Spending time mindfully in nature has powerful benefits to our physical and mental health. 

Impacts can be observed over several days, and even, weeks. 

- a deeper appreciation of relatedness and interconnection with the “more than natural world”

 -improved immunity, sleep, energy, memory, mental clarity, concentration,    and pain thresholds

- deep feelings of relaxation and well-being

- lowered blood pressure and blood sugar

-stabilized moods

-increased sense of resiliency, creativity, self-awareness and problem-solving abilities

-reduces depression, anxiety, time spent in rumination

- these experiences are based on trauma-informed practices, and offer you thee freedom to engage in ways that feel right for you 

A "minimum dose" that will bring lasting impacts is to spend 2 hours a week in nature. 

Doctors are prescribing nature connection experiences through  https://www.parkprescriptions.ca/ .

The Peterborough Public library  offers day passes to provincial parks.