“I only went out for a walk and finally concluded to stay out till sundown, for going out, I found, was really going in.” John Muir
This training will support you to;
-Develop your own intimate allied relationship with the natural world, and support clients to do the same.
-Develop an internal topographical map that will enable you to feel confident in
facilitating and navigating an individual or group ecotherapy session.
-Create a backpack of therapeutic tools and skills to draw from and weave into your outdoor or indoor practice.
-Explore philosophies and principles that support the practices of nonviolence, organic wisdom, unconditional positive regard, authentic communication and loving kindness.
-Have fun, relax and connect with like -minded people in nature.
Nature Connection
The power of our connection to Nature is not a new concept. It has been an
inherent aspect of our existence on earth for as long as we have been here.
We notice it in ourselves, we notice it in others; the experience of
groundedness, unity, wholeness, connectedness, peace when we spend time in the natural world.
Ecotherapy
Ecotherapy takes the ancient wisdom and knowing of our inherent need for
nature connection, and combines it with our more recent therapeutic
understanding of the impact of trauma on our psyche - mind, body & spirit. It is the unity of these wisdoms that creates the transformative power of Ecotherapy.
4 Modules (over two 5 day trainings and one day long online)
First Five Day – Modules 1 & 2
Module 1: “Establishing Basecamp” – Resourcing
Theme: Gathering resources and establishing alliance, with nature, our clients, and our essential self
Module 2: “The Foothills” – Accessing Theme: Identifying the therapeutic threshold and venturing forth.
Dates: March 2022 6th to 11th
Location: Kauaeranga Forest Education Camp – Thames, BOP
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One Day Online Training – Saturday 2nd April
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Second Five Day – Modules 3 & 4
Module 3: “Climbing the Mountain” – Processing
Theme: Navigating the territory of unhealed wounds and unresolved trauma.
Module 4: “Back to Basecamp” – Integration
Theme: Weaving the rewards of this transformative journey into ordinary consciousness and our everyday life.
Dates: April 2022 24th -29th
Location: Kauaeranga Forest Education Centre – Thames, BOP
The specific lineage-holders of knowledge that this training takes particular inspiration from are: Dave Talamo with Wilderness Reflections; Steven Foster and Meredith Little with The School of Lost Borders; Joanna Macy with The Work that Reconnects; Jon Young with the Wilderness Awareness School; Bill Plotkin and the Animus Valley Institute; Ron Kurtz and Hakomi Mindful Somatic Psychotherapy, and S.N Goenka with the Vipassana Meditation Centre.
Your trainers:
Paris Williams: Clinical Psychologist, Eco-Therapist, Hakomi Teacher, Somatic Trauma Specialist.
Toni McErlane: Eco-Therapist, Counsellor, Mediator Nonviolent Communication (NVC) Facilitator.
Brendon Whitmore: Eco-Therapist, Craniosacral Therapist, Wilderness Rites of Passage Facilitator.
Jacqueline Sheridan: Eco-Therapist, Psychotherapist, Creative Soul Journey Facilitator & Poet.
Investment and Registration;
Includes: Accommodation, Lunch & Dinners plus 10 Days of a held & Facilitated Program
Investment: $3250
Early Bird Discount of $300 if paid before Nov 30th: $2950
To register and further info follow link:
http://restorativerelationships.co.nz/our-workshops/
