Do you ever find yourself feeling calmer, more relaxed, or more focused after spending time in nature? That’s because time outside has studied and proven benefits for your mental health. Spending time in green space or bringing nature into your everyday life can benefit both your mental and physical wellbeing. For example, doing things like growing food or flowers, exercising outdoors or being around animals can have lots of positive effects. It can: improve your mood, reduce stress or anxiety, help you to feel more relaxed, improve your physical health, improve your creativity and your self-esteem. We all have different experiences of nature, and different reasons for wanting to connect with it more
Do you know the common point between Costa Rica, Denmark and Singapore? Is there where people live happier than the rest of the world. Each of these countries represent 3 different models of happiness linked to pacifism, solidarity and discipline. But let’s focus on Costa Rica, in this article, we reveal you the secret of happiness. Ranked 1st on 2017 Happy Planet Index and 12th on World Happiness Report. It is probably due to its
Costa Rica is the first country to have constitutionally abolished its army after the civil war of 1948. The abolition of military budgets has enabled this Latin American state to invest in education and health and thus improve the level of Costa Rican life. The security of the country is ensured by the national police (Fuerza Publica). “It sounds like something off John Lennon’s wishlist on Imagine, but there are currently more than 20 countries