The first tree huggers were 294 men and 69 women belonging to the Bishnois branch of Hinduism, who, in 1730, died while attempting to protect the trees in their village. Lionizing trees didn’t begin with hippies, it is something that began centuries ago. If you are a sound bite person and elect to stop reading now, you’ll have the absorbed gist of the topic.) The History of Tree Huggersīefore I get into the science behind beneficial tree hugging, I want to give a shout out to some of the original tree huggers. (Warning to reader: The rest of this blog gets deep into the weeds of history, electromagnetic frequencies and parks and recreation’s role. However, Matthew Silverstone, shows it has nothing to do with this by showing that it is the vibrational properties of trees and plants that give us the health benefits and not the open green spaces.” “Up until now it has been thought to be the open green spaces that cause this effect.
The author Matthew Silverstone, asserts via compelling evidence that trees improve many health issues such as mental illnesses, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), concentration levels, reaction times, depression and the ability to alleviate headaches. Good vibrations are transferred from trees to humans just by being in the vicinity of the tree according to a recently published book, Blinded by Science. In fact, you don’t even have to embrace a tree to reap the health benefits. Science has now validated that tree hugging does make you feel better and improves your health. The free loving, ecologically friendly hippies of the 60’s and 70’s have been vindicated.
For reference the letter is posted below. The blog gives background to the Director’s Letter appearing in the LPRD Spring Summer Guide. This the first post in a six part blog introducing the Lynchburg Parks and Recreation Department’s, “Please Do Hug the Trees” campaign.
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