Body Image & Nature

About the Training

Webinar Overview

The natural world holds a grounding space to offer healing to one’s relationship with their body. It is common for humans to feel disconnected or critical towards their bodies due to the societal norms and pressures in today’s world. Join Rachel Oppenheimer, LCPC, to learn more about how nature can help foster a deeper and accepting connection to the self and the body, exploring different nature-informed interventions to help clients reach body acceptance, positivity, or neutrality.

Key Learning Objectives

• Define body image and related terminology

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• Identify root causes and warning signs of negative body image

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• Learn research findings on the impact of nature on body image

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• Learn at least 3 ways the natural world improves body image

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• Learn at least 3 nature-informed therapy interventions for body image

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• Determine at least 2 ethical considerations for integrating nature-informed therapy into clinical practice

Program Schedule

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM | Session 1: Registration and Introductions

• Welcome and course overview

9:45 AM – 11:00 AM | Session 2: Understanding Body Image & Nature Integration

• Lecture: Overview of body image and related terminology, at risk populations, warning signs, and diet culture; teachings on ways that nature can assist with healing negative body image and ethical considerations.

• Experiential Exercise: Nature moment visualization

11:00 AM – 11:30 AM | Lunch break 

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM | Session 3: Nature Informed Interventions for Negative Body Image

• Lecture: Overview of nature informed interventions to incorporate with client’s experiencing negative body image

• Client Study: Example of nature informed intervention with client

11:45 AM – 12:40 PM | Session 4: Experiential Nature Activity

• Experiential Activity: True Self Mandala (11:45 - 12:20)

• Breakout Rooms: Processing Mandala (12:20 - 12:40)

12:40 PM – 1:00 PM | Session 5: Large Group Sharing & Closing