Ed Acevedo says that working with horses "makes him feel good." For Sage Raindancer, a walk in the woods boosts his spirits.

"Spending time in and around nature is the single most important first step to improving both human and planetary health, "Park Rx America's website-an organization that promotes what some call "nature therapy"- reads.
Increasingly, medical providers are "prescribing nature," encouraging people of all ages to spend more time outdoors to improve their mental and physical health. 
Back in the early 1980s, the Forest Agency of Japan advised people to take walks in the woods, a practice called "forest bathing" or shirin-yoku. Studies link nature to human health benefits like less heart disease, hypertension, depression anxiety and attention disorders; boosts to the immune system; increased energy; and improved sleep.

Most Americans spend 87 percent of their time indoors, inside buildings, and six percent of their time in an enclosed vehicle, on average, according to the National Human Activity Pattern Survey. That means they spend very little time in nature... (Read the Full Story in At Ease Magazine)