#110: Nate Summers, MAc-Wilderness Expert Discusses Healthy Benefits of Nature Therapy

Scientists are publishing many studies linking time spent in nature with many health improvements. From blood pressure reductions, to anxiety reduction and better sleep quality, time spent outdoors appears to have drug-like effects on our biology. This is no surprise to Nate Summers—program director for a leading Wilderness Awareness School on the west coast.  For the past 18 years, Nate has been helping city-dwelling people improve their health and quality of life by promoting more time outside—all season long. (Even walking barefoot in the winter.) 

 

Nate Summers, M.Ac. has been with WAS since 1997. Nate’s journey with ancient living skills started as a teenager, and this exposure to stone-age living sparked a life-long interest in anthropology, hunter-gatherer lifestyles, and indigenous cultures. Nate has served as both Youth Programs Director, Adult Programs Director, and as a core instructor in most programs for WAS. He has also worked with King County Parks and the Seattle Parks Department.