Throughout 2024, the International Ecopsychology Society (IES) hosted a series of Deep Conversations led by Dr. Tina Asherae Fields. These sessions were designed as spaces for profound dialogue, distinct from traditional seminars, enabling meaningful exchanges among participants. With members from over 20 countries and diverse languages, these conversations stood out for their ability to foster intercultural connection around applied...
“The Lakota knew that human hearts, away from nature, harden; They knew that lack of respect for living and growing things would soon lead to lack of respect for humans as well.” Luther Standing Bear, Oglala
With this great phrase, the first Deep Conversation of 2024 was concluded, facilitated by Dr Tina Asherae Fields, Charter IES USA and attended by...
As part of the activities of the IES for our community of ecotuners, ecoallies and students, we have created OPEN SPACE (Open Space), a refuge place where we can feel, think and share about different topics of ecopsychology and our role in the awakening of the consciousness of being nature.
At this point we want to share the successful completion...
In the vibrant folds of the natural world, a sensitive and passionate gaze reveals a recurring form: everything in nature is a womb. The roots of the trees intertwine in an underground dance, the caves are sculpted like stone wombs, the waves of the grandmother sea break with the force of a cosmic birth, and the puddles in the...
In April 2003 we began a great adventure of transformation and learning with the Diploma in Regenerative Leadership, one of the components of the Regeneremos Coquimbo 2023 – 2024 , program financed by the Regional Government of Coquimbo and Certified by ERES Educational Corporation and Koru Transformación, Instituto de Ecopsicología Chile-Colombia.
Our inspiration has been incorporated into the technical...
Ecopsychology is a new paradigm that explores the relationship between humans and the natural world. It emphasizes the ethics of reciprocity and belonging that we have with and for the land. This paradigm has its roots in the work of thinkers such as Carl Jung, Theodore Roszak, Mari Gomes, and Arne Naess among others.
One of the key concepts of...
I love this title, it's not mine, it belongs to a book on Experiential Education that I've read a lot of times , and I like it because it perfectly explains the misunderstanding we have regarding managing emotions, where we want to control them , hide them, appease them, deny them or avoid them, everything except proper management...
What a month it was! The long summer seemed to bring a longing for going inwards and deepening. As the days become shorter there is more and more interest innature-based programs. I feel so privileged to do this work and am happy to share with the community a few of the programs I facilitated in Israel this month and...
Ecotuning is a practice of applied ecopsychology. Ecotuners facilitate within people their re-connection with Life and the natural world or Earth. In these times of global warming and social injustice, this is necessary now more than ever.
Ecopsychology studies the relationship between humans and Nature. It states that humanity is disconnected from the natural world, resulting in climate change and...
The multiple forms of applied ecopsychology allow us to connect with the rest of nature according to our own preferences. Most of these practices focus primarily on sensory experience, mindful presence, and on building an emotional bond with the more-than-human nature. In addition to all these, I think that there is an equal need for biological knowledge, in the...
