The biophilia effect A scientific and spiritual exploration of the healing bond between humans and nature
Book - 2018
"Did you know that spending time in a forest activates the vagus nerve, which is responsible for inducing calm and regeneration? Or that spending just one single day in a wooded area increases the number of natural killer cells in the blood by almost 40 percent on average? We've all had an intuitive sense of the healing power of nature. Clemens G. Arvay's new book brings us the science to verify this power, sharing fascinating research along with teachings and tools for accessing the therapeutic properties of the forest and natural world. Already a bestseller in Germany, The Biophilia Effect is a book that transforms our understanding of our interconnection with nature--and shows us how to engage the natural world wherever we... live for greater health, inspiration, rejuvenation, and spiritual sustenance"-- Publisher description.
- Subjects
- Published
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Boulder, Colorado :
Sounds True
2018.
- Language
- English
German - Main Author
- Item Description
- Translated from the German.
- Physical Description
- xviii, 183 pages ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references.
- ISBN
- 9781683640424
- Foreword to the English Edition
- Foreword
- Introduction: The Biophilia Effect: "We have roots, and they definitely did not grow in cement."
- Chapter 1. What Hildegard von Bingen Could Not Have Known: How Plants Keep Us Healthy by Communicating with Our Immune System
- Whispering Leaves: Can Plants Communicate?
- Plants' Impact on the Immune System: More Killer Cells and Anticancer Protection
- Practical Tips: How to Strengthen Your Immune System in a Forest
- The Wild Card: Fantasy Meets Forest Atmosphere
- Chapter 2. Nature and the Human Unconscious Mind: How Plants and Landscapes Communicate with Our Unconscious, Reduce Stress, and Boost Concentration
- From Archaic Brain Structures
- The Evolution Wild Card: Relieving Stress in the Reptilian Brain
- The Savanna Effect
- The Forest as a Space for Souls
- Holistic Relaxation in the Lap of Nature
- Fascination with Nature: Switching the Brain into a New Mode
- Nature Meditation: Concentration and Attention
- Chapter 3. Nature as a Doctor and Psychotherapist: The Rediscovery of the Healing Power of Nature
- Ecopsychosomatics
- How Woods Help Against Diabetes
- How Nature Alleviates Pain and Helps Us Recuperate Faster
- Stress Reduction Through Experiencing Nature
- Trees, Hearts, and Blood Pressure: Nature as a Cardiologist
- The Lessons of Wilderness: About Therapeutic Nature
- Nature as a Time-Out from Society: Healing by "Being Away"
- When the Mountains and the Moon Taught Me a Lesson
- Experiencing the Healing Wilderness with Others
- Sex and Earth: Nature as a Sex Therapist
- A "Green Couch"
- Spontaneous Cure at a River
- The Biophilia Effect in Your Own Home
- Chapter 4. Your Garden, Your Healer: The Healing Power of Yards and Gardens
- Gardens: Sources of Inspiration, Happiness, and Health
- Trading a Career for a Garden: How One Woman Changed Her Life
- Humans and Garden Plants: A Ten-Thousand-Year-Old Relationship
- Gardens as Homes and Playgrounds for Children
- Methuselah's Oasis: A Garden for the Elderly
- The Anticancer Garden: A Healing Forest at Home
- The Garden as a Bridge to Another World: Passing Away in a Garden
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- About the Author