CURRENTS THROUGH USELESS BAY

Many hear the term “nature therapy” or “ecotherapy” and think, isn’t that just about spending time outside enjoying nature? How is nature therapy different from how most of us spend our time outside of buildings and cars? Isn’t this just a walk in the woods? Why do I need a facilitator for that?

offering healing and spiritual practices in nature in 1 to 3 day long retreats–also sacred writing practice retreats at Whidbey Institute

Who is telling me I ought to have six pack abs? Why am I not okay unless that’s the case? Who is saying I ought to be extroverted and willing to dress for success when I’m really an introspective person who prefers Chaco sandals and fleece?

My interest is in helping people become inhabitants of their world again–not mere ghosts or sight-seers. I believe connection to land and place (re-enplacement) and community is the way to do this.

I’m not sure about how to respond to events in the world right now. People are frightened. I am frightened. Our economy appears to be collapsing, and the government only seems to offer band-aids that come with a negatively amortizing price-tag rather than real solutions that will eliminate the cause of this [...]

“The sanity that binds us one to another in a society is not necessarily the sanity that bonds us companionably to the creatures with whom we share the Earth. If we could assume the viewpoint of nonhuman nature, what passes for sane behavior in our social affairs might seem madness. But as the [...]