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  • People Fixing The World: Kangaroo care for premature babies

    Myra Anubi Zoe Gelber

    April 04, 2023 |

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    Response Location: Colombia, Bogotá

    Kangaroo mother care is a more affordable, accessible way to care for premature babies. It involves having mothers have 24-hour skin-to-skin contact, much like baby kangaroos in their mother’s pouch. This lifesaving practice is used in more than 50 countries worldwide. Studies show that babies who experienced kangaroo care grew up to be less hyperactive, better able to express their emotions and had stronger family relationships.

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  • The healing power of forests

    William Kremer Carla Rosch Myra Anubi

    January 24, 2023 |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom

    Forest bathing is the practice of going into the woods and tapping into your senses to calm your mind. It is helping people recover from depression and addiction alongside traditional therapy practices.

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  • People Fixing The World - The healing power of forests

    Carla Rosch Myra Anubi

    January 24, 2023 |

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    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: United Kingdom, London

    Forest bathing encourages mindfulness in nature by focusing on sights and sounds in the forest, to calm the mind and relieve feelings of depression and anxiety. Several institutions use forest therapy as treatment options for various conditions, such as the Costa Rica Treatment Center, which helps people healing from addiction participate in forest bathing as part of their recovery. Forest bathing helps participants form a closer relationship with nature and themselves and learn how to regulate their emotions.

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