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Nature’s Healing: A Trip to Yosemite Restores a Stressed-Out Soul

Nature’s Healing: A Trip to Yosemite Restores a Stressed-Out Soul by Joe Watson. Photograph of Yosemite Valley California by Aniket Deole
Photograph of California’s Yosemite Valley by Aniket Deole

Tired and burned out from work, a trip to Yosemite allowed one intrepid traveler time to relax, to reconnect to his self, and to heal his body and soul.

Spending time in nature can have a profound effect on you. The fact that being outdoors is beneficial to your health has been proven on countless occasions. However, people rarely make the effort to go into the country and breathe in some fresh air. 

Modern life is hectic and often stressful, so we’re left with very little time for ourselves. But…

There comes a moment when you simply can’t take it anymore and need to turn things around. 

I experienced that on my last trip to the United States when I made a move that thoroughly changed how I look at life: I took a trip to an absolutely magical place. It was just what

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