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Land-Based Healing | Nature for Healing


For Patients
Welcome! We are so thrilled that you would like to learn more about the Land-Based Healing | Nature for Healing program. Below you can learn more about the benefits of connecting with nature and find links to other helpful websites.
Health of Benefits of Nature Connections
Nature connections can improve our whole health: the health of our mind, body, emotions and spirit.
There is vast knowledge about these benefits, spanning Indigenous Knowledge, cultural and religious stories and text, personal experience, and a rapidly expanding library of Western scientific literature.
Browse this page for an overview and summary of the health benefits, our program, and links to helpful resources and articles that you can dive into. This includes resources and research our team has created with the patients, families, Knowledge Keepers, staff and physicians we connect with.

How Does Nature Benefit Your Health?
What is a Nature Prescription?
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3 / Higher Levels of Physical Activity and Feelings of Social Connection
Quick Primer with Examples of the Health Benefits
In this video, Dr. Anna Gunz and Nicole Yawney talk about the Land-Based Healing | Nature for Healing program.
Journal Articles
Stress-Reducing Effects of Real and Artificial Nature in a Hospital Waiting Room
Health Benefits from Nature Experiences Depend on Dose
Therapeutic Influence of Plants in Hospital Rooms on Surgical Recovery
Horticultural therapy in a psychiatric in-patient setting
Mental health benefits of interactions with nature in children and teenagers: a systematic review
Useful Websites
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