I love the outdoors, the quiet, the smell and the peacefulness.

The Japanese have a word for this Shinrin-Yoku which roughly translates to forrest bathing. It has been shown to lower blood pressure, improve your immunity and decrease stress.

Use your senses to embrace everything around you - listen with your ears, look with your eyes, smell with your nose, use your mouth to taste the fresh air and feel with your hands and feet.

You can find more in the following books:

Forrest Bathing by Dr. Qing Li

https://www.amazon.com/Forest-Bathing-Trees-Health-Happiness/dp/052555985X

and

Connect with Nature the Norwegian Way by Oliver Delurie

https://www.amazon.com/Friluftsliv-Reconnect-Oliver-Luke-Delorie/dp/0711251428

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