Wilderness and mindfulness are two dimensions of life that recall and reinforce each other. The connection between the two becomes even more important in times when the possibility of frequenting wild nature is lessened. By recognizing that “we are Nature”, and by cultivating practices of exploration and enjoyment of our inner nature, we can recreate the connection with the...
With great satisfaction, the International Ecopsychology Society is supporting the In Her Words project, thanks to the immense respect, admiration and gratitude, which we cherish for the person and the work of Joanna Macy. Important seeds are those that Joanna has planted in our hearts. At this moment, when the transition to an ecocentric perspective finds new threats, derived...
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...
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...
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...
We are facing a deep social and planetary crisis where nothing is more urgent and relegated than taking care of ourselves. The need is felt by a growing number of people, but it is still considered a luxury that can be postponed. We run to fulfill the mandate to be productive beings, and thus to be part of the...
Eco-Dance is an Ecopsychological practice, we could even say Biomimetic and Regenerative, since it tries to rescue from observation, experience and movement what we have of mineral, vegetable, animal, earthly, universal, driving the way towards the awakening of the Consciousness of Being Nature.
The idea is to translate the patterns and principles of nature, their forms, energies, beings, qualities, colors,...
In this article I will share the experience of the Therapeutic Family Gardens Program (HFT in spanish) developed by the CLANA Foundation (Camino de la Naturaleza) in alliance with Koru Transformación Ecopsichology Institute of Chile – Colombia and the NGO Buenos Vecinos. Families from the cities of Valparaíso and Santiago de Chile have participated in this program in the context...
We have been hearing about climate change and land decline for several years now. But humans have a feature: it is difficult for us to size something that we do not see or experience, unless we develop our deep connection capacity and in this case; our compassion.
The definition of compassion in the dictionary appears as follows: "Feeling of sadness...
El Arte Orgánico es una propuesta "co-creadora" de rituales que tienen el propósito de favorecer la "re-conexión con la naturaleza" y de recordar la verdadera "naturaleza humana" que es "una" con todos los seres vivos.
Esta propuesta, aplica principios y conceptos de la Ecopsicología e integra el conocimiento de los ecosistemas y las relaciones viables -eco- con el conocimiento de...
