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The Beneficial Effects of Applied Ecopsychology in Holistic Healing Schools and Natural Health Degree Program Courses Journaled Reports from Project NatureConnect Students Environment Accepts Differences I am able to notice that before starting my holistic health practioner Applied Ecopsychology classes that my internal mental state was much more chattery and more constantly finding things to worry about. After two classes and a year of ecopsychology the focus of my mental state is more quiet and more resilient (resistant) to outside negative forces ideas and actions. When I do get off track it is a quicker and shorter trip to get back on track. There is always more to learn about natural health and healing and I don't expect myself to be perfect anymore. Instead of measuring myself against the perfect, at this point I prefer to measure myself against how far I've come. I am certainly more articulate in the themes and important issues for describing ecopsychology to others. And I have achieved a significant shift in what I seek. Instead of seeking out criticism and dissatisfaction I think that a majority of my thinking and focus is now on seeking out attraction and satisfaction. While attending this holistic healing school I knew that I needed to work on recognizing and practicing working with the 48 senses that I'm not very familiar with, and yet, due to various reasons, I did not. This was the one idea that I did not carry through on, however I did use ecopsychology to improve my relationship with my daughter. The impact of this one point is so very large (On both me and my daughter) and so very important to me. For me improving this is almost as important as achieving world peace. In fact to the other morning my daughter had a hour-long blow up trying to get ready for school and throughout the whole hour I was able to maintain a peaceful attitude that was supportive and non-combative were over a half hour late to school but I was successful in not allowing any of the modern-day wranglers about time or my way of doing things into into making things worse. I realize that I may not succeed every day, but every time that I do succeed I make it more likely to achieve later success. My daughter attends a Nature based school... In it she does not receive grades, but a check mark system with check mark + (exceptional), check mark (good) and check mark - (needs more work). There are no tests, but assessments. And these grades 1 to 5 students are taught "Naturalist Skills". "Place based Communications" , Place Based Living Skills" and "Reflection Skills", etc. So, for example, the students are taught to use their senses...and identify animals and plants in our area. The students have 20 minutes of sensory training through wildlife games in the mornings with blind folds on, so that they can learn to listen and smell and remain aware of the environment around them...and remain connected to Nature. They also have Ninja Forest Training too! Their teacher built a tipi beside the school with branches they had collected...and once erected, they cooked berries and plants they had identified as edible and collected from the B Green Trail near the school. When they are called to come in from recess or from their secret spots on a saunter, they use animal sounds to respond. There are no bells or buzzers. My daughter is a Field Mouse, so she responds with sounds like a field mouse. Each student also studies their particular animal and it is shared with the class. In addition, the students are studying birds' nests and identifying them. All this information will be gathered into a book and taught to the kindergarten and preschool children within their school by the older students. As a result of this wonderful nature environment, my 8 years old daughter is studying grades 4/5 Math and assessed at Grade 7 in her Reading skills. There are no bullies, no judging and respect for others and the community is important. Even children at a slower pace academically are cherished and nurtured in an environment that accepts differences. An Explosion of Love I was attracted to return to the same place that I did the exercise before. In fact I had many abortive attempts and realised that Iīm still using story- based thinking rather than natural attraction senses to do the exercises. It was my brotherīs birthday so I went to the wooded area with my family. As we were making our way there my sister received a phone call to say that her father (my stepfather) had died. I was really able to see the natural health attractions that come into play around this event. I sat close and supported my sister as she took the call, her friend took the children away to the park and my mum took the dogs away. After this my sister had a chance to walk away and have some time alone as she crossed the river to the "ghosties" as this part of the wood is called. I was in awe that my sister had a chance to be supported by nature for this even if she wasnīt consciously aware of it. As we sat there together I really got a sense that my sister was being given an opportunity to process and heal from this immediately. Webstrings had created this situation for this reason. Beautiful. When I sensed it was ok to leave and do the exercise I got up and went slightly deeper into the woods to gain permission as I was waiting for consent my mother's dog started barking and I felt that I had consent to enter deeper and do the exercise but to take the dog with me. Dog as a natural attraction is providing a sense of companionship and sharing. My experience in nature was highlighted watching the dog follow its natural attractions and know that the beauty and joy of where I was was shared by another natural being. It allowed a deepening of connection especially when it became trapped under a tree and my mother, sister and I joined together to free the dog. My mother took the dog away and I was attracted to gain permission to sit on a tree an let natural attractions help me find intelligence at work. As I sat there I was naturally attracted to the trees. They were providing support for the earth and for life within the wood. They are giving shelter, food, oxygen and are the true givers of life in the deepest sense. They are intelligent in that they know when to grow, shed their leaves and to dance in the wind providing shelter to less strong life within. I was then attracted to a fern and realised that they are intelligent in that they are not only givers of food but also help create shelter and maintain balance within the wood. Moss is intelligent in that it blankets bare soil to prevent it from disappearing. The noise within the wood is intelligent in that is provides a warning of danger for those who heed it. It encourages caution and reminds you to be ever alert for predators. The wind is intelligent in that it transports seed to encourage diversity and cleans away unneccessary dirt. The birds singing is intelligent are they offer a means of expressing the beauty of nature in song. They attract mates through this and can help contribute to the cycle of life. The fly is intelligent as it is a messenger. It carries bacteria so that it can grow and eats some of the waste provided by nature so it is also the equivilent of a garbageman. I have been aware of these intelligences operating during the many times that I spent in these woods when I was younger. I have just never consciously acknowledged them until now. As I left the woods I gave thanks by speaking out aloud what I had gained from my experience and what I was grateful for. I felt an explosion of love and joy as I did this and I walked away smiling. I learned from all this is that everything in nature is in balance and supports each other, that intelligence exists in everything and that a sharing of a natural experience is far more powerful that experiencing it only by yourself. If the attractions I experienced in this activity were taken away from me I would still be struggling to understand the meaning of community and be feeling more isolated that now. This experience increased my trust in nature as it showed me that nature wants the best for us and will support us. It highlighted that we need this connection so truly thrive and helped re-educate my sense of community and how a community should function. Connecting with nature provides us with a natural intelligence that shows us the way to truly live. Working in harmony with it means that we all understand our part in the success of the world. Into my thinking I am putting a deeper understanding of community and connection and how with natural intelligence everything knows what to do that is of benefit to all instinctively and does this automatically without discussion or resentment. Sleeping on this experience has re-inforced this idea for me and I find myself asking permission to connect with nature at every opportunity now. You are invited to read or distribute a press release about this webpage
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