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Intensive Decompression: Brain Reset by Sleeping in Nature

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Re: Intensive Decompression: Brain Reset by Sleeping in Nature

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Post by doctoboggan »

lifeisstillgood wrote: post #3

I remember with crystal clarity only a few moments in my life - almost all were outdoors - waking up in a hammock just as dawn cracked, floating in Windermere as dusk set in, amazing memories. My children's births I also remember but the amazement and awe is overlaid with stress and worry - so yes, get outside if you want your heart to relax.

I've experienced this crystal clarity a few times in my life. Once, lying with my dog in the yard as a teenager, and another time driving over a hill and seeing a beautiful sunset. I experienced an almost overwhelming joy and love of life.

I am not a religious person but I think these are known as "Peak Experiences". [0]

I also experience "ASMR" [1] and maybe these things are related.

[0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peak_experience

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_sensory_meridian_res...

Re: Intensive Decompression: Brain Reset by Sleeping in Nature

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Post by akonan »

doctoboggan wrote: post #31
lifeisstillgood wrote: post #3

I remember with crystal clarity only a few moments in my life - almost all were outdoors - waking up in a hammock just as dawn cracked, floating in Windermere as dusk set in, amazing memories. My children's births I also remember but the amazement and awe is overlaid with stress and worry - so yes, get outside if you want your heart to relax.

I've experienced this crystal clarity a few times in my life. Once, lying with my dog in the yard as a teenager, and another time driving over a hill and seeing a beautiful sunset. I experienced an almost overwhelming joy and love of life. I am not a religious person but I think these are known as "Peak Experiences". [0] I also experience "ASMR" [1] and maybe these things are related. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…

Very interesting! Thanks for the links!!

Re: Intensive Decompression: Brain Reset by Sleeping in Nature

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Post by klinquist »

Florin_Andrei wrote: post #29
klinquist wrote: post #8

tl;dr: go camping once in awhile.

And stay offline.

no doubt - I purposely find campgrounds without cell coverage... if a network is there, I'll use it.

Believe it or not, there are still lots of areas in the Sierra Nevadas that meet this qualification - ~4hr drive from Silicon Valley.

Re: Intensive Decompression: Brain Reset by Sleeping in Nature

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Post by bcbrown »

doctoboggan wrote: post #31
lifeisstillgood wrote: post #3

I remember with crystal clarity only a few moments in my life - almost all were outdoors - waking up in a hammock just as dawn cracked, floating in Windermere as dusk set in, amazing memories. My children's births I also remember but the amazement and awe is overlaid with stress and worry - so yes, get outside if you want your heart to relax.

I've experienced this crystal clarity a few times in my life. Once, lying with my dog in the yard as a teenager, and another time driving over a hill and seeing a beautiful sunset. I experienced an almost overwhelming joy and love of life. I am not a religious person but I think these are known as "Peak Experiences". [0] I also experience "ASMR" [1] and maybe these things are related. [0] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki…

Thanks for the link to Peak Experience.

Two years ago I spent six months driving across the country, camping and hiking in national parks. I experienced several instances of what I described as "transcendent ecstasy", which sounds like a similar phenomenon.

Re: Intensive Decompression: Brain Reset by Sleeping in Nature

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Post by goong »

nasmorn wrote: post #21
lifeisstillgood wrote: post #3

I remember with crystal clarity only a few moments in my life - almost all were outdoors - waking up in a hammock just as dawn cracked, floating in Windermere as dusk set in, amazing memories. My children's births I also remember but the amazement and awe is overlaid with stress and worry - so yes, get outside if you want your heart to relax.

I one travelled to Ushaia Argentina and then simply picked a random hill to climb. It was about 3000ft and had snow on top in summer. I was under a lot of stress because my wife was in town and had an injured back. I contemplated if I should go all the way up (there were no paths) but decided I will probably never have the opportunity again. When I finally made it up I could see into a valley without any human develo…

I did the same thing, also in Ushaia. I wandered away from the water towards the hills. Soon, I found myself heading up the snow to the top. No-one else around.

Re: Intensive Decompression: Brain Reset by Sleeping in Nature

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Post by cafard »

akonan wrote: post #2

This was my little experiment to battle stress and pressure at work. How do you manage stress?

In my 20s (quite a while ago now) I would run home from work a couple of days a week, roughly 70 to 90 minutes at a decent clip for a recreational runner. That tended to burn off a lot of stress.
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