Not so 'woo-woo', MM.
I have a cousin close to my age who has lived in the northeast always, so he is not as attuned to nature as I am since I am the one who grew up in the mountains. I visited him in Massachusetts a few years ago and he was stressing through some health issues. I noticed one day that as we walked through a park like area that he stopped for a few minutes and leaned his back against a huge old tree. He closed his eyes and just stood there for awhile leaning against the tree. I thought he was tired and so I wandered around looking for plants while he rested.
Finally after awhile he bounced back to where I was and I asked if he was tired. He said, 'No, not tired. But I always stop by that tree because it gives me peace and strength.'
I don't remember which tree it was, only that it was huge and old.
