People report that spending time in
nature increases their feelings of energy and vitality.
Not exact matches
Wenger and Arsenal might
feel the same as well, or we could be concerned that the physical
nature of that division may
increase the chances of our injury plagued player picking up another knock and setting his return back once again.
My research has shown that, for people living in cities, watching garden birds
increases their connection to
nature and makes them
feel relaxed.
This helps recreate the
feeling of being outside in
nature, helping reduce stress,
increase energy levels, and promote better sleep.
One study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology found that activities such as hiking, cycling and running in
nature have been associated with greater
feelings of revitalisation,
increased energy, and a reduction in
feelings of anger, confusion and depression — meaning you are more likely to make it out the door to work out.
Add to this the
increase in biodiversity and we can
feel we are giving back to
nature and not just taking.
The painters and sculptors of the Italian Renaissance are most noted for their melding of religion and realism; the Romantic movement in England, appropriately, centered on the artist's individual
feelings and motivations while still making the language accessible to the common reader; China's Tang Dynasty allowed art and poetry became more popular among the middle and lower classes than ever before, and while landscapes and
nature remained the focal point of most art,
increased contact with new foreign countries expanded their own artists» techniques.
While the simplicity of the Minimalist style was less popular by the 1980s, its influence can still be
felt in art practice today, through the
increased awareness of the «object»
nature of painting, the use of geometry and grids, and an awareness of the artwork's relationship to its surrounding space.
We know that spending more time in
nature helps
increase our sense of well - being, so it only makes sense to design our buildings in a way that is not only sustainably built, but allows us to
feel like we are part of
nature.
When the researchers compared the effects of walking in
nature to a control group that walked through a shopping center, they found that only 45 % of shopping center walkers reduced their depression scores with 22 % of them actually citing
increased feelings of depression!