Mariel Cigarra

You can also try some simple breathing exercises, slow yoga, or tai chi.

Or do meditation exercises that use the metaphors the forest provides.

On that note, Lucretia is going to walk us through one more forest meditation.

Settle down next to a tree and take some deep belly breaths.

And then she exhales and says a prayer of gratitude to Mother Nature.

This episode of Life Kit was produced by Claire Marie Schneider.

Our digital editor is Malika Garib, and our visuals editor is CJ Riquelon.

Megan Cain is our senior supervising editor, and Beth Donovan is our executive producer.

Our production team also includes Andy Tegel, Margaret Serino, and Sylvie Douglas.

Engineering support comes from Tiffany Vera Castro and Becky Brown.

I'm Mariel Cigarra.

Thanks for listening.

Hey, it's Marielle.

When Whitney Bay was growing up in Illinois and her mom would tell her, go outside and play, she knew what that meant.

The 1996 Olympics were an iconic moment for young girls.

The dream team for us was made up of gymnasts.

Dominique Mochiano, Carrie Strug.

We little ones were obsessed.

Like a lot of kids, Whitney was fluent in play.

You probably have an idea of what play is, but here's a definition I think really rings true.