Wellness Coaching Australia's Blog
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Power of Meaning, Pillar of Belonging Part 4: Transcendence

But how can that give a deeper sense of meaning to our seemingly trivial lives?
You would expect the opposite. Yet it works the other way.
Imagine looking at a sunset, imagine meditating for hours at a time, imagine looking down on earth from a spaceship. What those experiences all have in common is that we are faced with something bigger than ourselves that creates a sense of insignificance and this feeling can transform us!
How does this happen?
This should come as no surprise to health and wellness coaches who instinctively now that time spent in nature is somehow more valuable than perhaps time spent working out in a crowded gym. Mindfulness meditation come directly from this understanding and works in the same way.
But back to nature. If you needed any evidence of the benefits of nature, consider this. A study had students outdoors in two groups. One group spent one minute staring at the huge trees that were part of the environment, and the other spent one minute staring at a tall building nearby. They had no idea what the study was about. After this time, a researcher approached them with a questionnaire and “accidentally” dropped a box of pens. The group who had stared at the trees showed much greater willingness to help pick up the pens, than the group who stared at the building. The conclusion? Nature created a reduced feeling of self-importance and made that group more generous towards others.
How do we use this in our work? Keep encouraging our clients to experience and savour the wonders of the world!
REFERENCE
Emily Esfahani Smith, The Power of Meaning
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