I knew that I was run off my feet, tired, exhausted and in need of a break. What I didn’t know was this hectic pace was being held in my body. I recently took a drive down to the Otway national park to have a picnic with my family at the Californian Redwoods. I was looking forward to this day as I knew that I needed a break and a walk in the woods. Life was busy. Juggling 4 young children, 2 home businesses and university studies is exciting but…
Year: 2019
Planting Seeds
I love the season of spring. Spring is a time of cleansing and planting seeds. Planting seeds is where we set our intentions and nourish ourselves so that we can grow into the beautiful soul that we were destined to be. I am a firm believer that we are shaped by our environment. Our ecosystem is an important factor in how we grow and having the right foundations, supports and systems in place will assist in this process. I have developed a process in nature based therapy where I ask…
Winter Resilience
Well winter is nearly ending, and spring will soon be upon us. One thing that I can say about winter despite the cold mornings and short days it does somewhat teach us resilience. Winter is a wonderful time to retreat and go within. It can be a time of deep reflection and hibernation into our inner most thoughts. Not only can we learn from going inwards we can also learn from observing the nature world during its most treacherous months. Dark cold mornings, windy and wet days and stormy evenings…
Nature Based Therapy: The New Way To Reduce Stress
By Mia Castagnone You’ve heard of the Therapaws, now get ready for Nature Based Therapy! Victoria-based organisation, Nature Based Therapy, offers counselling, group activities, retreats and diploma courses to medical students and professionals in nature therapy. The organisation was founded by Kit Kline, a Canadian-born counsellor and educator in the social and community services sector with 17 years of experience under her belt. Kit realised the positive effect of being outdoors to mental health treatment after taking her counselling sessions outside. She noticed clients seemed more at ease and more…