The Heart of Nature™

Multimedia Entertainment & Stress Management Programs

Experience an exciting and effective new One Foggy Winter Morning (Print & Art Card available) way of reducing stress in your workplace. Imagine dozens of frazzled coworkers walking into a room and returning, just 30 minutes later, relaxed, refreshed, and invigorated.

What possesses such magical and restorative powers?
Nature. The Heart of NatureTM.

Whether it be hiking, biking, fishing, or bird watching everyone at one time or another has experienced the healing powers of the great outdoors.

As a nationally published nature and wildlife photographer, Mike MacDonald delivers his one-of-a-kind Heart of NatureTM multimedia presentation that leaves audiences awestruck. Powerful and breathtaking natural images, intricately harmonized to the rhythm and emotion of soul-stirring symphonic sounds, are sharply and vividly projected—so real, as to project you into the actual scene. Originally designed as a way to present and sell his images to the fine art market, Mike observed time after time that the show was much more than a sales tool. Customers who experienced the presentation frequently reported feeling refreshed and revived. Mike realized that Heart of NatureTM would be an excellent solution for reducing stress, especially in the sterile environment of the workplace. In fact, research in the field of ecopsychology confirms Mike's observations.

Egret's Paradise Scientists at Texas A&M University have found that subjects who are shown a film depicting natural landscapes after viewing an "upsetting" film had much lower stress levels than those whose second film depicted urban settings. Other studies have revealed that images of landscapes combining open spaces, water, and trees are especially appealing to people.

University of Michigan psychologist Stephen Kaplan found that workers whose offices had windows with natural views reported less job stress than workers whose windows overlooked parking lots.

"When we tune in to nature, we're engaging in behavior that makes us feel peaceful, healthy, and safe," states the twice Pulitzer Prize winning Harvard University biologist Edward O. Wilson. Wilson's research in biophilia (literally, "love of living things") shows that humans have a deep, inborn need to connect with nature. "Attraction to natural environments is not simply a cultural phenomenon. There is evidence of a deeper, biological urge."

Our on-line world full of deadlines, traffic jams, and sterile settings provides little to Alone in the Fog: (Print & Art Card available) satisfy this most basic human need. When asked to visualize a soothing place, nobody imagines a freeway or a shopping mall. Rather, most people conjure up images of wilderness, forests, and seascapes.

Just like the photographs that appear throughout this site, The Heart of NatureTM will visualize these soothing scenes for you and transport your being into the peace and tranquility of the natural world. From the magic of winter to the crescendo of fall, a frosted leaf to a tender blossom, a comical goose to the haunting eyes of the coyote, all facets of nature are represented.

The Heart of Nature is a melding of music and imagery that far exceeds the sum of its parts. The soothing effects of this experience cannot be described. Whether you're interested in stress management or purely entertainment, The Heart of NatureTM is the answer. If you're interested in learning more about Mike's show, please call us toll free at 1-877-MAC-FOTO.


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Mike MacDonald Photography
6200 Belmont Road
Downers Grove, Illinois 60516

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