From time to time, simply leaving your mobile phone at home and bringing a little more peace and relaxation into your life with "Digital Detox" in nature is a very good idea.
But if you prefer to have your mobile phone with you while you're out and about in the forest, then try the "Very close to it" exercise.
Almost all modern mobile phones have a camera with a macro mode.
And with it you can take wonderful pictures of the little things in nature that we usually walk past carelessly.
This is not only a very good mindfulness exercise that trains you to look at the hidden beauties in life, but also brings you into close contact with nature.
Precisely because you are "very close".
And if you photograph things on the forest floor, you benefit additionally. Because then you automatically absorb the "microbial fog" of the forest with every breath you take when you take pictures.
An extremely large number of bacteria live in the forest floor. So many that there are more bacteria in a handful of forest soil than there are people living on earth.
These so-called environmental bacteria are not only largely harmless, but they even have a very positive effect on health.
Above all, the Mycobaccterium vaccae has been well researched. In experiments on mice, it was shown that this bacterium was able to lower the concentration of stress hormones in the body and improve mental abilities.
Forest Photography and macro photography in the forest in particular is therefore a wonderful way to leave stress and tension behind and effectively do something for your health.
No matter if it's classic forest photos or macro photography, when I'm out and about in the forest with my camera, I forget everything around me and am completely in the moment (you can see some of the pictures that were taken in the process). here watch).
From the pictures you bring back from your "very close to it" forays you can also make a photo book or calendar.
This way you can always remember how you took the pictures outside at home and immerse yourself in the feeling of relaxation again.
However, I have one more request for you when you do this exercise: Be careful not to trample on any plants while taking your photos!