Nature based group support and 1:1 Ecotherapy

Nature Based Practice

We want to ask the question,

What if having time, through a Nature based approach, to be acknowledged, validated and to simply be, was understood to be intrinsic to human health and flourishing?

At The Place Outside CIC, we are interested in what becomes possible when people are given this space: space to be seen and heard, to experience connection with others and the natural world, to explore what matters to their own sense of self .
We invite people to experience how Nature holds and supports a positive mental wellbeing through simple Nature based practice and Nature inspired activities.

We live in a world that often asks us to keep busy, keep moving and keep producing, to keep up. At The Place Outside CIC, we believe there is value in doing something different: slowing down, spending time together through Nature based practice and sharing what we hold as important to our sense of mental health and wellness.

We create space where participants are invited to notice, to enquire, to be themselves in relation with the other human and the Natural world we are part of, without pressure to be a certain way, to achieve, to consume to be productive …spaces where people feel they can simply be who they are

For us, this is more than an approach to mental wellbeing. It is a small act of resistance to a culture that can make productivity feel like a measure of human worth and validity.

By creating opportunities for people to slow down and experience themselves differently and in relation to the Natural environment, we hope to contribute to a wider understanding of mental health and wellbeing that recognises the importance of belonging, connection, curiosity, autonomy and simply having time to be human.

Creating places for rest, connection and reflection can be a small but meaningful way of returning to what we know and feel to be essential for human flourishing

An invitation through solo facilitated time and optional group reflection, to explore how slowing down and allowing Nature in, can support positive mental health and overall wellbeing. Each person explores this at their own pace, in their own way which allows for a person centred approach

“In nature nothing exists alone.”
Rachel Carson

Participant Feedback –

“I have taken this with me and remind myself to be out in nature when I feel lost and in need of clarity.Naturewell has helped me to bring myself back into the moment and be grounded”

“I’ve felt listened to and supported on a journey I’m going to keep on. Validated”

“The group sharing highlights our common human-ness. I’ve been allowed to show up as me and met with kindness and compassion”

“Here I’ve felt I can share my thoughts with the group and I’ve been met with understanding -I don’t feel judged.”

“I feel I have been given knowledge through time out on the land to keep the benefits of the course going forward”

“I have started to feel joy again”

The Personal, Social and Ecological Belonging

Through facilitated and solo time in Nature, free from distraction, people can reconnect with their reciprocal relationship with the more-than-human world. This experience can re-member us back to a sense of belonging—to ourselves, to each other, and to the living ecosystem we are a part of.

This isn’t an add on or a quick fix. Our sense of belonging and our sense of Ecological belonging is essential to our human health and also the health of this wonderful planet we call home.

For more information please do get in touch. We would love to hear from you