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…
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Importance of Connecting Women in Nature
For eons, women have been automatically associated with nature. This association stemmed from the fact that both perform essentially similar roles; giving birth to progeny and nurturing them – call them children or flora and fauna for easier identification.
Benefits of Nature Therapy on Mental Health
You don’t have to walk in the woods or take a walk in the park to distress or relax. Simply looking out of the window or even looking at natural landscape photographs can reduce your stress to a great extent.