Interesting study written up in the New York Times found that being in nature or even looking at pictures of nature can increase our happiness! Looking at green pictures was found to help people recover from stress, however did not inoculate from experiencing future stressors. Magdalena van den Berg, who led the study at the VU University Medical Center, predicted that actually being in nature, or looking out a window would create an even more significant impact than viewing

The New York Times highlighted a study in Translational Psychiatry that found that individuals diagnosed with depression experienced a decrease in symptomology as well as beneficial changes in brain structure when coupling meditation with running. 52 participants diagnosed with depression, both men and women, underwent an 8 week experiment in which they were required to meditate and exercise twice a week. Participants were required to meditate for 20 minutes with specific ins