Discovering Mental Health in Nature: Big Marsh Park

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NCH2, Friends of Big Marsh  host Mental Health Awareness Month Celebration at Big Marsh Park

Big Marsh Park

May is Mental Health Awareness Month! This community engagement event will bring community-based organizations, community leaders and residents together to raise awareness about how time in nature can improve overall health, especially reducing stress, anxiety, and depression. Visit Big Marsh Park on Chicago’s South Side for this exciting opportunity to network, learn from one another, and enjoy.Starting at 8:00 a.m. we will bird for those who want to bird at Big Marsh, an important stopover area for migrating birds and waterfowl. Registration at 9:00 a.m. In addition to introducing the many new nature spots on the South Side of Chicago, the morning will include presentations and discussion on how time in nature can alleviate mental health challenges, how constraints limit the opportunity to thrive outside, and strategies to navigate, reduce, and remove constraints. Light of Loving Kindness will lead a walking nature meditation in the middle of our morning. Biking trails will open to explore when we adjourn at 12:00 p.m.RefreshmentsParking onsite

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