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Nature therapy, sometimes referred to as ecotherapy, describes a broad group of techniques or treatments with the intention of improving an individual's mental or physical health, specifically with an individual's presence within nature or outdoor surroundings. It is a broader term than related forest bathing or Shinrin-Yoku, describing the practice that combines a range of exercises and tasks in an outdoor environment. Garden therapy, horticultural therapy, Kneipp therapy or even ocean therapy may be viewed as forms of nature therapy. Bmb.05 (talk) 19:34, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

HISTORY:

In a crowded urban capital of Persia 2500 years ago, Cyrus the Great recognized the need to increase human health and create a feeling of "calm". As a result he planted a garden in the middle of the city.

Horticultural programs were created in 1918 in hopes of helping veterans with PTSD. Today there are many options for veterans to use nature therapy.

Shinrin-yoku(森林浴), which literally means forest bathing, originated in Japan in the early 1980s and may be regarded as a form of nature therapy. In Japan, Shinrin-yoku has been established across all prefectures with more than 60 Forest Therapy Camps by the end of 2016.

Investigations on the physiological effects that result from being in a forest began in Japan in 1990 and continue today.

In the late 1990s a pseudoscientific variant called earthing or grounding started to be marketed, under the notion that the earth functions as an electrical ground for people. It was also suggested that touching the earth provides an array of health benefits based on an incorrect understanding of antioxidant activity.

Howard Clinebell coined the term "ecotherapy" in 1996.

In 2007, measurements of the concentrations of hemoglobin in the prefrontal cortex were taken using near-infrared time-resolved spectroscopy that showed lower concentration in a walk through the forest rather than a city area. Bmb.05 (talk) 20:17, 4 April 2019 (UTC)

THE PROCESS OF NATURE THERAPY:

1. Stressed State:A person is in a state of physical or emotional stress.

2. Restorative Effects of Nature: The person spends time in nature resulting in improvements in physiological relaxation and the immune function recovery response. 3. Evidence-Based Medicine(EBM): medical outcomes that are connected to nature directly increasing the parasympathetic nervous system and heightening awareness, causing relaxation. Bmb.05 (talk) 20:36, 4 April 2019 (UTC)