Eco-Psychotherapy

Mindfulness in Nature

With the therapeutic value of mindfulness and outdoor therapy now well established, mindfulness in nature retreats are increasingly available. These retreats, usually framed as a spiritual practice rather than a therapeutic intervention, are typically facilitated in some remote location and last several days. This presentation offers practical techniques for teaching mindfulness in nature as an element of outdoor therapy with groups or individual clients. These techniques don’t depend on ‘wilderness’ and can easily be integrated into an hour long therapy session. Although there is some discussion of the theoretical context, the talk is primarily concerned with practice.