http://naturetherapyretreats.com Thu, 04 Feb 2010 01:49:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Click here to view Ecopsychology Video http://naturetherapyretreats.com/2010/02/ecopsychology-video/ Many hear the term "nature therapy" or "ecotherapy" and think, isn't that just about spending time outside enjoying nature?  How is nature therapy different from how most of us spend our time outside of buildings and cars? Isn't this just a walk in the woods? Why do I need a ... http://naturetherapyretreats.com/2010/01/what-is-nature-therapy/ "Our desperate efforts to enhance and protect this fragile self have caused an unprecedented degree of severed belonging at all levels in our society. In our attempt to dominate the natural world, we have separated ourselves from the earth. In our efforts to prove and defend ourselves, we have ... http://naturetherapyretreats.com/2009/10/healing-severed-belonging/ Laurel Vogel, my co-facilitator, and I were waiting at the Earth Sanctuary on Whidbey island, Wa to begin our Nature Therapy Retreat (NTR) and at 10 past 1:00, the expected starting time, I got a call from one of the couples stating that they would be at least an hour ... http://naturetherapyretreats.com/2009/10/using-mistakes-to-improve-relationships/ "When a traveler asked Wordsworth’s servant to show him her master’s study, she answered 'Here is his library, but his study is out of doors.'"  Thoreau, Walking One of the more surprising aspects of moving my counseling practice from an office setting to one that is out of doors is feedback ... http://naturetherapyretreats.com/2009/10/test/