{"id":9049,"date":"2022-02-12T12:21:49","date_gmt":"2022-02-16T09:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/?p=9049"},"modified":"2026-04-05T14:15:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T14:15:59","slug":"shinrin-yoku-nature-gazing-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/guest-contributors\/shinrin-yoku-nature-gazing-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Shinrin-Yoku – Nature Gazing, (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Shinrin-Yoku, Nature Gazing Part 2<\/h2>\n

My favourite thing in the whole world is staring intensely at living things, foraging for wild edibles, and musing about the magic and history of places out of daily reach.<\/p>\n

I am a nature baby – and my top therapeutic activity to restoring tranquillity and calmness to my day is to spend as much time as I can in nature alone.<\/p>\n

Feelings of frustration, angst, irritability and brain fog are lifted with enough time surrounded by friendly trees and the sweet sound of birds in the trees.<\/p>\n

When I feel off, I know what to do!.
\nRun, in the direction of the nearest parkland, water source or wilderness and stay there until I feel normal again.
\nApplying the practices of mindful awareness and patience – and allowing time and intentional focus on the natural and alive – bad moods shift, the mind clears up, and I can return home feeling more connected and less emotional.<\/p>\n

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Without intending it, my daily practice of Nature Gazing is not too dissimilar from the course of Shinrin-Yoku,(forest bathing) that was established in Japan in the 1990s to help people manage stress and mental illness.<\/h2>\n

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Shinrin-Yoku – (Forest Bathing)<\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2192\u00a0Find Out More Here\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

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Thank You<\/h2>\n

As we journey further into the how and why nature gazing and simple therapeutic practices can work magic on our well-being, I would like to acknowledge the custodians and the traditional landowners of the Kulin Nation and the Worimi peoples whose country keeps me sane.<\/p>\n

To Birpai, the country that raised me. Everything I know has come from that place.<\/p>\n

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Guest Contributor:\u00a0Emily Rack<\/em>
\nBusiness Name:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Horatio\u2019s Jar<\/a><\/strong>
\nPublisher:\u00a0Digital Schools<\/em><\/p>\n

Emily Rack is a \u00a0freelance creative writer and researcher, visual content creator and designer. She\u00a0is the head of the content production, publication\u00a0and editing for Upschool+ Guest Contributors. She designs and produces her own graphics and illustrations and is a\u00a0seasoned photographer and digital content creator.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0Emily is schooled in\u00a0traditional yoga, ancient cultural dance from the east, and\u00a0mindfulness practices from the ancient\u00a0and new world. She has dedicated her life to\u00a0researching and understanding matters of the mind, body and the human\u00a0experience\u00a0and cultivating ways to\u00a0educate and\u00a0communicate how to live well here on earth.<\/i><\/p>\n

Communicating the urgent need for the\u00a0human community to pay attention to the decline of native and endangered\u00a0species is the primary focus of\u00a0her recent content. Her research and dialogue also include how to self\u00a0regulate and manage one’s emotions in times of trauma and stress. Gratitude,\u00a0forgiveness, compassion and\u00a0awareness are\u00a0the keystones to all that she does.<\/i><\/p>\n

Namaste.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n

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When I feel off, I know what to do!.
\nRun to the nearest parkland, water source, or wilderness and stay there until I feel normal again.
\nApplying the practices of mindful awareness and patience – and allowing time and intentional focus on the natural and alive – bad moods shift, the mind clears up, and I can return home feeling more connected and less emotional.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9048,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[137,234,235],"tags":[154,193,151,186],"cmb2":{"poster_feature_image":{"vid_m_player_background":"","vid_m_poster_image":"","vid_m_poster_image_id":""},"gif_feature_image":{"vid_m_gif_image":"","vid_m_gif_image_id":""},"video_movie_settings":{"vid_m_director":"","vid_m_actor":"","vid_m_imdb_ratings":"","vid_m_amazon_associates":"","vid_m_vid_tmdb_movie":"","vid_m_vid_tmdb_tv_shows":"","vid_m_vid_tmdb_thumb":""},"vid_ads_m_videoads_settings_post":{"vid_ads_m_video_ads":"","vid_ads_m_video_ads_type":"","vid_ads_m_group_google_ima":"","vid_ads_m_group_image":"","vid_ads_m_group_html5_video":"","vid_ads_m_group_html":"","vid_ads_m_vpaid_mode":"","vid_ads_m_vast_preroll":"","vid_ads_m_vast_postroll":"","vid_ads_m_vast_pauseroll":"","vid_ads_m_vast_midroll":"","vid_ads_m_group_dynamic":"","vid_ads_m_time_to_show_ads":"","vid_ads_m_time_skip_ads":"","vid_ads_m_time_to_hide_ads":""},"feature_image_settings":{"feature_image_position":""},"video_player_settings":{"single_video_style":"","video_player_position":"","vm_video_url_btn_choose":"","vm_video_url_btn_choose_id":"","vm_video_url":"","vm_video_ratio":"","vm_video_ratio_mobile":"","video_player_library":"","plyr_player":"","video_streaming":"","vm_video_shortcode":"","vm_video_timelapse":"","vm_media_subtitles":"","vm_media_sources":"","vid_vtt_preview":"","vid_vtt_preview_vtt_file":"","vid_vtt_preview_vtt_file_id":"","vid_vtt_preview_sprite_image":"","vid_vtt_preview_sprite_image_id":"","vid_auto_play":"","vid_preview_mode":"","vm_video_trailer_manl_url":"","vm_screenshot_preview":"","vid_tags":"","vid_p_sync_playlist":"","vid_c_sync_channel":"","get_post_format":"","multiple_links_structure":"","multi_links_title":"","original_video_title":"","multi_links_series":"","vm_video_multi_links":"","vm_duration":"","vid_social_locker":"","vid_locker_mode":"","vid_social_locker_id":"","vid_social_email_locker_id":"","vid_social_signin_locker_id":"","sv_login_to_watch":"","vid_membership_action":"","vm_video_trailer_url":"","vid_download_type":"","vid_download_target":"","vid_woo_product":"","vid_download_mode":"","vid_download_mode_trailer":"","vm_media_download":"","user_rating":"","user_rating_position":"","user_rating_mode":"","user_rating_multi_sets":"","ads_above_single_player":""},"video_auto_fetch_settings":{"vm_video_fetch":""},"video_fake_views_likes":{"vm_fake_views":"","vm_fake_likes":"","vm_fake_dislikes":""},"gallery_settings":{"gallery_position":""},"quote_settings":{"quote_position":""},"post_options":{"main_layout":"","main_logo":"","main_logo_id":"","main_logo_retina":"","main_logo_retina_id":"","main_logo_mobile":"","main_logo_mobile_id":"","main_logo_mobile_retina":"","main_logo_mobile_retina_id":"","sticky_logo":"","sticky_logo_id":"","sticky_logo_retina":"","sticky_logo_retina_id":"","main_nav_layout":"","header_background":"","theme_sidebar":"","single_post_comment_type":"","theme_background":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9049"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9049"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9049\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9288,"href":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9049\/revisions\/9288"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9048"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9049"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9049"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.skhamptonpark.catholic.edu.au\/upschool\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9049"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}