Activities such as Tree Bathing, Grounding and Tree Hugging, have scientifically been proven to improve our general health. 

Kindness and respect for the planet, has to be taught through the generations, in order to regain a trusting relationship with our natural world. Education will be the only way in which we are able to move into this epoch known as Chthulucene.

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Tree hugging is to be a favourable substitute to hugging human beings, as it also releases oxytocin which is a hormone that provides feelings of calmness, wellbeing and emotional bonding and its production is primarily increased through touch. 

Not only does tree hugging provide us with oxytocin, studies have also shown that it lowers our stress levels. This is because whilst it increases the production of oxytocin, it simultaneously lowers our levels of cortisol (the stress hormone.) 

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Forest bathing originated in Japan in the 1980s. To reap the benefits, an individual must engage in deep breathwork and be as present as possible.

It is a mindfulness practice that invites an individual to engage all of their five senses. For example, visually observing the height of the trees or the colors of the leaves and then closing their eyes to focus on listening to the wildlife which surrounds them, etc.

Forest  bathing reduces serum and salivary cortisol levels, therefore proving the positive affect nature can have on our reticular emotions.