Céu Azul
Blue Sky Therapy
Ecology and Indigenous Wisdom
Our ancestors recognized that our nervous system is part of nature's nervous system. When we open our bioenergetic field to the regulatory mechanisms of forest, river, and sea environments, these larger fields help our bodies return to states of dynamic energetic balance. Scientific studies reveal that walking barefoot on the earth, or lying on the forest floor or beach sand, allows a direct connection with the Earth's electromagnetic field, which naturally regulates our own body.
The Japanese Dr. Qing Li, one of the founders of Forest Therapy, conducted scientific studies that demonstrated the beneficial effects of "forest bathing" on our physical and mental health. Among the results are: reduction of blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases; improvements in respiratory system health; increased immunity; increased anti-cancer cells; decreased stress, irritability, depression, anxiety, and insomnia; increased well-being, vitality, vigor, enthusiasm, among other scientifically documented benefits.
Ancient Ayurvedic writings state that one of the best remedies for all kinds of illnesses is walking in the fresh morning air, bathed in sunlight. Ayurveda says that when we are in a place where Nature is healthy, the very presence of Nature leads our bodies to return to health. Science is beginning to unveil this wisdom: the simple smell of earth and fresh plants contains phytochemicals that release hormones and neurotransmitters that stimulate the proper functioning of the immune system and states of mental and physical well-being. Sunlight also stimulates the production of beneficial neurotransmitters, making it an excellent remedy for curing depression. Fresh air cleanses toxins accumulated in the lungs and nourishes all the cells in our body, including neurons.
Our personal health is intrinsically linked to the health of Nature. When we care for Nature, whether on a local or global scale, Nature cares for us, and leads our body and mind to health and well-being. Tending a garden is a physical and mental medicine with high restorative potential. Indigenous healers lie on the ground to allow their nervous system to recover from a healing session by tuning in to nature's nervous system. Taoists and chi kung practitioners hug trees to heal illnesses and rebalance energies.
Ecological studies increasingly reveal that the health and resilience of an ecosystem grows as the symbiotic connections between the species living in that ecosystem grow. The mycorrhizal networks of fungi that intertwine trees are an example of this. Nature is our greatest teacher in the art of living in harmony and restoring physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and inter-relational health. The ecological understanding of body, mind, and Nature as integrated systems paves the way for an exploration of our lives and the Universe as systems of energies continuously interacting in a limitless network of relationships.
Nature always moves towards reorganization and a return to dynamic equilibrium. Learning to align our inner and outer lives with the processes of Universal Nature awakens our own organicity, the intrinsic wisdom within each being, which leads us to states of resilience, awareness, and harmony.
Cultivating Harmony, Compassion and care
