While looking after our personal well-being has never seemed more important, given the global health crisis, one little-known wellness practice merits more attention: “green care.” This concept can be summed up in one phrase: taking care of your body and mind by calling on the benefits of Mother Nature.
If you are not familiar with the term “green care,” perhaps the following examples will speak to you. Hugging trees, walking barefoot on the ground, comforting yourself by caressing animals? What do these activities have in common? Each of them allows you to give yourself a moment of well-being by privileging contact with nature.
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