1. International Community For Ecopsychology At its core, ecopsychology suggests that there is a synergistic relation between planetary and personal well being; that the needs of the one are relevant http://www.ecopsychology.org/

What is Ecopsychology? Ecopsychology, or eco-psychology as it is sometimes called, is situated at the intersection of a number of fields of enquiry, including environmental philosophy, psychology, and ecology, but is not limited by any disciplinary boundaries. At its core, ecopsychology suggests that there is a synergistic relation between planetary and personal well being; that the needs of the one are relevant to the other. What is ecopsychology.org? Our objective at ecopsychology.org is to provide a public forum for our diverse experiences of the human-nature relationship. Through sharing our connections we hope to provide a bridge towards harmony with the planet we inhabit. What is on this Site? While you are here, please check out the latest issue of Gatherings , the ICE e-journal, as well as back issues, some recommended readings for those who wish to dig deeper, a list of upcoming events from around the world, a directory of

2. Ecopsychology - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia ecopsychology connects psychology and ecology in a new scientific paradigm. The political and practical implications are to show humans ways of healing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecopsychology

Ecopsychology From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search It has been suggested that Conservation Psychology be merged into this article or section. ( Discuss This article has been nominated to be checked for its neutrality Discussion of this nomination can be found on the talk page Ecopsychology connects psychology and ecology in a new scientific paradigm . The political and practical implications are to show humans ways of healing alienation and to build a sane society and a sustainable culture. Theodore Roszak is credited with coining the term in his 1992 book, The Voice of the Earth . This was a call for the development of a field in which Psychology would go out of the built environment to examine why people continue to behave in "crazy" ways that damage the environment , and the environmental movement would find new ways to motivate people to action, ways more positive than protest . Roszak expanded the idea in the 1995 anthology, Ecopsychology , which he co-edited with Mary Gomes and Allen Kanner. This book, with articles by each of the editors and many others who would become prominent voices in the field, is still considered by many to be an excellent primer on Ecopsychology. As mentioned by Roszak, there are a variety of other names used to describe this field: Psychoecology, ecotherapy, environmental psychology , global therapy, green therapy, Earth-centered therapy, reearthing, nature-based psychotherapy, shamanic counselling, sylvan therapy.

3. Educating-Counseling-Healing With Nature: Ecopsychology Online grant funded courses degrees include life experience; alternative organic therapy coaching holistic health; teacher career training; http://www.ecopsych.com/

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4. Overview Of Ecopsychology ecopsychology is developing rapidly as a field of study, and it has no single definition yet. The term is used in different ways by several different http://clem.mscd.edu/~davisj/ep/ecopsy.html

OVERVIEW OF ECOPSYCHOLOGY JOHN DAVIS , Ph.D. Department of Psychology The Metropolitan State College of Denver This page is part of a site for the Environmental Psychology course I teach. ON THIS PAGE DEFINITIONS AN EXTENSION: ECOPSYCHOLOGY AND TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY A DIFFERENT KIND OF DEFINITION TWO QUOTES ... RECOMMENDED READING INTRODUCTION Ecopsychology is developing rapidly as a field of study, and it has no single definition yet. The term is used in different ways by several different practitioners and researchers. My aim here is to summarize what I see as the main themes or contributions of Ecopsychology. By the way, when I say these are insights, I do not mean to imply that they are unique or original to Ecopsychology. Our ancestors who lived close to the Earth as well as indigenous people around the world today have a bead on these understandings. Among the origins of this field are the following: Theodore Roszak was one of the first to develop this term and write about it for a general audience. His books

5. Ecopsychology: Mary Oliver s (Clinebell, 1996, p.188) poem has a lot to say about the relatively new approach to conservation called ecopsychology. ecopsychology combines http://www.goshen.edu/bio/Biol410/BSSPapers98/nussbaum.html

Ecopsychology: A Combination of Ecology, Psychology and Religion Tina Nussbaum Outline I. Introduction A. Poem by Mary Oliver B. Overview of Ecopsychology 1.Need for change 2.What is Ecopsychology 3. Definition of Terms a. ecopsychology b. biophilia c.ecological unconscious d. ecological ego 4. Actions a. inreach, upreach, outreach b. ecotherapy c. ecoeducation II. Need for Ecopsychology A. Alienation 1. allows humans to destroy nature 2. becoming in touch with nature B. Healing 1. physically and psychologically troubled 2. linking depression to the state of nature 3. hidden grief C. Modern Culture 1. psychological dissonance through technology 2. alternatives to nature 3.distance from nature III. Religious Aspect A. Anne Frank quote B. Spiritual aspect of nature 1. Jesus' work 2. Hymns a. examples IV. Applied Ecopsychology through Ecotherapy A. General Overview 1. by persons other than ecopsychologists 2. see larger world 3. wellness checkup ( appendix A ) 4. ecological story B. 5 Steps in Ecotherapy 1. ecological story 2. express pain and guilt of natural environent 3.connect with natural world 4. earth-caring actions 5. develop self-care fitness plan C.

