ALL PARTICIPANTS:

• Deep listening to nature, learning to 'tune in' for its lessons and messages
• Exploring kinship with other animals and plants in our ecosystem
• Elemental connections, such as working with earth, fire, water and air spirits
• Indigenous wisdom, both across cultures and in the timeless sense that we are all born of the earth and retain knowledge of its powers
• Geoff's presentations on western myth and symbol, depth psychology, contemplative practices and ecstatic mysticism
• Teachings on getting ourselves into the open space of endless possibility between all of these approaches
• Guided Meditations, designed specifically by Geoff to tune participants into a more receptive space
• Navigating post-colonial guilt and avoiding anthropocentric tendencies.

PRACTITIONERS - Additional Training:

• Differentiations between ecotherapy (for all) and ecopsychotherapy (specific training for practitioners)
• Creating safety, for both client and practitioner, when working with nature
• Practical tips for working with clients online, individually or in breakout rooms
• Assessments and feedback throughout the course and on the Immersive Retreat.

ALL PARTICIPANTS:

• The Immersive Retreat, with a circle of like-minded participants in a beautiful environment, offers us the opportunity to explore ceremonial practices that remind us to celebrate life in our human bodies, together. These include:
• Sunrise Ceremony, to ground the inspirational power of the Sun in our bodies and minds at dawn
• Creating a Temenos, or Sacred Space, for the work
• Sit Spot awareness practice, to build relationship with Spirit of Place
• Geoff's Wavelength Journey, which invites participants to experience their own intelligence as part of a living being, Gaia
• The Evolutionary Animal, an experiential journey that immerses us in the Cosmic Walk of deep time and frees us up to dance whichever animal spirit enters the space for us
• Group and team work - building a Spirit House together
• Storytelling and singing together under the stars

PRACTITIONERS - Additional Training:

• Walking therapy, as a core practice, with clients, in nature
• Practice with clients and receive real time debrief, feedback and support
• Apply practices with clients in nature - guiding Sit Spots, facilitating exercises etc

ALL PARTICIPANTS:

• The Temenos, or sacred space, invites participants into a relationship with each other and the more-than-human, in a circle of sharing and mutual respect
• The sacred space supports awareness of subtle sensations, synchronicity, epiphanies, and gnosis: that inner knowing that promotes gentle awakenings as well as profound transformation
• Along with deepening awareness of, and connection to, the elements of nature, Geoff guides participants to open themselves as much as they can allow, to see what appears for them
• The teaching space will include a strong focus on safety for all participants, as well as open exploration in a non-judgemental and confidential atmosphere
• We will build an Altar, to bring our connection to nature into our hearts every day
• Debrief is offered by members of the teaching team, at the end of each session and wherever it is called for

PRACTITIONERS - Additional Training:

• Inviting the healing powers of nature into the therapeutic relationship
• Working with more-than-human players in a therapeutic alliance
• Guiding clients to create their own rituals for connection, guidance, support and empowerment