A garden visit or a familiar river can give someone an activity to return to during recovery. CNIT examines how clinicians might use that possibility, what three research papers support, and where the evidence remains limited.

Three practices for returning to the world around us Evening settles over Loch Raven Reservoir, while the living world continues around us. Recently, I was sitting in a beautiful place at sunset. The sky was changing color, and the light was settling across the landscape. I was also on the phone with my mother. My father is struggling with dementia, and we were trying to figure out his care so that my mother could come visit. I was brainstorming solutions, considering possibi

Our founder, Dr. Heidi Schreiber-Pan, coauthored a peer-reviewed study of CNIT’s brief, clinician-led ecotherapy program. Participants consistently reported less reactivity, more present-moment attention, and experiences of awe/connection. Here’s the plain-English summary—and what it means for clients, clinicians, and community partners.