Ecotherapy, Nature therapy, Nature Connection, Devon
Ecotherapy & Nature Connection
Ecotherapy, Nature therapy, Nature Connection, Devon
Ecotherapy & Nature Connection
Coming home to your Natural Self...
Devon based Ecotherapy and Nature Connection sessions.
Contact me to book a free 30 min exploration call to find out more:
Return to the wisdom of the wild
Hello there, welcome to Deeper Nature Devon. My name is Emma and I am an ecopsychology practitioner and ecotherapist who lives near the wild edges of Dartmoor, close to Exeter. I support people to deepen their relationship with nature for their wellbeing, healing, growth and soul recovery.
I offer one-to-one ecotherapy sessions, as well as nature-based groups, and I am accredited to deliver the NatureWell programme. I also facilitate dream work sessions, either in nature or online.
Alongside my ecopsychology training, I bring many years of experience as an occupational therapist, primarily within the NHS. I like to describe myself as a ‘rewilded occupational therapist,’ and weave this experience into my ecotherapy work, infusing my practice with a particular sensitivity to accessibility and inclusivity.
Soulful connection and belonging
We are nature. As humans we have co-evolved with Earth and cosmos, yet our modern culture is one of disconnection and split from the natural world. As we deepen our relationship with nature we have an embodied experience that we are an interconnected part of the web of life. This is a journey of recovery, remembering and belonging. Through this process we can awaken new and revitalising ways of being in relation to ourselves, our community, and the other-than-human natural world.
People who undertake ecotherapy often speak of experiencing a greater sense of wellbeing and feeling more grounded and emotionally resourced. There can be an awakening of a deeper connection to the body, and the innate wisdom the body holds, as well as a deeper connection to the cycles of nature. We can learn to embrace our Natural Self, in all its glorious, messy, wild humanness, and start to inhabit the larger story of our soul-life. This process supports us to flourish within ourself, with others, and as part of Earth community. We feel more connected to nature and our love and care for the natural world deepens...
Wholeness & recovery
Nature is whole in all its diversity and expressions. Ecotherapy is a process of remembering our wholeness. Deepening our relationship with nature is a process of embodied healing and recovery of our Natural Self. It offers the opportunity to cultivate our wholeness as we embrace and integrate the fragmented parts of ourselves that we previously may have hidden or pushed away. Just like a great tree that has weathered many storms and carries scars and broken boughs, we too are whole, even with all our wounds and tender parts. Like the tree, these parts lend to our uniqueness and soul’s beauty. In fact, our tender parts and wounds hold the key to the inherent resources, potentials, and unique soul gifts that can be discovered through our deepening relationship with nature.
Embodied & reciprocal healing
The dominant culture views nature as something separate - to be utilised, exploited, and extracted. This split from nature is a deep wound in our collective psyche, and its impact can be seen in the environmental crisis we are now facing.
This disconnection is also mirrored in how the body is regarded in our culture - often through a lens of disembodiment. Yet the body is nature, and I see connecting to the body as an integral part of what is called ‘nature connection’. I believe being in an embodied relationship with nature is a radical act of repair and healing - not only personal, but also collective.
Reconnecting to nature is essential not only for our wellbeing and flourishing, but also for the protection and thriving of the wider Earth community. As our relationship with nature deepens, so too does our care for the other-than-human world. Our healing with the natural world is reciprocal - we are in continuous interconnection as part of nature.
A growing body of research supports this, demonstrating that cultivating a deeper relationship with nature not only enhances personal wellbeing (both psychological and physical health), but also encourages a greater love and responsibility for the natural world we are interdependent with.
"It was a deeply moving experience to feel so soulfully held within the landscape. Emma is an extremely wise and knowledgeable guide"
Lilly - ecologist, artist, facilitator
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