Month: September 2015
The Fine Details: Surprising Outcomes of Nature and Health Research
The Nature Sacred Award Initiative supports several projects investigating how humans benefit from being outside. One of these research projects is combing through the fine details of this overarching research endeavor using eye movement technology. Kardan and colleagues (2015) are investigating what we notice, focus on, prefer and feel when we view nature images. These findings…
ADHD, medication and nature: An interview with an emerging scholar
This month as we examine the cognitive benefits from being in nature we talked with Matt Stevenson of the University of Copenhagen. Stevenson is a PhD fellow in the Forest and Landscape College and one of many emerging, dynamic projects developing out of the Centre for Outdoor Life and Nature. Stevenson represents many new scholars around the…
This is my first time here…#Benchstories
Today’s #Benchstory comes from Frederick Douglass Gardens in Washington, DC. #Benchstories are collected from the journals found in all TKF Foundation Open Spaces Sacred Places. They are published unedited as they are found in the journals. …
Measuring the Impact of Nature on Inner-City Children
For a child growing up in the city, nature is often seen as a foreign or even scary thing. Without access to green space and natural environments, children can fail to form the bond with nature that we as humans often find essential to our existence. As TKF Foundation partner Naval Cemetery Landscape, part of the…
Creative Nature
Last week we examined whether viewing green rooftops from your office could help you focus on tasks. We continue this discussion on cognitive processes and nature by presenting recent research on creativity. Creating new ideas, objects and solutions is a process. Ask any painter or writer to tell you about mental and creative blocks and they likely will have…
“It’s like a Hood oasis…” #Benchstories
Today’s #Benchstory comes from the journal at Crispus Attucks Park in Washington, DC. #Benchstories are collected from the journals located beneath the bench at all Open Spaces Sacred Places. “It’s like a Hood Oasis. There’s picnics, a grill, a blasting radio, people filming a movie, people playing golf. I saw some bees, the flowers are beautiful.”…
“If only I could enjoy this space more…” #Benchstories
Today’s #Benchstories comes from the Open Spaces Sacred Place at Georgetown Waterfront Park in Washington, D.C. #Benchstories are collected from the journals located beneath the bench at all Open Spaces Sacred Places….
A Pathway to Health: Nature Sacred Research Project Provides New Leads
New research from a Nature Sacred partner, Frances Kuo at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, hints at a central pathway linking human health and time spent in nature. Taking a walk in the park, going for a hike, or watching a tree sway in the wind feels intuitively relaxing. Health and nature research takes this a step further…
