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The Healing Power of Nature on Mental Health
the medicinal effect of following nature’s call
If you ever go to L.A. and ask anyone where to go for a weekend getaway many Angelenos will tell you to visit Joshua Tree.
Joshua Tree is a popular tourist destination especially for hikers.
It also has a funky charm to it and attracts a diverse group of people from retirees, working class, artists and families.
Each time I go to Joshua Tree I have a reoccurring thought.
There’s nothing special about the desert but yet it tugs on my heart strings.
I am a firm believer that nature calls to us for a particular reason that only we will know when we go.
Research shows that being outdoors can have a positive effect on our mental health such as decreasing brain activity associated with depression.
After my first visit to Joshua Tree I fell in love.
It was the kind of love that you find when you aren’t looking.
I didn’t know why I needed to go to Joshua Tree.
I just knew I felt drawn to it.
I never imagined myself to be a desert person being a small-town girl I was always attracted…
