Being…. what does that phrase imply to you and evoke in your ideas?

 I really feel like many people have turn into human doings, not human beings anymore. We have now informed ourselves or allowed society to inform us that merely being or being nonetheless and within the second isn’t ok. It’s important to be all the time doing one thing with a view to have goal, to not be losing time, to be ok. 

We have now allowed the idea of simply sitting in nature, particularly in public gardens or park, to turn into a doubtlessly absurd and anxiousness scary thought. One that would result in embarrassment or judgement.

However, I really feel that that is all so mistaken, and I would like you to know that BEING is okay. You deserve it, are ok for it and can nonetheless be stuffed with goal. Simply being, sitting, respiratory and feeling is SO elementary to our general wellbeing. It improves our psychological well being, bodily well being and consciousness of self. A little bit added focus can imply it additionally takes us away from the previous, again from the longer term, and grounds us to the current second. To see the great thing about that precise second, the character round us – timber, wildlife, colors, smells and sounds.

We will preserve ourselves so busy as a result of it ‘appears to be like higher’ and it feels higher, or maybe is simpler. Being can imply we really feel, and feeling isn’t all the time straightforward. It may really feel odd or scary. However feeling is pure and permitting house to really feel is so essential. We have to really feel so as to pay attention to what is going on to us, how we’re doing and the way we’re reacting to issues within the now. This consciousness can then allow us to verify in with ourselves, see what wants we’re lacking at this second in time after which search assist or put a plan in place to appease ourselves.

Do you know that all of us have elementary primary bodily and psychological wants with a view to survive after which thrive? Not simply air, meals and water. Check out this graphic under from Maslow’s Hierarchy of Wants, which is a psychological principle we base a lot of our work on.

Maslow believed that folks have an inborn want to be self-actualised, which in easy phrases means, to be all they are often. To attain this final objective, nevertheless, a lot of extra primary wants should be met. This contains the necessity for meals, security, love, and vanity. Maslow noticed these particulars as a pyramid type hierarchy proven above, which you’re employed your manner up. However I feel, we’re all people that each one want the identical issues, however in several portions and of various significance. So you might work your manner up easily or you might have some however not your whole primary wants met, however nonetheless have some your psychological wants met too.

Transferring again to the thought of being and sitting in nature, let me ask you a query, while you final went for a stroll exterior, did you see anybody sitting on a bench or the bottom? Simply being and taking of their environment? If that’s the case, what did you suppose? What was your preliminary judgement… omg what are they doing? Don’t they give the impression of being silly and ineffective? 

I extremely doubt it and I do know my preliminary thought is definitely… wow, I want I had the boldness to try this! That appears so stress-free! 

Invitation

That is my invite to you, to take trip and attempt to simply BE. To attach together with your breath, nature, and your emotions. It’s going to really feel tremendous bizarre to start with, however with observe, it would turn into regular. Begin with 5 minutes, maybe in a extra personal house and see the way you go. Because it turns into extra comfy you possibly can enhance the time and in addition attempt taking these moments of being and mindfulness, in public gardens or nation parks. 

In case you want some further incentives to encourage you, in latest analysis and research they’ve discovered that phytoncides, that are unstable natural compounds (VOC’s) given off by timber and they’re very helpful to us in a lot of methods:
o assist promote sleep
o anti-inflammatory
o increase the immune system
o improve temper
o improve the nervous system
o cut back blood glycose.

Moreover, taking discover of fractals, that are patterns naturally occurring in nature can have quite a few advantages to our well being and wellbeing. Together with diminished stress ranges as much as 60% by activating elements of the mind the place stress is regulated. Our alpha frequencies are additionally elevated after we research fractals and these can promote a way of wellness and rest.
Lastly, however not least, taking time to note these patterns, in addition to the colors, shapes and sounds, can promote consideration and cut back psychological fatigue.

These images under had been taken from a latest gardening course held at our Craig-Y-Nos remedy backyard, the place we took quarter-hour at first of the day to be. Contents of this weblog is taken from my data and our attendee’s enter of the expertise.