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Street artists in different countries are usually inspired by the current styles and cultures. Many street artists use aliases or remain anonymous for legal or privacy issues. Street art is usually influenced by social and political issues and anonymous artists can more freely express themselves. When people don’t have the power to change things, they can express their defiance or anger through this kind of art. In some areas, building owners and professional artists come together to encourage artists to beautify the area and revive it instead of destroying it. How do you feel looking at this? Did it make you smile? 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Are you really seeing? During a mindful walk we can use our senses to focus on street or public art. We take in the colors, shapes, images, words and are drawn in by the mystery. There is often mystery in street or public art, like “Who created this?” “What does it mean?” “Why did they create or install it here?” Sometimes we ask “How did they get up there?!” Using our phones (or cameras!) to take photographs, our creativity is sparked which encourages us to see, and then find the beauty around us. When you take a photo does it make it more interesting to include some adjacent architectural or natural elements? I am fortunate that here in Oakland there is a staggering amount of street art. 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The Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries even coined a term for these benefits: shinrin-yoku. It means taking in the forest atmosphere or "forest bathing," and the ministry encourages people to visit forests to relieve stress and improve health. Simply sitting looking at trees reduces blood pressure as well as the stress-related hormones cortisol and adrenaline (Looking at pictures of trees has a similar, but less dramatic, effect!) Gardens, parks and street trees in urban areas are just as important as rural forests. 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Did you see any faces? Did you notice where the tree has been cut or scraped and how that affected it’s growth? Did you notice any trees that are not growing vertically? Did you see any trees that had died? What did the trees around it look like? How long do you think they have been there? What did you notice about the barks of the trees? What have they seen? What did it feel like to touch the tree? Did you feel vibrations? Do you see any seeds or pods? https://www.artofhealingpsychotherapy.com/blog/2019/3/11/monmouth-glacier-ak-sy7cd-nhe56 monthly 0.5 2023-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fc16aeaff13940aa243478a/349c472b-1064-46a9-b9ca-f9af8a6fd8e7/tempImageJjq4pt.jpg Blog - Mindful Walks to Reduce Stress & Anxiety Part 1: Grounding Techniques - Why Walk and Why get “Grounded"? Walking has many physical health benefits including reducing risk of coronary heart disease, increasing oxygen flow through the body, protecting our joints and of course burning calories! Taking regular walks can also have an impact on our mental health because it can increase levels of cortisol, epinephrine, and norepinephrine which are the hormones that help elevate energy levels. Walking can reduce anxiety, depression and negative moods. A way to reduce stress and tension further is to ground ourselves as we’re walking in order to be truly present, get in a flow state and leave our stressors behind us. One way to become grounded is using all of our senses to stay anchored in the present moment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fc16aeaff13940aa243478a/c523184c-1adf-42f0-accc-c6e52f272c8f/IMG_2536.jpg Blog - Mindful Walks to Reduce Stress & Anxiety Part 1: Grounding Techniques - How can I get grounded, and be mindful on a walk? During a mindful walk, using our senses, our eyes can discover tiny and colorful treasures, we can feel the sun, breeze or rain on our face or notice where our clothes are touching our skin, our ears take in the sounds of the wind as it makes its way through trees, birds calling out to one another, waves crashing if we’re walking on a beach or cars driving by if we’re in an urban setting. Our noses take in the smell of earth, eucalyptus, salt air and or even pollution or garbage if we’re walking in a busy city. Using our phones (or cameras!) to take photographs of things we notice sparks creativity and encourages us to find the beauty around us. 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