http://www.goodtherapy.org/ecotherapy-nature-therapy-article.html Latest articles Fri, 13 Aug 2010 14:45:14 GMT en-us http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/natural-therapy/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/natural-therapy/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:34:00 GMT http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/nature-therapy/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/nature-therapy/ Sun, 6 Jun 2010 14:00:54 GMT http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ecotherapy-blame-stories/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ecotherapy-blame-stories/ Wed, 17 Mar 2010 15:00:35 GMT I spoke to a friend the other day who, like many others, has been hit hard by the economic downturn. In spite of health problems and the great difficulties he is undergoing, he so badly wanted to offer the work he does (in the field of healing), that he conducted a workshop and donated all of the proceeds to the institution that allowed him to use their facilities. So it surprised him when, upon turning in the donations and asking for some reimbursement for some copies he had to make for the workshop (a paltry amount), that he was then told about others who used the facilities who were able to give more, and about how much it cost to keep the building he'd used up and running, even as his receipt was micro-analyzed and questioned. Although the workshop went wonderfully well and he made a sizable amount of money for the organization, he left feeling confused, inadequate and ashamed. http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ecotherapy-depression/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/ecotherapy-depression/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 17:49:37 GMT http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-ecotherapy-spirituality/ http://www.goodtherapy.org/blog/therapy-ecotherapy-spirituality/ Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:10:37 GMT Tu B'Shvat, a Jewish celebration of trees, begins the evening of January 29th, marking the time when the tree sap begins to rise in the region of the custom's origin. During this time of appreciating and respecting life, celebrants eat tree fruit or nuts. If I was a Jewish celebrant, this evening after sunset I might take a pomegranate and savor its sweetness, feel its tang on my tongue, and imagine the dusty region my ancestors came from, how they may have tilled the earth, or walked or prayed or sang together, connecting through taste and spiritual practice to the earth and my people. Although I may now be severed from that place, in this way I would remember and acknowledge my ongoing rootedness and connection to it. Why might a practice like this be important for our health and mental well-being? While nearly every religion has been used to excuse a lot of harm and mayhem, religion also seems to hold much value for containing restorative practices that may actually nurture a sense of meaning and act in beneficial ways in our lives. The spiritual aspects of a religion hold true, even if some manipulate it for their own less than benign purposes.