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The Healing Power of Nature

By: BBC Studios Natural History Unit
Narrated by: Alex Smalley
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  • Summary

  • In today's fast-paced world, most people are familiar with feeling stressed, anxious, and overwhelmed. But a remarkable resource exists to ease these problems – nature.

    BBC Studios Natural History Unit and environmental psychologist Alex Smalley have teamed up to create immersive natural soundscapes that will help you unlock this incredible healing potential.

    Whether it’s learning to tap into the awe-inspiring power of thunderstorms or replenishing your attention with the sound of the rainforest, each soundscape will help to unlock mental health benefits that are grounded in academic research.

    This series reveals the science behind how listening to the natural world can help tired minds recover, boost feelings of positivity, and even make us kinder to the people around us. Cutting-edge studies have found that virtual encounters with nature provide your brain with many of the same benefits as actually being there.

    The evidence is clear: we can all learn to benefit from nature. We simply have to listen.

    Now available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.
    ©2023 BBC Studios (P)2023 Audible, Ltd.
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Episodes
  • Ep 1: How to Listen to Nature

    Ep 1: How to Listen to Nature
    Nov 23 2023

    Experience the positive effects of ‘natural quiet’ amongst the daily hubbub. This soundscape takes us from a busy town center into the calming quiet of a nearby woodland.
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    17 mins
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  • Ep 2: Easing Your Worries

    Ep 2: Easing Your Worries
    Nov 23 2023

    Tap into the potential of awe-inspiring nature to boost your mood and kindness. Immerse yourself in the powerful sounds of a thunderstorm, and the serene peace that follows.
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    15 mins
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  • Ep 3: Boost Your Focus

    Ep 3: Boost Your Focus
    Nov 23 2023

    Discover how ‘soft fascination’ can rejuvenate your attention span. Feel far away from your worries as you’re surrounded by the rich complexity of life in the Costa Rican rainforest.
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    16 mins
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A little slice of heaven

This was the most wonderful little gem. I was transported to a place of peace and utter joy. The sounds apes were incredible when listened to with headphones. Thank you so much this!

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So Peaceful and Uplifting

I've long loved listening to birdsong and the sounds of nature, but age and infirmity have now limited my excursions to be "in nature".
This podcast is, to me, a little slice of Heaven, allowing me to immerse myself in wonderful soundscapes that - quite simply - soothe the soul.
I will be enjoying these beautiful escapes for a long time to come. The gentle narration and music complement each other, and the sound of Nature.

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Amazing all the way

I loved the way the narrative blends with the music and the birds and other animals sounds. the narrator's voice is warm and kind taking you into the nature only by listening to the audio which is strange but nice in the same time, more like a guided meditation

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Beautiful

I used to listen to the birds but now | really listen to the birds. Everything about this is perfect and has me appreciating the world around me. It helps put my life in perspective and if I feel stressed I now think of rainbows, sunsets, owls hooting, birds singing and even thunderstorms. The narration was perfect and the music was magical.

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Focus and reset

100% recommended! This podcast is an absolute must. Each episode has taken me far away from my reality and I to some other realm. I really can’t recommend this enough.

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Exactly what I needed.

I'm pretty new to podcasts and I was looking for something different from my usual audiobooks and The Healing Power of Nature podcast is exactly what I was needing. It's brilliant and so relaxing. I absolutely love it and hopefully (fingers and toes crossed!) Alex Smalley will be back with more soon.

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Fab bedtime listening

Truly wonderful! Listened to a chapter each night to send me off to sleep. Would listen again (& again).

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Excellent in every way!

Maybe the best thing I’ve listened to on audible and I’ve listened to lots of different stuff - this will change the way I view nature and sound forever.

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Calming

The serenity of the narration and sounds of nature are so powerful and refreshing to hear.

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Loved every bit of this audio

It’s fascinating and left me feeling so good and peaceful after each episode.
I could not wait to revisit the first episode and hear the whole book again!
Absolutely gorgeous

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