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Why getting out into nature can heal us
Host: Well now, new research has provided some scientific backing to this, finding that simply observing or standing and staring at one thing in nature every day for two weeks can significantly boost our well-being, especially if we take the time to write down how we feel.
James Coomarasamy went to a small park near London's Heathrow Airport to meet psychologist Dr Alison Greenwood, who runs a charity that promotes the mental health benefits of getting out into nature.
James: Here we are. We're sitting in a very modest environment, small environment, but it is full of the patterns of nature. So tell us, what should we be looking at? What is it doing to us when we're out here?
Alison: You're looking at the fractal patterns of nature. And fractals are self-repeating patterns. When we look at the fractal patterns of nature, it increases our alpha waves in our brains and alpha waves are an indicator of a wakefully relaxed state.
James: These are the patterns that you only get in nature isn't it?
Alison: Absolutely, you go on a walk you'll see the patterns on a leaf are very similar to the branches of a tree and they exist in very small bits of nature. They're also in the big bits of nature, so ocean waves, coastlines.
And the very exciting thing about fractals is that they exist in us as well. If you look at the palm of your hand, you'll see the patterns on your hand quite similar to the patterns of the branches of a tree or on the back of a leaf.
And it's just a lovely reminder that we're not like nature. We are nature. We're part of the same natural world, made up of the same natural fractals.
Most people's favourite sound is water. And again, it's not too difficult to imagine why our brains respond so positively to something that is so much a sign of survival.
Psychologists often call the fractal patterns of nature soft fascination. The impact on the autonomic nervous system, in terms of switching us from our sympathetic nervous activation, so that's our fight or flight processes, into our parasympathetic nervous activation, that's our rest-digest, is kind of instant when we go outside and there's that instant reaction physiologically that our body goes into.
There's a lot of brilliant emerging science about when we feel that sense of awe and wonder in nature. One of the theories is a kind of construct of small self. So when we are under a huge starry sky or on top of a mountain, we can feel quite small.
Now, I love this construct as a psychologist because we spend all of our time bigging people up. You are important. You do matter. And actually, in the natural world, quite often, we feel quite small and tiny and insignificant. And rather making us feel bad, it actually is quite reassuring. We're just this tiny little part of this natural world and it's okay.
词汇表
scientific backing 科学依据，科学支持
stand and stare 驻足凝视，停下来欣赏
modest [ˈmɒdɪst] adj. 朴素的，不大的
fractal pattern [ˈfræktl ˈpætn] 分形图案，分形模式（具有无穷尽复杂性和自相似性的图案，如蕨类植物和雪花）
self-repeating [ˌself rɪˈpiːtɪŋ] adj. 自重复的
alpha wave [ˈælfə] n. α波，阿尔法波（人类大脑处于放松、平静、清醒状态时产生的一种脑电波）
indicator [ˈɪndɪkeɪtə(r)] n. 指标，标志，迹象
wakefully relaxed state [ˈweɪkfəli] 清醒放松状态
palm [pɑːm] n. 手掌，手心
soft fascination [fæsɪˈneɪʃən] 柔和魅力，软性吸引（指自然环境对注意力的温和吸引）
autonomic nervous system [ˌɔːtəˈnɒmɪk] 自主神经系统
sympathetic nervous activation [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] n. 交感神经兴奋
fight or flight 战斗或逃跑反应（交感神经兴奋，身体处于应激状态）
parasympathetic nervous activation [ˌpærəˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] 副交感神经兴奋
rest-digest 休息与消化模式（副交感神经主导，身体处于放松、修复、消化吸收的状态）
physiologically [ˌfɪziəˈlɒdʒɪkli] adv. 生理上地，生理学地
sense of awe and wonder [ɔː] 敬畏与惊奇之感
construct [kənˈstrʌkt] n. 概念，构想，构建
small self 小我（指在宏大自然面前感到自我渺小的心理状态）
big someone up 鼓励，打气，吹捧
insignificant [ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt] adj. 微不足道的，无足轻重的
reassuring [ˌriːəˈʃʊərɪŋ] adj. 令人安心的，带来慰藉的
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Host: Well now, new research has provided some scientific backing to this, finding that simply observing or standing and staring at one thing in nature every day for two weeks can significantly boost our well-being, especially if we take the time to write down how we feel.
