Nature Therapy for Wellness
Nature Therapy for Wellness is a six-week course offered in Towson, that integrates nature connection with mindfulness and other resiliency practices to assist people with stress, anxiety, depression, and pain.
Each session is 90 minutes and led by a team of licensed and certified Nature Informed Therapists. The program includes guided relaxation, mostly mindfulness and breathing techniques, forest bathing invitations, therapeutic group conversations, information about stress and stress reactions, a healthy lifestyle, as well as nature’s role in health and stress reduction.
Participants report leaving the course with a newfound appreciation for the healing capacity of nature in addition to having better tools to manage mental health challenges.
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“In two years of working together, I have never seen my client light up as much as she did when she would discuss her experience in the 6 week NBSR program. Not only did it provide an opportunity for her to be in nature on a weekly basis, it gave her the opportunity to be with other like-minded individuals and practice forming meaningful connections. I am excited to see what other resources she might be open to exploring after having such a positive experience with NBSR and we will definitely continue to emphasize nature as “co-therapist” in the rest of our work together!”
- Kate Gerwin, MS, LCPC, NCC
Details
Length: TBD
Cost: TBD
Participants will learn:
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About nature’s role in reducing stress and anxiety
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Tools and strategies to better handle stress
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How to listen to one’s own needs and bodily signals
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Mindfulness skills to manage internal turmoil
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How to foster deeper connections with nature
Next offering: TBD
Modules
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Rewiring the Anxious Brain with Nature in Mind
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Positive Neuroplasticity – Creating Inner Resilience through Nature Connections
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Human Rewilding: Discovering Self in Nature
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Radical Acceptance Through Letting Go: Lessons from the Trees
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The Power of Connection (Self & Sacred in Nature)
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Lasting Joy: Deep Relationships wtih the Living Earth
Evidence & Outcomes
Become Mindful of the Skills Necessary to Handle Internal Turmoil
Develop Tools and Strategies to Better Handle Stress
Explore Nature's Role in Reducing Stress & Anxiety
Foster a Deeper Connection with Nature
Participants described:
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Lower stress and reactivity in daily life
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Stronger present-moment awareness through sensory engagement
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Using nearby nature as a coping resource (new habits/rituals)
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Feeling restored, connected, and sometimes awe