| When we step outdoors into the natural world our internal nature can be influenced immensely. Nature is naturally therapeutic and supportive (and of course sometimes challenging); a plethora of research supports what we instinctively know about fresh air, movement, sensory delights, belonging, connection and communication. There is an abundance of symbolism and metaphor to be experienced in nature, which can be utilised in therapy and practitioner supervision with powerful and meaningful outcomes. Natural settings can provide a very rich, reflective environment for deeply therapeutic work. The majority of my outdoor meetings take place in two locations in South Manchester where there is a diverse variety of flora and fauna, beneficial to health and condusive to therapeutic work and practitioner supervision and training. |  |
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