Healing and Nature

Not all of us can hike out into the back country. Fortunately, even minimal exposure to some aspect of the natural world - a plant, a scene, some water - brings healing to mind and body, as a mountain of research evidence confirms. Why is nature so often the best therapist? This 75-min. audio was recorded during a webinar discussing ecotherapy and the many possibilities open for exploring our relations with the nature near at hand.