Cleaning Trees According To Tao

Trees are quiet friends who seek to move forward spontaneously. We seek their shade, lean on their trunks, or climb heights in a playful way. Trees are inherently attractive, which appeals to people. They are living beings and wherever they are located, they give us the feeling that we are not alone.

Where there is wood, there is also oxygen and with it life. Researcher Matthew Silverston did research on the subject and published a book called Blinded by Science . In it, he develops an interesting theory about the benefits of hugging and touching trees.

“Powder therapy” is trendy. But for thousands of years, Eastern cultures have talked about the physical and mental benefits of tree hugging and forests. Zen is one of those doctrines that gives the most value to natural cleansing.

Trees and health

In both Eastern and Western studies, people have mapped out a complete list of the positive benefits of tree hugging. Some trees are more important than others because they are capable of clearing certain ailments. Important trees are:

• Pine. Pine is respected in Chinese and Japanese culture. They have their own meaning there. According to Zen wisdom, they help strengthen the immune system and improve blood circulation.
• Cypress. Hugging cypress trees will help you achieve greater peace and reduce your body heat and rage.
• Willow. Willows help regulate body fluids. They affect the well-being of the urinary tract.
• Jalavat. The legs strengthen the stomach and soothe emotions.
• Maple. Maples help drive away “bad energies” or negative thoughts as well as eliminate physical pain.
• Spruces. Spruce reduces swelling and helps in the healing process of broken bones.
• Birches. Birches help cleanse the body.
• Cinnamon. Cinnamon improves heart health  and all organs of the middle body.
• Plum trees. Plum tree helps to improve pancreatic and gastric function.
• Fig tree. Fig trees improve the digestive system and reduce body temperature.
• Acacia tree. They help reduce heart temperature.

They say that  Claudios Galenos , one of the fathers of medicine, urged all his patients to spend time in the forests of laurel trees. Paul, another of the doctors of our time, found that people with epilepsy recovered by sleeping near flowering lime trees. And every doctor, regardless of day or age, has always recognized the cleansing effect of nature in healing.

Therapy with trees and forests

Powder therapy is a field of alternative medicine that uses trees and forests as a source of cleansing. They say that all plants have a lot of negative ions inside. So, if you combine with them, they will clean up the electromagnetic toxins, which will improve your mood.

From this perspective, electrical devices and the stress they cause fill our bodies with positive ions. It’s as if our bodies turn into a walking transformer. This makes us feel tired, irritated, depressed, and suffering from a lack of energy. As simple as merging with a forest can neutralize all of this. And hugging the trees all the more.

We recommend walking barefoot in the woods and hugging trees, especially for people who feel nervous and insecure. We also recommend being in nature for those who feel tired and mentally over. Matthew Silverston states that being in nature is like “absorbing vitamins from the air.” It activates all the functions of our body and ultimately benefits our brain as well.

One of the downsides of big cities is that they are located far from real forests. Just watching green plants and breathing the air around you are beautiful experiences. We don’t need to know much to understand the calming effect of forests. Plus, it’s completely free! It doesn’t require skills, but gives a lot of itself. How could you add a visit to the forest to your daily routines?