{"id":1231,"date":"2021-05-10T11:31:36","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T11:31:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/?p=1231"},"modified":"2021-04-28T11:33:26","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T11:33:26","slug":"mental-health-awareness-week-2021-thriving-with-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2021\/05\/10\/mental-health-awareness-week-2021-thriving-with-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"Mental Health Awareness Week 2021: Thriving with Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1232\" style=\"width: 686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1232\" data-attachment-id=\"1232\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2021\/05\/10\/mental-health-awareness-week-2021-thriving-with-nature\/lukasz-szmigiel-jfcviyfycus-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash.jpg?fit=2437%2C1298&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2437,1298\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1619611774&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Source&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Source&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash.jpg?fit=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash.jpg?fit=676%2C360&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1232 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash.jpg?resize=676%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Picture of trees\" width=\"676\" height=\"360\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash.jpg?resize=1024%2C545&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash.jpg?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash.jpg?resize=768%2C409&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash.jpg?resize=1536%2C818&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash.jpg?resize=2048%2C1091&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash.jpg?resize=676%2C360&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/lukasz-szmigiel-jFCViYFYcus-unsplash.jpg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 676px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 676\/360;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1232\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/jFCViYFYcus\">Source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Nature is an incredible resource for maintaining our mental health. Simply being outside and experiencing green spaces has proven beneficial to us. Health Awareness Week 2021 is all about the potent value of nature on our minds. Spending time in nature and connecting with the natural world is a free and positive way to help us live happier lives.<\/p>\n<p>Numerous studies on the subject make connections between experiencing nature and improvements to our psychological health, such as the study <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/doi\/10.1177\/0963721419854100\"><em>Understanding Nature and Its Cognitive\u00a0<\/em><em>Benefits<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/action\/doSearch?target=default&amp;ContribAuthorStored=Schertz%2C+Kathryn+E\">Kathryn E. Schertz<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/journals.sagepub.com\/action\/doSearch?target=default&amp;ContribAuthorStored=Berman%2C+Marc+G\">Marc G. Berman . <\/a>Being in nature can even help you study. Researchers found that taking micro breaks to view a meadow green rooftop improved student\u2019s attention rates. Read more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedirect.com\/science\/article\/abs\/pii\/S0272494415000328?via%3Dihub\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1236\" style=\"width: 686px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1236\" data-attachment-id=\"1236\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2021\/05\/10\/mental-health-awareness-week-2021-thriving-with-nature\/josephine-baran-cjrulwnjkhi-unsplash\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1718&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1718\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Source&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Source&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?fit=676%2C454&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"wp-image-1236 size-large lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash.jpg?resize=676%2C454&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Park with trees and swans\" width=\"676\" height=\"454\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C687&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C516&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1031&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1375&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=676%2C454&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?resize=272%2C182&amp;ssl=1 272w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/josephine-baran-cjrULwnJKhI-unsplash-scaled.jpg?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 676px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 676\/454;\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1236\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/photos\/cjrULwnJKhI\">Source<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Looking for ideas of what to do and where to visit? The Scottish wildlife trust has many options:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/scottishwildlifetrust.org.uk\/our-work\/connecting-people-with-nature\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1238\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2021\/05\/10\/mental-health-awareness-week-2021-thriving-with-nature\/landscape_logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/landscape_logo.png?fit=887%2C347&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"887,347\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"landscape_logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/landscape_logo.png?fit=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/landscape_logo.png?fit=676%2C264&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1238 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/landscape_logo.png?resize=149%2C58&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Scottish wildlife trust logo\" width=\"149\" height=\"58\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/landscape_logo.png?resize=300%2C117&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/landscape_logo.png?resize=768%2C300&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/landscape_logo.png?resize=676%2C264&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/landscape_logo.png?w=887&amp;ssl=1 887w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 149px) 100vw, 149px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 149px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 149\/58;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On your own and would like to not only connect with nature but people? There is an Edinburgh meetup group you can join here:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.meetup.com\/Edinburgh-Nature-Connection\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1239\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/2021\/05\/10\/mental-health-awareness-week-2021-thriving-with-nature\/meetup-logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/Meetup-Logo.png?fit=3840%2C2160&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3840,2160\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Meetup-Logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/Meetup-Logo.png?fit=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/Meetup-Logo.png?fit=676%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1239 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/Meetup-Logo.png?resize=141%2C79&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"meetup logo\" width=\"141\" height=\"79\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/Meetup-Logo.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/Meetup-Logo.png?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/Meetup-Logo.png?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/Meetup-Logo.png?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/Meetup-Logo.png?resize=2048%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/Meetup-Logo.png?resize=676%2C380&amp;ssl=1 676w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.napier.ac.uk\/library\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/83\/2021\/04\/Meetup-Logo.png?w=1352&amp;ssl=1 1352w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 141px) 100vw, 141px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 141px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 141\/79;\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For a detailed guide on how to use nature to thrive, you can read this free <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mentalhealth.org.uk\/sites\/default\/files\/Thriving-With-Nature-compressed.pdf\">PDF<\/a> from Mentalhealth.org and \u00a0if you need any help or support, you can find it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.napier.ac.uk\/study-with-us\/student-life\/counselling-and-mental-wellbeing\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nature is an incredible resource for maintaining our mental health. Simply being outside and experiencing green spaces has proven beneficial to us. Health Awareness Week 2021 is all about the potent value of nature on our minds. 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