6. ECOPSYCHOLOGY - THEORY AND PRACTICE These are some of the questions that came under discussion at ecopsychology Theory and Practice 1994, an invitational conference sponsored by the http://www.well.com/user/suscon/esalen/ecopsyche.html

ECOPSYCHOLOGY - THEORY AND PRACTICE The Second Esalen Institute Invitational Conference June 26 - July 1, 1994 INTRODUCTION THE CONFERENCE What is the most effective way to encourage healthy environmental behavior? Is our consumer culture a form of psychopathology? Has the city become the implacable enemy of nature? Can modern industrial societies recapture the ecological insights that lay buried in their indigenous past? What is the role of the churches and of pastoral counseling in the environmental crisis? Can environmental law protect the sacred in nature? What is the best way to introduce ecopsychology into the universities? These are some of the questions that came under discussion at Ecopsychology: Theory and Practice 1994, an invitational conference sponsored by the Ecopsychology Institute and held at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California from June 26 to July 1, 1994. In the following pages we offer a brief summary of the main issues and insights that emerged at this event, where a group of environmental writers, activists, ministers, therapists, poets, media specialists, scholars and teachers met to explore how our individual and collective psyches interact with what David Abram called the "more-than-human world." This report may be more useful in raising questions rather than providing answers. But that is in the spirit of the gathering. Participants came with a commitment to using the unstructured, leaderless format of the meetings primarily as "invitations to dialogue."

7. ECOPSYCHOLOGY ON-LINE The ecopsychology Institute was established at California State University, Hayward in April 1994 to facilitate an international dialogue between two http://ecopsychology.athabascau.ca/

Number 6 September 1998 ec-o-psy-chol-o-gy n. 1. The emerging synthesis of ecology and psychology 2. The skillful application of ecological insight to the practice of psychotherapy 3. The study of our emotional bond with the Earth 4. The search for an environmentally-based standard of mental health 5. Re-defining "sanity" as if the whole world mattered The EcoPsy Forum "Mapping the Soul of the Land" by Christopher Castle Essays in Ecopsychology "The Psychological Benefits of Wilderness" by Garrett Duncan "The Forsaken Garden" by Nancy Ryley "Ecopsychology: Eight Principles" by Theodore Roszak Research in Ecopsychology "Environmental Stress One Decade After Chernobyl" Communications Resources for Ecopsychology Archives: Ecopsychology On Line Editor Theodore Roszak Art Design Christopher Castle Technical Assistant D a n Fox

8. Ecopsychology And Environmental Psychology This section deals with ecopsychology, some aspects of environmental psychology, and the intersection of nature, the human psyche, and spirit. http://www.johnvdavis.com/ep/index.htm

HOME TRANSPERSONAL PSYCHOLOGY DIAMOND APPROACH WILDERNESS RITES OF PASSAGE, VISION FAST, AND SCHOOL OF LOST BORDERS ECOPSYCHOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY What is Ecopsychology? Reflections on Ecopsycholog y Transpersonal Ecopsychology (Brief) Transpersonal Ecopsychology (long) Wilderness Rites of Passage Psychological Benefits of Nature ... Env Psych, Env Problems, and Env Action (under construction) Reflections on Ecopsychology PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH METHODS AUTHOR INFORMATION ECOPSYCHOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY This section deals with ecopsychology, some aspects of environmental psychology, and the intersection of nature, the human psyche, and spirit. Ecopsychology and environmental psychology are two of the disciplines which deal directly with human-nature relationships. They seek to complement other disciplines dealing with these relationships, including aspects of ecology, human geography, environmental action and sustainability, architecture and design, and ecophilosophy. Environmental psychology is a well-established academic field with a strong research base. Its focus is the way humans interact with their environments, including built and natural environments. Ecopsychology, an emerging orientation, draws from ecology, psychology, and philosophy, as well as other fields. It is based on the intimate connection between humans and nature, the implications of that connection, and applications for realizing that connection. Many, but not all, environmental psychologists tend toward more reductionistic models of human nature, while ecopsychologists tend toward more expansive and less dualistic models of human-nature relationships. While my main interests are the transpersonal and spiritual aspects of ecopsychology, I taught college courses on environmental psychology for some years and I value its contributions. The intersection of environmental psychology and ecopsychology is useful for both fields.

