The Refusal of the Call happens when the pain of changing is greater than the pain of staying the same. The People went in search of Coyote to ask him to go on a quest to find a new place for the People. Chief Buffalo sent Brother Eagle and Sister Cougar to find him. They came upon Coyote playing in […]
Refusal of the Call
NEW COURSE! Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy in Clinical Practice
Includes a pdf copy of the textbook, Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy in Clinical Practice Target Audience: Mental Health Professionals Online Home Study Continuing Education Hours: 40 (forty) Course Description This Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy in Clinical Practice Course is one of three courses required for certification as a Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapist, as well as a stand-alone course for those interested in integrating the skills of […]
The Monomyth
The Monomyth was the creation of Joseph Campbell, who was an American mythologist best known for his works and lectures in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His personal philosophy is often summarized in the phrase, “Follow your bliss.” One of his areas of study was the archetypal nature of world mythologies. He noted that myths from around the world followed […]
NOW AVAILABLE! Ecospirituality Group Facilitator Certification Program Bundle
CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THIS BUNDLE AT A SAVINGS OF OVER 20%! GET AN ADDITIONAL $50 OFF DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE! Regular price: $299.99 For June, 2024 this bundle will be $249.99! What is the Ecospirituality Group Program? This Ecospirituality Group Facilitator Certification Program teaches you to be an Ecospirituality Program facilitator. The Ecospirituality Group Program is a 12-week […]
Call of the Coyote
The Call of the Coyote is a path to ecospirituality. Last week we talked about the emerging “dark green religion.” What is ecospirituality, and what does it have to do with a dark green religion? The original meaning of the word “spiritual” comes from the Latin spiritus, which means, “to breathe.” So originally, that which was spiritual was simply that […]
Dark Green Religion
“Empirical studies have begun to demonstrate that many people in advanced industrial cultures resonate deeply with what could be called nature spirituality or nature religion. Some of these people view the world as full of spiritual intelligences with whom one can be in relationship (an animistic perception), while others among them perceive the earth to be alive or even divine […]
Mindful Walking
Mindful Walking utilizes mindfulness and ecopsychology as emotional regulation skills. This is especially true if you are able to do this exercise outdoors. Mindful walking may be used to de-fuse potential emotional aggression. If you feel that one of your triggers has been activated, and you can take a break, go outside and do a little mindful walking! The goal […]
MBE Program Coming this Spring
Click here for an overview of the Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy(MBE) Program I’m pleased to announce that I have partnered with the Stress Management Center at the Fernview Center for Wellbeing in Anderson, South Carolina to present the Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy program. This 12-week program will begin in the spring of 2019. I will also be offering therapy appointment services for individuals, families, […]
What is Ecotherapy?
For most of its existence homo sapiens has lived in harmony with nature as hunter/gatherers. Such a lifestyle requires a vast knowledge of the seasons, and of the patterns and habits of wildlife, and of plants and herbs and their healing powers. Industrialization and urbanization are fairly recent phenomena on an evolutionary scale. We still carry the genetic memory of […]
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