Nature Based Guided Imagery reduces anxiety, increases positive
pshchological health and wellbeing, enhances vitality,
happiness, positive mood and self esteem. See the two research studies
cited below.
This is the first of a collection of Relaxation experiences. Come back
often.
PROCEDURE: Find a comfortable quiet place (in or out of doors).
Listening with headphones is recommended but not required.
A. Sit in a comfortable position with your back straight and your head
at the "balancing point" requiring the least amount of muscle power.
Start the video: allow your eyes to close (or watch the video and allow
your eyes to close at your discretion).
Follow the relaxation breathing activity.
Follow the muscle relaxation activiey.
B. As an alternative: listen to the sound track lying flat in a comfortable place.
HISTORY: Just prior to a science test I would be asked by my students to "walk"
them through a 5 minute guided imagery and relaxation exercise so their
test performance would increase. I'd previously given them the data from
peer reviewed research like this one:
1. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10778243/
Today there is a greater need for anxiety and stress reduction thrdough
Nature Based Guided Imagery. This peer reviewed study provides the data
that illuminates the benefits of this activity.
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6176042/
Here is a quote Jessica Nguyen and Eric Brymer's research in the
National Institutes of Health Library of Medicine:
Nature and Anxiety
Research indicates that nature can facilitate various positive
psychological health and wellbeing outcomes (Wheeler et al., 2012;
Carrus et al., 2017; Fabjanski and Brymer, 2017; Lawton et al., 2017;
Panno et al., 2017; Yeh et al., 2017; Schweitzer et al., 2018). For
example, experiences in nature have been shown to enhance vitality (Ryan
et al., 2010), happiness (Capaldi et al., 2014), mood and self-esteem
(Barton et al., 2011), and reduce stress (Kaplan, 1995).
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