Hug a tree!

“If I knew that tomorrow the world will end... today I would still plant a tree”. (Martin Luther King)

Forest is my special place I love trees. I love walking among old trees and feel their energy. My phone has equal parts of pictures of my dog than trees and flowers that I found on my walks. I almost fainted of the excitement the day I found out an App that tells me the name of each tree that I take a picture.

The other day I was reading an article about the benefits of hugging a tree. The therapy consists of hugging trees and its benefits are supported by Science. You will have the benefit of their therapeutic properties and healing that trees provide.

Each tree is special and has different benefits; they say that the Pine feeds the soul and the spirit and balances the Chi energy. The elms calm the mind and the stomach, the maple trees are calming and help to alleviate pain, among many others.

The trees have always been among us. Its worship dates back to very past times and has been very important in ancient cultures (celts, germans, ...). They were considered sacred and believed some divinities lived inside them.

“Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven”

(R. Tagore). 

The next time you go to the forest and see a tree that cries out for a hug, take a moment to look at it in silence and respect, acknowledge its beauty and intuitively you will know what to do; perhaps a gentle touch its bark with your hands or surround it with your arms, or lean your back with all the energy centres of your spine to fill you with energy and relax. Close your eyes, breathe deeply and let yourself be carried away by the moment.

Don't be shy and give it a try, you will like it. As for me, I'm going to continue hugging trees.

Lots of love

Sonia xx