hug-a-tree
challenge
Thank you to everyone, everywhere who joined us on Earth Day 2022 to set the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title for the most photos of people hugging trees uploaded to Instagram in one hour!
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Check back to see yourself and other entries on our road to the GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS® title.
Get outside. Hug a tree, enjoy some nature
🌲🌲🌲
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Just me thanking a tree today for making the
oxygen we breath healthier.🌳😉💚😊
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#energy #breath #ihuggedatree #trees
#treesofinstagram #thankatreetoday
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#energy #breath #ihuggedatree #trees
#treesofinstagram #thankatreetoday
Foothills entrance to Sequoia National Park. #sequoia #sequoias #sequoiatrees #sequoianationalpark #sequoianationalforest #sequoiapark #hugatree #hugatreechallenge #hugatree🌳 #hugatreetoday #goforawalk #goforahike #california #nationalparks #tunnelrock #getoutside #wildfiresmoke #foothills #
Hugging a tree increases levels of hormone oxytocin.
This hormone is responsible for feeling calm and emotional bonding.
When hugging a tree, the hormones serotonin and dopamine make you feel happier.
This is one way of earth grounding. 🍃
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Presented by REI
For every record-breaking entry, REI will donate $1, up to $10,000, for reforestation of redwoods in the Santa Cruz mountains.
12-1 PM Pacific Standard Time on April 22, 2022
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