Getting Outside: How Nature Impacts Your Mental Health

If you’ve ever stood in the middle of a meadow, gone for a hike, or spent the day on the ocean, you may have found a sense of peace, calm, or connectedness overcome you. There is something about being in nature that melts the stress away. It turns out, that research would agree with you! Nature has been shown to have significant positive impacts on stress reduction and overall mental health, encouraging more people to get outside for the sake of their health.