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Catherine marks birthday with message on healing power of nature

Catherine marks birthday with message on healing power of nature

On social media, the Princess of Wales shared a personal video about the healing power of nature and the seasons.

Even in the chilly, darkest season, winter has a way of bringing us stillness, patience, and quiet contemplation,
Catherine said. This is the final installment in a four-part series, with Catherine speaking out about the benefits of nature to her at a time when she has been recovering from cancer treatment.
To be at one with nature, a quiet instructor, and a soft voice that leads.
She's assisting us in recovering," she says, dressing up in a coat and hat in the winter scenes.

Catherine's personal and poetic reflections on the beneficial effects of the natural world have trumped images of the changing seasons in the video series, which began in the spring. This latest video depicts winter scenes around the UK, including woodlands, mountains, and a murmuration of starlings over the sea. In a video shot in Berkshire, Cumbria, Gloucestershire, East Sussex, and the Cotswolds, Catherine, who is shown walking in woods and putting her hand in a stream, says,

I find myself reflecting on how deeply grateful I am. The princess has written about the importance of kindness, calm, and limiting the use of social media and cell phones in a digital world in the aftermath of her cancer recovery. She has also discussed the role of nature in improving people's sense of wellbeing, both mentally and physically. This sense of connection with nature has been represented in a variety of spiritual and mystical terms.
With the rivers within, we're able to relax, cleanse, and purify.
We're here to mourn and discover what it means to be alive,
she says. Catherine referred to the season video project as a
deeply personal, creative reflection on how nature has helped me heal.
But it is also a tale about the use of nature and creativity in collective healing,she wrote.As we continue to create a happier, healthier world, we can learn so much from mother nature.
Catherinevisited Charing Cross Hospital on Thursday, alongside her husband Prince William, where they expressed support for NHS staff's efforts. Catherine talked to the volunteers, who were from Imperial Health Charity, about how their jobs can sometimes go
unnoticed.
Sometimes the abilities, the soft skills, empathy and compassion, the kindness, go beyond any job description,
she said. "And it makes such a difference to patients that it goes unnoticed.

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