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Introduction to Ecotherapy- March 27- REFORMATTED FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING PROTOCOLS

March 27, 2020 @ 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

$185

CLASS REFORMATTED FOR THE ‘SOCIAL DISTANCING’ PROTOCOLS

And now accessible for out of town students!

If there were ever a time that we need deep Nature connection, this is one of those times! Here’s the adapted format. (Some scholarship funds available for participants impacted by COVID-19 and ‘Shelter in Place’ restrictions. Email us for more details.)

Are You Ready…?
• For more time outdoors?
• To bring the healing powers of Nature into your clinical work and daily life?
• To more often feel that wonderful sense of ease and connection with all
of life?

The erroneous notion of modern society that we humans are somehow separate from or not a part of Nature causes much of our distress and dis-ease. Logically, we can understand this– what or where else could we be? Yet this alienation is so commonplace in western culture that we often don’t even notice it. And even as we are awakening to the gravity of this situation for the larger biosphere, we are still just learning how best to respond.

Through an array of theories and practices ecopsychology and it’s applied form, known as ecotherapy, seek to redress this fundamental alienation and restore the wellness that comes when we live with a felt sense of connection to Nature all around and within us. As healers and helpers, there is much we can do to ally ourselves and our efforts with the healing forces of Nature.

ADAPTED FORMAT FOR “SOCIAL ISOLATION” PROTOCOL

While we would much prefer to meet outdoors together, as is our customary practice, with a little creativity, we can still get most of the benefits of this class in this different format. Typically, this class includes time both together and in solitude in Nature. This format continues in this blended online/outdoor class.

We’ll meet first online (Zoom meeting) for much of the morning (if possible, we’d encourage students to call in from somewhere outdoors, even their own garden/yard/neighborhood park). We’ll help you connect with one another, with how you’re navigating this challenging time and with your needs, goals and concerns. Then, together we’ll craft unique experiential tasks for you to take out on your own mini-quest walk or personal sojourn in Nature. This will be a time alone in Nature to enter into a deep dialogue with the ‘more than human’ world, settle into stillness or bring forward pressing questions or needs- about the world and/or your own life. We’ll teach you how to close your solo time with the reciprocity and gratitude that are essential to ecotherapy.

Then, we’ll welcome you back to our virtual meeting place (on Zoom) and spend the rest of the afternoon in demonstration, training and practice of some ecotherapeutic ways of working with the material that has emerged from your solo time. Lastly, we’ll come to completion and help you find concrete steps for integrating your learning into your everday life and Nature-allied work in the world.

(Some scholarship funds available for participants impacted by COVID-19 and ‘Shelter in Place’ restrictions. Email us for more details.)

Come Join Us to:

  •   • Experience your self and body more deeply as a part of Nature

  •   • Learn how this elemental connection has everything to do with your well-being

  •   • Learn tools for helping yourself and others connect with Nature and orient to life in healthy, supportive and energizing ways.


REGULAR SOCIAL PROTOCOL FORMAT

We’ll spend the entire day** outdoors, blending discussion of pertinent ideas with ample periods of experiential activities, quiet reflection and a chance to consider how to integrate the day’s learning into one’s work or life. Open to mental health professionals as well as the general public, this fun, experiential day on the land will introduce participants to some basic principles and practices of the field of ecotherapy. Healthcare professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to their clients or patients.

(**During Social Distancing Protocols, students find their own location, outdoors or indoors, to connect via video call to our virtual meeting circles on Zoom® meeting. And students go outdoors for the solitude part of the program.**)

The Details

When: 9 a.m.-5:00 p.m. March 27, 2o2o.  View our Calendar for this year’s other program dates.
Where: Parks, gardens or wild lands near you! And on Zoom Meeting
Fee: $185. (Some payment plans & financial aid available) Student/intern discount: $135.   (Some scholarship funds available for participants impacted by COVID-19 and ‘Shelter in Place’ restrictions. Email us for more details.)

TO REGISTER: Go To www.WildernessReflections.com/registration-form

* PLEASE NOTE: All fees are non-refundable & non-transferable within one week of your trip. *
Facilitator: Dave Talamo , MFT


Continuing Education credits: 7 CE credits are available for this program (for an additional fee)

  • CE credits for psychologists are provided by the Spiritual Competency Resource Center (SCRC) which is co-sponsoring this program. The Spiritual Competency Resource Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Spiritual Competency Resource Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
  • The California Board of Behavioral Sciences accepts CE credits for LCSW, LPCC, LEP, and LMFT license renewal for programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
  • LCSWs, MFTs, and other mental health professionals from states other than California need to check with their state licensing board as to whether or not they accept programs offered by approved sponsors of CE by the American Psychological Association.
  • SCRC is approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN Provider CEP16887) for licensed nurses in California.
  • For questions about receiving your Certificate of Attendance, contact Wilderness Reflections at info(at)WildernessReflections.com. For questions about CE, visit www.spiritualcompetency.com or contact David Lukoff, PhD at CE@spiritualcompetency.com.

Licensure hours- ACSWs, AMFTs and other interns may count hours towards licensure.

Register by Mail: Download a Registration Form, complete it, and send it, along with your payment to: Wilderness Reflections, P.O. Box 311, Fairfax, CA 94978.

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Details

Date:
March 27, 2020
Time:
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Cost:
$185
Event Category:

Venue

West Marin County
CA CA 94938 United States

Organizer

Dave Talamo
Email
dave(at)wildernessreflections.com