• Daily Stress ReLeaf,  Plants & Happiness

    #6 A Ridiculously Easy Way to Relax With Trees

    Street With Trees, A Ridiculously Easy Way to Relax With Trees, Daily Stress ReLeaf, Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2021/02/18/relax-with-trees, #relaxation #stress #trees #fractalpatterns #mentalhealth #plants #nature #city #destressing #walking

    So yesterday I talked about looking at plant photos as a way to relax. Today, I’m going to offer an easy way to relax with trees. First, we need to refer back to the benefits of looking at fractal patterns, which I explored the other day. These are the patterns that our eyes are naturally in sync with, where a simple design repeats itself over and over to form a complex whole. That complex whole can exist in several ways in nature. One of the most common is in tree…

  • Daily Stress ReLeaf,  Plants & Happiness

    #3 Is Taking a Plant Break Really That Important?

    Woman Looking at Plants, Is Taking a Plant Break Really That Important? Karen Hugg, https://karenhugg.com/2021/02/14/taking-a-break/(opens in a new tab) #plants #stress #destressing #takingabreak #DanielLevitin #attentionrestoration #meditation #fivesteps #biophilia #dailystressreleaf

    Do you often feel like you have so much going on that taking a break is out of the question? Or perhaps you feel like taking a break is important but you can’t seem to find the time? If you’re a busy mom like I am, you may also feel guilty for taking a break. It feels too luxurious, too indulgent, too all about you. But I’m here to tell you that the breaks you take are the single most important thing you can do today for your health. Neuroscientist…