9. New Ecopsychology ecopsychology is one of the branches of ecology. The word ‘psycho’ means ‘related to soul’, ‘spiritual’. The main and the most significant for us Souls are http://www.new-ecopsychology.org/

Free downloads :: Video films :: Photogallery :: Links :: ... Conversations :: This web site is dedicated to the Methodology of spiritual development — a new branch of science created by the group of scientists leaded by Vladimir Antonov, Ph.D. (in biology) Here we present you the educational video films. Due to them you may be acquainted with the Methodology of Spiritual Development, to admire the scenery, to get sated with subtle positive emotions. News New photos of insects are added New lecture 'Biology Studies God' New photos of birds are added All Updatings Most brightly it is illustrated with the poem of one of the greatest Russian poets N.A.Nekrasov: Light of dawn reflected in birch fresh leaves — And they shone in this subtle sunlight of morning I love this Earth beyond all measure, with tears! Everything is on My palms; I am caressing all the living! I am cherishing trees, kissing leaves and blossoms, Embracing them warmly to give Loving sensation!

10. Ecopsychology Information and links about the emerging field of ecopsychology. http://members.shaw.ca/jscull/ecopsych.htm

I Endorse the Earth Charter Have a look! Click here for more information about Ecopsychology and to read the journal Gatherings. Ecopsychology and Ecology Workshops Articles Links Workshops I facilitate, for a very low cost or for free, Workshops and Training on many topics related to ecopsychology, the Earth Charter, the psychology of ecology, and environmental activism. I lead noon-hour nature meditation walks in Duncan, British Columbia. Contact me for details. I am working at promoting the Earth Charter through Earth Charter Cowichan. My efforts to connect people with nature include volunteer work with the Cowichan Valley Naturalists Society and the Young Naturalists Club of the Cowichan Valley . I also volunteer with the Cowichan Community Land Trust , the Land Trust Alliance of British Columbia , and other environmental organizations. Articles Here are some pieces I have written about ecopsychology, land stewardship, land trusts, the Earth Charter, and related topics. Many of these articles are in HTML format for viewing with your browser and/or in PDF format for printing. To read or print the PDF files, you need Adobe Acrobat viewer Click here to download a free copy.

11. Ecopsychology ecopsychology.com presents. ecopsychology.COM. The site is owned by Elizabeth BowdenSmith. email ebowdensmith@batnet.com. Our ISP WombatNet. http://www.ecopsychology.com/

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12. Scott Taylor's Research In Ecopsychology Arising as a major part of this paradigm shift is a relatively new field of psychology aptly termed ecopsychology. Eco, from the Greek oikos, meaning http://www.c-zone.net/taylors/

Scott Taylor's Research in Ecopsychology An Exploration of Wilderness Effects: A Phenomenological Inquiry By Scott Taylor taylors@c-zone.net Abstract: Introduction Chapter One Chapter Two Chapter Three ... Appendices A, B, C and Bibliography Further Writings in Humanistic and Ecopsychology A Brief History of the Perennial Question: Western Views on the Natural World Sedge Grass: The Roots of Pomoan Identity About the Author (Scott Taylor) Related Links Link to Eagle Mountain Institute Web Site Link to International Community for Ecopsychology http://www.askalana.com/ I ntroduction T of a world. There seems to me to be a dearth of qualitative, phenomenologically based studies in this area, which would attempt to reveal, in a non-biased way, without possible results skewing hypotheses, the significance of the type of psychological and possible spiritual processes and changes that have been reported and can take place during extended wilderness stays. I believe the relative absence of presuppositions involving hypotheses will enable themes to emerge from the twelve interviews I have conducted as part of this study. These themes then will have come more or less directly from my co-researcher’s (interviewee's) experiences of wilderness. Staying true to the spirit of phenomenological inquiry and watching themes emerge organically, so to speak, is both inspiring and encouraging. What this and other similar studies have found could open the doors for further research in this area. One point of this study is just that; to further open, for heuristic purposes, phenomenological inquiry and qualitative research in this area by helping to formulate more ideas and questions regarding the nature of wilderness experience and its implications. It is my hope that this will facilitate the honoring, on a wider scale, of these processes and experiences and take a step toward a deeper understanding of interrelationship and the profoundly symbiotic nature of our existence with our beloved and endangered earth.

