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Gardening — a natural remedy for our digital age
Finding peace in the soil: Unraveling the therapeutic power of gardening
“Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” — May Sarton
Human beings have evolved over millennia to live alongside nature, and it is no doubt that being in nature has a positive impact on our physiology and psychology, alike. Our bodies and minds are intricately connected to the natural world around us and this bond has been shaped by the long history of human evolution — a sense that our independencies are mutually beneficial. This deep-rooted connection explains why exposure to nature has been found to have such profound effects on our health and well-being. And, it has become even more pronounced during the COVID pandemic, that the isolation we faced was often mitigated by the access to nature around us — especially gardens and parks. Even such that the more socially advanced countries have described nature, by way of gardening, as just what the doctor orders.
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