This is my office…the great outdoors! Biking, long boarding, hiking, or just sitting next to a lake at sunset, conversation about life just seems more natural. Colorado’s beauty and the physical stimulation of outdoor activities aids in cognitive/emotional clarity, as well as cuts through the layers of awkwardness that can accompany sitting in an office staring at each other.
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Read More“…Therapeutic Mentoring is a means of taking our helping profession into the everyday life contexts of our clients. If they are struggling with social anxiety, we can go to a coffee shop and help anticipate the conversation they will have with a barista. Then we can sit with them in the moment as they reflect on the experience, and/or use co-regulation exercises to help our client calm down and realize their ability to be more in the world, one step at a time.”
Read More“…we investigated feelings of restoration (calm, relaxed, revitalized and refreshed) recalled by individuals after visits to different natural environments within the last week.”
Read MoreNature experience leads to a decrease in anxiety and rumination, increases complex working memory span task, and can improve affect and cognition.
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