Costco Flyer - 05/01-06/30/2021 (Page 26)

ostco member misty pratt struggled with anxiety and depression for many years until she finally found respite and restorative powers of nature about 10 years moved into a home that backed onto a ravine "i didn't like being in forests and i was coordinator at children's hospital of eastern ontario in ottawa woods-first with her children and then alone-pratt noticed her breathing growing relaxed and the tension in her body melting ing for 45 minutes able to let it all go; walking calms my brain it's mindfulness-you're able to focus on the snowy owl; there's something special about connecting with living things." time well spent many of us spend too much time indoors in front of a screen or other electronic devices some "vitamin n”-for nature-can reduce continued on page 22