EcoTherapy is based on the emerging field of Ecopsychology, which suggests that there is a relationship between our personal well-being and the natural world.
The practice of EcoTherapy (therapy in outdoor spaces), has shown to help individuals see how personal needs and wants can be met within the web of life, without destructive thoughts and actions, and helps them to find ways to honor ALL relationships.
Realistically, there will be times when taking therapy outdoors is not clinically appropriate or feasible due to personal situations, weather conditions or the need for physical containment. However, the wonderful thing about nature is that it can also be appreciated indoors. Pets, plants, sand tray play, water play, nature sounds and pictures, etc., can work to supplement outdoor experiences.
When kids and their families experience this type of holistic healing, our earth is healed too, and healing becomes the cycle of life and peace is the natural outcome.
The Lessons of the Lorax have been largely ignored, not only causing our environment to suffer, people and their relationships with one another and the earth have experienced a disconnection that causes much psychological, physiological, and spiritual pain. Ecotherapy serves to repair this disconnection and bring healing to all forms of life. Unfamiliar with the Lorax? Watch all 6 segments to learn more:
The Lorax Part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Y0Az-4wUg
The Lorax 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w239_h1yRnk&feature=related
The Lorax 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xLnJd7mPx1g&NR=1
The Lorax 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvjirBMcUfY&NR=1
The Lorax 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2WDVamI2BA&NR=1
The Lorax 6 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBdiNRZFQ-Y&NR=1
Click the link below to learn more about our exciting mentoring program:
Growing Green Hands Organization - www.growinggreenhands.org