I read the last sentence of this article where theman said he could feel the current of warmth from hugging a tree regularly. On a lark 3 1/2 years ago I started hugging trees and after some time I noticed that this was true for me too. As I was undergoing a massive kundalini awakening and feeling energy from people, stars, etc. I thought it was special. Yesterday I linked a couple videos describing how trees in forests communicate through fungal networks( mushroom underground massive root systems). I have gotten to the point where I must not touch the trees to feel the 'current' flowing through me and while I sleep and as I lay in bed I get a massive energy charge from the trees surrounding my house. Obviously my yoga, energy work, opened chakras has enabled a more open flow, greater communication with the biotope in my neighbourhood. Listening to the Ted talk of the scientist and reading the below experiences ignites my curiosity. What is happening between the energy field of a tree hugger and the tree? This could be testable. I am obviously getting massively charged, rejuvenated by the trees as I am a ''hypersensitive empath' , meaning that I have really worked on this stuff for decades through ykga, tai chi, pranayama. But the other article below about general health deficit in urban environment should be a wake up call to us all. We hardly hug one another. Tree hugging should become a mandatory practice for mental and physical health. Likely a standardized university test would show that after a certain period of time, say 5 minutes daily for three months, measurable physical and psychological benefits would be acheived and with persistence a buzz of current would be normally felt which would result in a 'high' of sorts like I get, akin to coffeine or other substances but withoout negative side effects of any sort and generally strengthening the immune system. As tree huggers, yogis and university researchers often overlap socially in university towns like in Oregon or North Carolina it swould seem a fertile research project which could spread to a fad in urban and suburban once measurable proven results in test groups have been verified.
The Icelandic Forestry Service is encouraging people to hug trees while social distancing measures prevent them from hugging other people, RÚV reports. Forest rangers in the Hallormsstaður National Forest in East Iceland have been diligently clearing snow-covered paths to ensure that locals can enjoy the great outdoors without coming in too close a contact with other guests, but can also get up close and personal with their forest friends.
“When you hug [a tree], you feel it first in your toes and then up your legs and into your chest and then up into your head,” enthuses forest ranger Þór Þorfinnsson. “It’s such a wonderful feeling of relaxation and then you’re ready for a new day and new challenges.”
In a time when close contact and embracing is discouraged for risk of COVID-19 infection, trees can offer a sense of comfort, says Þór, although he urges visitors to the national forest to take precautions not to all hug the same tree. He recommends that people walk deeper into the forest, rather than stopping at the first tree they encounter. “There are plenty of trees…it doesn’t have to be big and stout, it can be any size.”
People should take their time, Þór says, to reap the full benefits of their tree-hugging. “Five minutes is really good, if you can give yourself five minutes of your day to hug [a tree], that’s definitely enough,” he says. “You can also do it many times a day – that wouldn’t hurt. But once a day will definitely do the trick, even for just a few days.”
Rangers have marked out intervals of two metres within the forest so that visitors are able to enjoy nature without fear of getting too close to one another. “It’s recommended that people get outdoors during this horrible time,” says Bergrún Anna Þórsteinsdóttir, an assistant forest ranger at Hallormsstaður. “Why not enjoy the forest and hug a tree and get some energy from this place?”
When you find the right tree, Þór has further recommendations for getting the most out of your embrace. “It’s also really nice to close your eyes while you’re hugging a tree,” he says. “I lean my cheek up against the trunk and feel the warmth and the currents flowing from the tree and into me. You can really feel it.”
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