A casual stroll on a calm morning or a walk with the family dog in the evening is a simple and easy way to reconnect with nature.

In "Prescribing Nature," Patricia Hasbach suggests adding nature as a partner in therapy by moving outdoors and inviting ...

Time around nature decreases symptoms of anxiety and depression, strengthens wellbeing, and lowers stress. We can measure ...

A child hikes at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center in Lanesboro. The center runs a year-round preschool with a nature-based curriculum that allows children to play and learn outdoors.

YORK, Pa. — York County’s acting parks director emphasized the public health benefits of outdoor recreation during a presentation Tuesday evening to the East York Rotary Club. Teddy Fisher — the ...

But researchers are finding plenty of mental-health benefits to walking in urban areas, too. You just have to find the right path and pay attention to your surroundings. Look at the green,” said ...

Integrating nature-based therapies into clinical health care could help to address global declines in mental health, a ...

It’s hard to ignore the benefits of walking. Getting more steps in throughout your day can improve many health markers, including promoting better sleep, reducing blood pressure and lowering your risk ...

Environmentalist Rachel Carson wrote: “Those who contemplate the beauty of the earth find reserves of strength that will endure as long as life lasts.” It’s well-established that contact with nature ...