Wild therapy
There is magic in the forest and on surging rivers, on lofty mountain trails and by the sea’s edge. It’s what calls us outside when our worries outweigh the wonder in our lives — to walk, run, paddle, climb and breathe again in some place more beautiful.
Once outside, we shake off our troubles in the quiet spaces where mountains soar and rivers flow, staring out over the ocean and breathing in that big, deep blue. In return, we are soothed in ways we might not fully comprehend. But when we turn around and head for home, we feel a little lighter, a little brighter, and carry a sense of something we might call happiness.
We carry a feeling of being deeply connected to something bigger and more remarkable than the spaces and places we live our lives. This sense of connection that nature instils in us — this ancient bond to the natural world — can be a powerful remedy in all our lives, even when we don’t understand just how the magic works.
The call of nature is nothing new. Humans have a long history of wandering
