Forest Ecotherapy Women's Group Series
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$80.00
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$50.00 - $240.00
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Dates*:
Oct. 30,
Nov. (TBA)
Jan. – Dec. 2017: TBA
(*all dates weather permitting and subject to change.)
Locations: TBA Sonoma & Marin Counties, CA
Cost**: $40/per session
1 for $40
2 for $75 prepaid
4 for $150, prepaid
6 for $225, prepaid
Join TreeGirl with a small group of treegirls to experience forest ecotherapy and practice intimacy with nature in a different local location once a month. This series includes forest ecotherapy sensory exercises, nature interpretation, practicing interspecies communication, modalities of expressive art therapy, as well as progression to being comfortable being nude in nature, (but not yet being photographed). Includes a light, healthy picnic lunch. (Sorry, no dogs.)
For adult or mature female teens only. Bring water, snacks, good walking shoes, comfortable clothing weather/sun/insect protection, a journal (optional), ground level backjack chair or small sitting blanket (optional), and your open curiosity. Forest Ecotherapy does not include TreeGirl portrait photography, but does include physical contact with earthiness, and partial nudity based on your choice and comfortability, as practice leading up to attending a future TreeGirl Photo Retreat or Portrait Session.
Includes a light, healthy picnic lunch. (Sorry, no dogs.**Attend this series to lead up to a TreeGirl Women's photo retreat or adventure, and apply your total cost as a discount to a TreeGirl Retreat of your choice!
More About Forest Ecotherapy :
Forest Ecotherapy is a guided modality of ecotherapy in which nature itself does the healing* for our mind, body, heart and spirit within a forest setting. It combines mindful, pleasurable, multi-sensory nature connection experiences, scientific nature interpretation, and ecopsychology to not only revitalize our physical health, but open our perceptions to the dynamic life force around us, deeply connecting us with trees and the natural world as an ongoing resource of energy and community.
'Forest Therapy' originated in Japan in the 1970's as Forest Bathing or 'shinrin-yoku', and is now a growing, varied and evolving international therapeutic modality that has scientifically proven physical and psychological medical health benefits including:
Certain species have been identified as having 'phytoncides' – specific immune system enhancing properties.
And, the higher the biodiversity of the forest, the greater the benefits.
Julianne will guide you or a group up to 20 people on an easy forest walk for 2–3 hours, inviting you to safely discover and engage with the species and spirit of a place in an intimate way.
Julianne has guided groups and individuals in various ecosystems around the U.S. and internationally. Her unique modality of Forest Ecotherapy weaves together forest sensory skills, arboriculture, nature interpretation, inter-species communication, shamanic-intuitive healing techniques, over 23 years experience in environmental education, wilderness education and ecopsychology, with her own intimate nature connection with over 70 species of trees in 13 countries, so far
*Note that Forest Ecotherapy is therapeutic in nature and does take the place of clinical psychotherapy or medical treatment.
Forest Ecotherapy is a guided modality of ecotherapy in which nature itself does the healing* for our mind, body, heart and spirit within a forest setting. It combines mindful, pleasurable, multi-sensory nature connection experiences, scientific nature interpretation, and ecopsychology to not only revitalize our physical health, but open our perceptions to the dynamic life force around us, deeply connecting us with trees and the natural world as an ongoing resource of energy and community.
'Forest Therapy' originated in Japan in the 1970's as Forest Bathing or 'shinrin-yoku', and is now a growing, varied and evolving international therapeutic modality that has scientifically proven physical and psychological medical health benefits including:
- lowered blood pressure,
- lowered heart rate,
- elevated mood,
- lowered cortisol or stress hormone levels,
- stress reduction,
- increased natural immune (or ‘killer’) cells
- and more.
Certain species have been identified as having 'phytoncides' – specific immune system enhancing properties.
And, the higher the biodiversity of the forest, the greater the benefits.
Julianne will guide you or a group up to 20 people on an easy forest walk for 2–3 hours, inviting you to safely discover and engage with the species and spirit of a place in an intimate way.
Julianne has guided groups and individuals in various ecosystems around the U.S. and internationally. Her unique modality of Forest Ecotherapy weaves together forest sensory skills, arboriculture, nature interpretation, inter-species communication, shamanic-intuitive healing techniques, over 23 years experience in environmental education, wilderness education and ecopsychology, with her own intimate nature connection with over 70 species of trees in 13 countries, so far
*Note that Forest Ecotherapy is therapeutic in nature and does take the place of clinical psychotherapy or medical treatment.