James Coomarasamy went to a small park near London's Heathrow Airport to meet psychologist Dr Alison Greenwood, who runs a charity that promotes the mental health benefits of getting out into nature.
James: Here we are. We're sitting in a very modest environment, small environment, but it is full of the patterns of nature. So tell us, what should we be looking at? What is it doing to us when we're out here?
Alison: You're looking at the fractal patterns of nature. And fractals are self-repeating patterns. When we look at the fractal patterns of nature, it increases our alpha waves in our brains and alpha waves are an indicator of a wakefully relaxed state.
James: These are the patterns that you only get in nature isn't it?
Alison: Absolutely, you go on a walk you'll see the patterns on a leaf are very similar to the branches of a tree and they exist in very small bits of nature. They're also in the big bits of nature, so ocean waves, coastlines.
And the very exciting thing about fractals is that they exist in us as well. If you look at the palm of your hand, you'll see the patterns on your hand quite similar to the patterns of the branches of a tree or on the back of a leaf.
And it's just a lovely reminder that we're not like nature. We are nature. We're part of the same natural world, made up of the same natural fractals.
Most people's favourite sound is water. And again, it's not too difficult to imagine why our brains respond so positively to something that is so much a sign of survival.
Psychologists often call the fractal patterns of nature soft fascination. The impact on the autonomic nervous system, in terms of switching us from our sympathetic nervous activation, so that's our fight or flight processes, into our parasympathetic nervous activation, that's our rest-digest, is kind of instant when we go outside and there's that instant reaction physiologically that our body goes into.
There's a lot of brilliant emerging science about when we feel that sense of awe and wonder in nature. One of the theories is a kind of construct of small self. So when we are under a huge starry sky or on top of a mountain, we can feel quite small.
Now, I love this construct as a psychologist because we spend all of our time bigging people up. You are important. You do matter. And actually, in the natural world, quite often, we feel quite small and tiny and insignificant. And rather making us feel bad, it actually is quite reassuring. We're just this tiny little part of this natural world and it's okay.
词汇表
scientific backing 科学依据，科学支持
stand and stare 驻足凝视，停下来欣赏
modest [ˈmɒdɪst] adj. 朴素的，不大的
fractal pattern [ˈfræktl ˈpætn] 分形图案，分形模式（具有无穷尽复杂性和自相似性的图案，如蕨类植物和雪花）
self-repeating [ˌself rɪˈpiːtɪŋ] adj. 自重复的
alpha wave [ˈælfə] n. α波，阿尔法波（人类大脑处于放松、平静、清醒状态时产生的一种脑电波）
indicator [ˈɪndɪkeɪtə(r)] n. 指标，标志，迹象
wakefully relaxed state [ˈweɪkfəli] 清醒放松状态
palm [pɑːm] n. 手掌，手心
soft fascination [fæsɪˈneɪʃən] 柔和魅力，软性吸引（指自然环境对注意力的温和吸引）
autonomic nervous system [ˌɔːtəˈnɒmɪk] 自主神经系统
sympathetic nervous activation [ˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] n. 交感神经兴奋
fight or flight 战斗或逃跑反应（交感神经兴奋，身体处于应激状态）
parasympathetic nervous activation [ˌpærəˌsɪmpəˈθetɪk] 副交感神经兴奋
rest-digest 休息与消化模式（副交感神经主导，身体处于放松、修复、消化吸收的状态）
physiologically [ˌfɪziəˈlɒdʒɪkli] adv. 生理上地，生理学地
sense of awe and wonder [ɔː] 敬畏与惊奇之感
construct [kənˈstrʌkt] n. 概念，构想，构建
small self 小我（指在宏大自然面前感到自我渺小的心理状态）
big someone up 鼓励，打气，吹捧
insignificant [ˌɪnsɪɡˈnɪfɪkənt] adj. 微不足道的，无足轻重的
reassuring [ˌriːəˈʃʊərɪŋ] adj. 令人安心的，带来慰藉的
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