What if just two hours a week in nature  could meaningfully support your health and well-being? A large scientific study published in Scientific Reports  found that adults who spent at least 120 minutes per week in natural environments —such as parks, forests, or beaches—were significantly more likely to report better health and higher psychological well-being than those who spent no time in nature at all. Even more encouraging, those two hours didn’t need to happen all at on

Mother Earth's Lion's Breath I’ve been wintering up my wardrobe lately—layers, hats, cute new rainboots—and literally leaning into storms and king tides . There’s something about big weather that calls me outside, especially to Mavericks . On big-wave days at Mavericks, you don’t get to be distracted. The ocean commands your attention—partly out of survival (never turn your back on the sea, my friends!), but also because there’s something else happening out there. I’ve spent

We are living through a time of enormous personal and collective change. Most of us are chronically jammed in fight, flight, or freeze , moving through our days with nervous systems stretched thin. And as U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy  reminds us, the antidote isn’t found in isolation — it’s in Social Prescription : deepening relationships, serving our communities, and rebuilding the threads of belonging that make us human. This is the true medicine of our time. Nature is

There’s a word for the love we feel for special places: topophilia . For many visitors, one of those places is Chaminade Resort & Spa in...