Reconnecting nn Nature healing center.pptx

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1. I nspired from Japanese technique of forest bathing ( shinrin-yoku ) and ancient Indian traditions and that basic theme is, "be silent, go slow, think less and feel more. It involves many activities like forest walking, tree-hugging, forest meditation and sky gazing. Shinrin-yoku (forest bathing) • Nature therapy, sometimes referred to as ecotherapy, describes a broad group of techniques or treatments that use an individual's presence within nature with the intention of earth. • Shinrin-Yoku , translated into English as 'forest bathing', , means taking in the forest atmosphere during a leisurely walk. It is a therapy that was developed in Japan during the 1980s, becoming a cornerstone of preventive health care and healing in Japanese medicine.

2. • Step 1 - leave behind your phone, camera or any other distractions, so that you can be fully present in the experience. • Step 2 - Leave behind your goals and expectations. Wander aimlessly, allowing your body to take you wherever it wants. • Step 3 - Pause from time to time, to look more closely at a leaf or notice the sensation of the path beneath your feet. Step 4 - Find a comfy spot to take a seat and listen to the sounds around you. See how the behaviour of the birds and other animals changes when they become used to your presence. • Step 5 - If you go with others, make an agreement to resist talking until the end of the walk, when you could gather to share your experiences.

3. About the healing centre Healing properties of the forests and its revitalizing impact on overall health and well being It is spread over an area of around 13 acres. This healing centre has been established in a pine-dominated forest as it has been found in various studies that coniferous like Pine trees emit certain oil compounds to safeguard themselves from various microbes and pathogens, which are called phytoncides.

4. Phytoncides are antimicrobial allelochemic volatile organic compounds derived from plants. The word, which means exterminated by the plant", was coined in 1928 by Dr. Boris P. Tokin, a Russian biochemist from Leningrad University. He found that some plants give off very active substances that help to prevent them from rotting or being eaten by some insects and animals.

5. Health Benefits The Power of Phytoncides Phytoncide is a substance emmitted by plants & trees and generally means the aroma of the forest. "Phyton" means "plant" in Latin, and " cide " means to exterminate. Phytoncides are produced to help plants & trees protect themselves from harmful insects and germs. Phytoncides do not only exist in forests. They can be found in vegetables and fruit as well. After the constituents of phytoncides were identified, experiments were conducted to see how they benefit human health.

6. It has been found in various researches that these compounds help to multiply natural killer (NK) cells in our blood, which help in fighting infections and cancerous growth and enhance overall immunity. It has been found that because of typical molecular vibration patterns of trees, tree-hugging has a beneficial impact on the increase in the level of feel-good hormones like oxytocin, serotonin and dopamine, creating the pleasant effect and in countries like Iceland forest department has been making efforts to facilitate this activity for benefit of health purpose of local citizens.

7. Ano ther important activity in this healing centre in forest meditation which is distinct from the traditional meditation system of controlling thoughts or concentrating the awareness on some particular point. This practice is based more on immersing oneself in silence and the ambience of the forest without making any extra effort. • Another activity is sky gazing which involves having a gaze at the swaying canopy above and the ever-changing sky. This uncommon view offers a new perspective as well as deep relaxation.

8. The healing centre maintains a register in W hich visitors share their experience. Various self-explanatory boards explaining these four activities in a simple language has been placed at the very entrance and also the instructions for leaving behind the phone, camera or any other distraction and also resist talking if people move in groups. For forest meditation and sky-gazing exercise, tree platforms have also been created.