Hello, I'm the OUTDOOR PROFESSOR from DiscoveringTheOutdoors.com/ Here’s your outdoor tip on keeping a nature journal. Nature provides a natural, free, and accessible therapy that can benefit almost everyone. A few years ago, the University of Essex compared the results of a 30-minute walk in a park to the same amount of time walked in an indoor mall (Mind, 2007). • Seventy-one percent reported decreased feelings of depression after the walk in the park vs 22 percent reported an increase in depression after the inside walk with 45 percent experiencing a decrease • Seventy percent felt less tense after walking in the park; 50 percent felt tenser after walking in the shopping center • Ninety percent claimed increased self-esteem after the park; 44 percent experienced lower self-esteem after the shopping walk • Eighty-eight percent reported an improved mood after the walk outside compared with 44.5 percent in the mall with a lower mood What these e
