3 Day Natural Development Workshop: Using nature to aid personal development and healing. Woodland camping & self-catering. (Ecotherapy / Wilderness Therapy / Natural Awareness Therapy)

Camping and self catering based.

This relaxing workshop takes place in a beautiful private woodland in North Wales and will consist of a variety of fun, enlightening and sometimes challenging nature-based outdoor activities, sensory and awareness exercises, guided meditation, solo reflection time, and group discussion. These will be used as tools for raising your level of awareness and drawing your attention to your relationship with yourself, others and the natural environment.


The aim for the weekend is to create an enquiring self-reflective atmosphere of relaxed open-minded
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Camping and self catering based.

This relaxing workshop takes place in a beautiful private woodland in North Wales and will consist of a variety of fun, enlightening and sometimes challenging nature-based outdoor activities, sensory and awareness exercises, guided meditation, solo reflection time, and group discussion. These will be used as tools for raising your level of awareness and drawing your attention to your relationship with yourself, others and the natural environment.


The aim for the weekend is to create an enquiring self-reflective atmosphere of relaxed open-minded playful, fun and curiosity to aid your personal change.

Just some of the benefits previous participants gained by attending this workshop ...

* Reduced anxiety and stress
* Increased confidence and self-esteem
* Lifted mood and reduced depression
* Gained a new perspective on problems, so that it became easy to find solutions
* Enhanced motivation
* Connected to a sense of wonder
* Built a deeper sense of trust both in themselves and others
* Dealt with anger
* Promoted working as a team, building relationship skills
* Promoted respect for oneself, others and nature
* Improved communication skills
* Improved psychological and spiritual health and well-being
* Learned to be more in the here and now
* Developed greater responsibility for their own actions
* Put their life in perspective
* Developed independence and creativity
* Improved problem solving and life skills
* Learned that you can achieve things you never thought possible


What benefits could you imagine yourself gaining when you attend this workshop?


What is nature-based personal development?

This is a relatively new field, but one which has many ancient roots, and as such, it draws its ideas from both modern and ancients practices. The nature-based healing practices of many native cultures are now being researched and integrated with modern therapeutic and coaching practices under the umbrella term of 'ecotherapy.' It is a selection of these practices that will be used during this workshop.
Western society has become more and more industrialised and urbanised and as a result we spend more than 90% of our lives indoors. As humans we seem to have an innate need to be close to nature and living things. We seem drawn, almost unconsciously, to activities which involve the natural environment. Most people are already aware of the beneficial psychological effects of simply being on a beach, paddling in a stream, or walking in a forest or the mountains. I'm sure it is no accident that we are drawn to areas of natural beauty when taking our holidays. Research suggests human identity, emotional well-being, and personal fulfilment depend on our relationship with nature. The human need for nature is not just linked to use of its resources but it also has an influence on our emotional state, thought processes and even spiritual well-being.

Many researchers now believe that conflicts can arise between our modern society's disconnection from the natural world and our in-built need to relate to it, creating a series of internal mental conflicts, which can give rise to emotional, behavioural and addictive problems.

Research has shown that just spending time outdoors in green space can have significant benefits on your mental well-being. This workshop take this idea much further by actively making use of the connection with the natural environment to aid in your self exploration and psychological and spiritual health and well-being.

This workshop is focused primarily on experiential learning. During the workshop you will be expanding your awareness and learning to think with both your heart and your head. You will learn through immersing yourself in the nurturing natural environment and activities, as well as by personal reflection and sharing your insights and experiences durin