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razz

3-11-21, 7:36pm

https://www.ecopsych.com/

Seems a little like forest bathing and a whole lot more. It is simple living in a unique way. What do you think?

If you have had a good experience in Nature you know the joy of its restorative energies. They renew your spirit as they clear your mind and unify you with the beauty of Nature’s life. Don’t be fooled. This is not just recreation. It is re-creation. It is vital and always available yet its importance is continually ignored by Industrial Society.

On average, we are illegally socialized to spend over 99 percent of how we sense, think and feel during our lifetime out of tune with the way the biodiversity of Nature’s perfection works in and around us. We enjoy in-tune connections with our Living Planet for approximately one hour total every five years. Sadly, we turn to artificial replacements for the reasonable satisfactions from nature that we eliminate from most of our life. The substitute imitations produce the detrimental side effects that we suffer.

.As part of the life dance of Nature and Earth, moment-by-moment, we have fifty-four natural senses that are attached to all that has preceded us and all that follows us.
Our senses that have been wounded by abusive relationships remain wounded. When the incident is remembered, we feel and act out that abuse to avoid experencing the pain again, or we addictivly tranquilize it.
To avoid this destructive phenomenon, we can learn how to create therapeutic space for our injured senses to happily reattach to the healing wisdom of their origins in Nature’s self-correcting balance and beauty, backyard or back country.

iris lilies

3-11-21, 8:49pm

I havent heard this exact word, ecopsychology,but it all makes sense doesn't it?

bae

3-11-21, 10:25pm

"On average, we are illegally socialized..."

What does "illegally socialized" mean?

bae

3-11-21, 10:25pm

"As part of the life dance of Nature and Earth, moment-by-moment, we have fifty-four natural senses that are attached to all that has preceded us and all that follows us."

What are these 54 senses?

SteveinMN

3-11-21, 10:27pm

What does "illegally socialized" mean?
Thank you for asking that.

razz

3-12-21, 10:04am

I had not heard of this therapy. I was asking these questions myself so posted the thread to see what others thought or knew.

happystuff

3-12-21, 10:36am

Interesting. I would definitely like to learn more about this.

GeorgeParker

3-12-21, 6:19pm

Sounds like just one more person trying to make money by selling their own blend of psychobabble, new-ageish ideas, and nature worship to desperate frustrated people.

Bottom Line Quote:

The ways and means of maverick genius (http://www.ecopsych.com/think3genius.html) to integrate science and spirit (http://www.ecopsych.com/hallucinatearticle.html) using the essence of Nature’s Unified Field as your teacher and Planet Earth as your textbook.
Inexpensive and Funded: Accredited transferable courses $110. Degrees: 18 month Ph.D. $7800. M.S. or B.S. $6000. Use our free “Learn Now, Pay Later” plan.

IMO don't waste your time or money on this.

BTW: I especially like the claim that he's a "maverick genius" and that these are "Accredited transferable courses". Accredited by who??? Transferable to what college or other institution for academic credit toward a degree or an on-going education requirement?

GeorgeParker

3-13-21, 3:49am

catherine

3-13-21, 9:37am

Addendum: Here is a description of an ecopsychology course described in normal college terminology without the bluster and vagueness of that other website: University of Vermont (Syllabus-Intro-to-Ecopsychology PDF) https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjpjpu52azvAhUbOs0KHcP9ABU4ChAWMAh6BAgIE AM&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.teachgreenpsych.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F01%2FSyllabus-Intro-to-Ecopsychology-Fisher-2015.pdf&usg=AOvVaw0VaQjyFoW6gyf4y8wQcioD

And a TEDx talk by an Associate Professor at California State University, Northridge who teaches ecopsychology and related subjects: https://tedx.ucla.edu/talks/erica_wohldmann_an_urban_dwellers_guide_to_rewildi ng/

(Yay, UVM!)

In addition to forest bathing, this idea of ecopsychology also ties in with nature as medicine. I think in Scotland, doctors are writing prescriptions of nature walks for their patients. So, I can totally see it.

While I think it's great to have courses and prescriptions to reinforce the benefits of nature, it's almost a shame it's come to that. It's like saying to someone, you know, if you eat, your body will be strong, or you know, if you breathe, you'll be better off. We are SO disconnected from nature we have to pay money for a course to tell us that it's going to be good for us if we learn to appreciate our connection with it.

Not to minimize the idea of ecopsychology, of course. I'd rather see it offered and taught than not, if it's going to motivate people to practice its benefits.

GeorgeParker

3-14-21, 3:22am

We are SO disconnected from nature we have to pay money for a course to tell us that it's going to be good for us if we learn to appreciate our connection with it.I get the impression most of the legitimate ecopsychology courses are intended for psychology students who will use ecopsychology as a therapy method for treating their patients.

BTW: The woman who did the TEDx talk is in charge of the campus food garden at the university where she teaches. Apparently she uses growing food plants as a way to strengthen her students' human-nature bond. When you plant and tend the food that you eat, your connection to the natural processes becomes very explicit, especially if you're using natural/organic gardening methods. https://www.csun.edu/sustainability/erica-wohldmann and https://spiritplantmedicine.com/dr-erica-wohldmann/

LDAHL

3-16-21, 12:49pm

I’ve often thought that if we could hear the screams of the organisms being starved and devoured all around us, we wouldn’t find a stroll through nature all that serene or therapeutic.

bae

3-16-21, 1:22pm

I’ve often thought that if we could hear the screams of the organisms being starved and devoured all around us, we wouldn’t find a stroll through nature all that serene or therapeutic.

Life is good at the top of the food chain.

LDAHL

3-16-21, 1:33pm

Life is good at the top of the food chain.

If you have the stomach for it.

HappyHiker

3-21-21, 6:32pm

I think Henry Thoreau had ecopsychology covered a few years back:

"Henry Thoreau liked to get his feet muddy; all nature was a tonic for him. Nearly every day, year round, he was out walking — exploring and studying every nook and cranny in Walden Woods, Estabrook Woods, and the rest of Concord, and recording in his journals in vivid detail what he heard and smelled and saw."

Mr Thoreau saw Nature as an antidote for most men "who lead lives of quiet desperation"....