ROOTED MINDS
Connecting with the Earth.
Overview.
This is a guided relaxation script in which you will be focusing on your sense of touch and sight. This will help you feel like you are one with the Earth.
Duration: 2 minutes
Benefits.
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Reduce stress and the risk of depression
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Improves psychological well being, emotion management, memory, and attention.
Concept.
Walking in Nature: Studies shows a decrease in activity area of the brain linked to the risk for depression.
View of Nature: Reduce anger, fear and stress. Increase pleasant feeling, memory and attention.
Nature vs Urban: User will understand that being in nature improves one psychological well being.
Feeling: Focuses on participants' thoughts and opinions. This is proved to be a healthy way to deal with emotions.
Barefooted: Getting outside and walking barefooted has been shown to help regulate the nervous system, strengthen immunity and reduce feelings, stress, anxiety and blood viscosity.
Instructions.
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Let’s begin with finding any green patch.
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Now, take off your footwear and allow your feet to make direct contact with the Earth’s soil.
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Walk around the area barefooted and feel the touch of nature against your skin.
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Observe the beauty of the greeneries around you. While observing, choose anything you like that is around you and discover the beauty of it.
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Look around you. How is the view of nature different from the urban scenes?
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Notice your feelings, immerse yourself in this positivity. How did the difference make you feel?
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Remember this feeling.
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Yay good job! You have reached the end of connecting with the Earth. Goodbye!