Nature Therapy Online (Ecotherapy Podcast)

Nature is showing us every day how the world never stays the same. In every second, the nature around you has shifted. One moment, there’s a wind. The next, a small bird flies by. The next moment, a leaf falls from a tree. Next, it’s raining, or the clouds clear to let in the sun’s light.

All of this—and so much more—can happen in the space of just a few moments in one single place where you stand. How much of this do we really pay attention to though?

In episode 6 of Nature Therapy Online, I discuss how nature, stories and our imaginations are deeply intertwined.

I invite you to create your own simple, nature-inspired stories whilst you walk, simply for the joy of using your imagination.

I share a nature story of my own, The Nature Twin, which is both dark and light. I hope inspires your imagination when out experiencing nature.

In episode 16 of the ecotherapy podcast, I talk about about rocks and crystals whilst standing under an umbrella in my rainy garden.

As I watch the sheep and listen to the sound of crows and raindrops, I ponder on the power and beauty of rocks and crystals.

Finding, pondering on, and meditating with rocks is a powerful act. Focusing on such solid, strong earth-y matter can really ground us back into the world around us, and help us to settle our busy minds. Tune in to find out more.

In this week’s podcast, I interview the inspiring ecotherapy author Andy McGeeney about his life with nature.

Andy McGeeney has been promoting nature as therapy for years, from back when few people in the mental health world were willing to consider the benefits of nature as therapy.

In this week’s ecotherapy podcast, Andy shares the story of his unique journey with mental health and nature, as well as sharing some beautiful nature therapy exercises that you can try for yourself at home. I’m sure you will find him as inspiring as I do!

This episode is about a topic that I find very interesting and strangely moving.

Have you ever stumbled across an old abandoned building, or even the crumbled remains of a simple structure, and felt something special?

Ruins and abandoned human-built structures are often swiftly reclaimed by nature. It’s not unusual to see weeds growing through the cracks, grass moving ‘indoors’ or even trees and shrubs taking root upon structures that once were the domain of the human.

Tune in to explore this with me!

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