We are approaching the end of summer, and a new season will begin. I really appreciate the transitions in between the seasons, as it allows me to reflect on my own personal growth and how it relates to the processes that nature shows us. Summer for me is a time of nourishment, time spent outdoors soaking up the sun and becoming aware of the bright colours of the blue sky, colourful flowers and the feelings of coolness and respite from the approaching breeze on summer nights. I enjoy having my…
Category: Seasons
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…
Spring Cleaning with Nature Based Therapy
The hibernation phase is over and now it’s time to come out and smell the roses. There’s no better time to enliven our senses than that of Spring. One way to awaken our sensory system is to engage in spring cleaning with Nature Based Therapy.