Abstract
Online conversations about health, wellness and society often fail to recognize our evolutionary relationship to the natural world and its positive influence on our emotional, mental, physical and spiritual wellness. Modern humans in the industrial world have become increasingly disconnected from their natural surroundings, resulting in a wounding of the human psyche, in particular the weakening of the affective domain i.e. our emotions and feelings. Any paradigm shift in our management of health, wellness and society should include the integration of nature-based well-being along with allopathic medicine when necessary. The author has developed a healing model called “nature-based regenerative healing” in which subjects start daily walking in natural surroundings while focusing on three components: a.memorizing nature-based poetry b.repeating healing affirmations and c. ecophily i.e. connecting with their natural surroundings. The presentation will focus on a case study of an international postgraduate student who utilized this model to help strengthen her emotional health. The subject’s goal was to heal a number of behaviors affecting her health such as anxiety, poor self-esteem as it relates to her social relationships and dependency on digital technology that she felt weakened her sense of well-being. Chronic screen usage particularly as it relates to generative A.I., interferes in many people’s lives as this dependency often results in a pervasive disconnect with the natural world. This study focuses in particular on the relationship between brain health, emotions and natural processes and how nature can play a positive role in health, wellness and society.
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Presentation Type
Theme
2025 Special Focus—Emotional vs Artificial Intelligence: A Paradigm Shift in Healthcare?
KEYWORDS
Nature-based well-being, Affective Domain, Anxiety, Chronic Screen Usage, Neurons
