Did you know your mental and physical health can suffer if you don’t experience enough nature?
Nature sounds have a profound effect. The sound of a bird chirping may instil feelings of peace and tranquillity. Millions of years of evolution have given them this ability. The sound of the rain may help you to concentrate.
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The effect of nature sounds is personal to the listener, but most people agree that they are pleasant, and leave them feeling good. Most sounds of nature help you feel calmer.
Jon Rhodes
The lives most of us live are far different than what nature intended. Most of us spend the majority of our time sheltered away from the world. We are either in our homes, at work, or travelling to another indoor destination boxed in our cars.
Our bodies and our minds miss out on the nourishment of nature. We are designed to spend the majority of our days outdoors with nature all around us, not indoors in our sterile environments.
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We are supposed to have the sun on our skin. We are supposed to feel the breeze in our hair. And nourish and stimulate our minds with the sights and sounds of nature.
Catch up
When the weather starts improving I begin to go outdoors more often. After a cold winter in England I might not have ventured out much. When I do venture into the countryside I feel exhilarated. Like a person eating their first meal in days. I feel like I have been missing something and I’m on “catch up”. These feelings convince me that to be healthy and happy we need doses of nature.
Sometimes when the weather is good I will work outdoors in my garden. I am lucky that I can take my laptop outside and work there. However it cannot be raining as it will damage my laptop, and it cannot be too sunny because I can’t see my screen! I try to get out as much as I can, but sometimes the weather is too harsh, or I’m rushed off my feet with work or family commitments.
Remedy
About a year ago I came up with a remedy. What I decided to do was get hold of some sounds of nature and play them when I’m in the house. Often I have them on in the background whilst I work. I particularly find the sounds of rain and moving water help me concentrate.
These water sounds are described as “white noise”. They are a mishmash of all the different sound frequencies played in a random way. This can be great for blocking intrusive sounds and thoughts, and help you focus on what you’re doing.
Starved of nature!
After I returned to the UK after living in Morocco for 18 months I was craving the rain. Whenever it rained I would open my front door and watch and listen. My levels of rain experience were starved and I needed topping up.
I also experience this when the migrating birds return for the summer. I find that I really miss their chirps, even though I don’t realise it at the time. I only noticed how much I miss these sounds once they return.
My collection of nature sounds have really helped me, and they can help you too. Although it is not as good as the real thing, it is a damn good substitute. It can be really uplifting listening to the calling of birds or the crashing waves of the sea.
I have a collection of 12 nature audio sessions that all last one hour each. They are available to buy for $3 each, which is good for an hour of peace and tranquillity whenever you need it. You would struggle to buy a relaxing coffee or pint of beer for that money, and they usually don’t last an hour – and you can’t reuse them.
If you are interested, take a look at my collection of nature sounds.
Treat yourself with a fix of nature today.