{"id":12556,"date":"2018-05-20T09:22:09","date_gmt":"2018-05-20T16:22:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/?p=12556"},"modified":"2018-05-20T09:27:49","modified_gmt":"2018-05-20T16:27:49","slug":"healing-power-of-nature","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/20\/healing-power-of-nature\/","title":{"rendered":"The Healing Power of Nature"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/2018\/05\/20\/healing-power-of-nature\/img_3970\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12557\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12557\" src=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3970.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"3024\" height=\"4032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3970.jpg 3024w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3970-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hoshanarabbah.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/IMG_3970-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3024px) 100vw, 3024px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday, on Shabbat, Sandi I went for a walk in our local nature park. We just sat together listening to the sounds of nature, watching the birds, and watching the varying sunlight patterns highlight the trees in different ways. Through this, Sandi and I connected with each other, with the creation and with the Creator.<\/p>\n<p>The healing and restorative value of these quiet times in nature can&#8217;t be overstated. Like taking an energizing vitamin B 12 shot, our need for spending time in nature increases\u00a0as the world around us gets more frantic and crazy!<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a video I did a couple of years ago on the healing power of nature. 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