exercising outside actually makes you want to exercise, exposes you to more greenery, meaning cleaner oxygen, and even inspires you to exercise more- science. …

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Can Bass Fishing Be A Spiritual Practice For Recovery?

                Chuck Queen, a contributor to Patheos really loves bass fishing. Writing about spirituality and bass fishing, Chuck explains that the idea of a higher power can transcend beyond religion. Sometimes, the spirituality one is searching for is waiting in the simple act of doing what one loves to do. People find their …

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