Research has revealed that the environment around us could either increase or reduce our stress. Our mood change according to what we see, hear and experience and thus affects our mind.
The stress of an unpleasant environment can cause more harm than good to our health but pleasing environment reverses that.
Regardless of age or culture, humans find nature pleasing. Here at Niwa Schoolhouse, we choose planting in our very own ‘Urban Greens’ to have the nature effect indoor.
When the Niwa-ians did the planting in May, we found that they enjoyed it despite having to touch the soil with their hands. Could this be therapeutic? We tried and it really does! When you go step by step in planting the seedlings from MicroGreens, somehow, you forget about the busy day ahead. Next you anticipate the seedlings to germinate and grow into full grown pea shoot where they will be food on our plate.
Looking at the plant growing a little every day with the help from our Niwa-ians, watering the plant and crowding around the area to shower them with love, the plant grow healthily. Not only the plant grow healthily, our mind are growing healthily too. This is one of the way we relief our stress in Niwa.
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