13. Ecopsychology It is in this context that I came to ecopsychology. It has been an intensely powerful journey, one that I’ve only just started with this reading and this http://www.alaska.net/~fken/Ecopsych.htm

Return Home Download File Ecopsychology F. Kenneth Freedman Introduction We live in a racist , patriarchal and anti-erotic society, Lorde writes in "Uses of the Erotic: The Erotic as Power." We live in a pornographic society that insists on the separation of so many inseparable things; that insists on ways of thinking that separate the body from the world, the body from the mind, nature from culture, men from women, black from white; a society that insists on bounded categories of difference. But we can use erotic power to resist those splitting forces. The erotic is a sensual bridge that connects the spiritual and the political. It has something to do with love. The word itself comes from the Greek word eros , the personification of love in all its aspectsborn of Chaos and personifying creative power and harmony. Eros is not about what we do but about how acutely and fully we can feel in the doing, says Lorde. Its opposite, the pornographic, emphasizes sensation without feeling. Pornographic relationships are those that are born not of human erotic feeling and desire, not of a love of life and a love of the body, but those relationships, those ideas born of a fear of bodily knowledge and a desire to silence the erotic.... California house to the bedroom (which I shared with an older brother); the outdoors at night; and most certainly being out in the wilderness, day or night. I have never felt comfortable in "Nature" and never been able to draw on her healing powers. I’m a prime candidate for wilderness therapy.

14. Universal Pantheist Society - Book Review: Ecopsychology: Restoring The Earth/He This collection of 26 essays by leaders in the new field of ecopsychology is in three parts (1) Theoretical Perspectives, (2) ecopsychology in Practice, http://www.pantheist.net/society/ecopsychology_book_review.html

We seek renewed reverence for the biosphere as the ultimate context for human existence. Ecopsychology... BOOK REVIEW: Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth/Healing the Mind edited by Theodore Roszak, Mary E. Gomes, and Allen D. Kanner (S.F. Sierra Club Books, 1995). by Harold W. Wood, Jr. This collection of 26 essays by leaders in the new field of ecopsychology is in three parts: (1) Theoretical Perspectives, (2) Ecopsychology in Practice, and (3) Cultural Diversity and Political Engagement. While the topics covered are numerous and eclectic, and collection of writers diverse, it seems that the whole book is geared toward reaching the final third. That is to say, the intent of the book is intensely political, in the sense of using ecopsychology to contribute to protection of the Earth. The writers featured include such luminaries as Theodore Roszak, Lester Brown, Paul Shepard, Joanna Macy, David Abram, and our own Universal Pantheist Society board member William Cahalan. Some are environmentalists, but perhaps most of the authors are clinical psychologists. The central part of the book is not the only part to emphasize the practical; even "Theoretical Perspectives" comes from people with profound actual experience or expertise in the field. One essay that stood out as being important to Pantheists was "The Ecology of Grief" by Phyllis Windle. As I have argued elsewhere (

15. ET 4/97: Ecopsychology: Connecting Our Mental Health To Our Environmental Behavi An article on the investigation of green behavior by Catherine Honora Kineavy. http://www.sdearthtimes.com/et0497/et0497s7.html

Ecopsychology: connecting our mental health to our environmental behavior An investigation of green behavior, and we don't mean tree-hugging (necessarily) by Catherine Honora Kineavy copsychology is a combination of ecology, "the science of the rela- tionship between organisms and their environments," and psychology, "the science of mental processes or behavior." This fledgling field is attempting to heal the planet and its inhabitants by delving deeply into core personality issues, in an attempt to understand environmental behavior. Our planet's ecological health is directly related to the mental health of its inhabitants. Ecopsychologists, a group of individuals made up of ecologists, psychologists and environmentalists, are working to bring this concept to the public's awareness. Ecopsychologists believe that our destructive environmental behaviors stem from our sense of disconnection to the natural world. They contend that we have an "ecological unconscious" that is repressed in some individuals. This ecological unconscious is our connection to our evolution on earth. In other words, if we recover our sense of connection to our natural world, we will begin to be more environmentally conscious people. One goal of ecopsychologists is to question our notion of sanity in this growth-oriented culture. For example, it is a well-known fact that westerners especially Americans are the world's greatest consumers. It could be argued that we, as a culture, are addicted to consuming. From an ecopsychological perspective, in order for consumers to curtail their overconsumption, the motivating forces of this behavior pattern needs to be identified in order to free individuals from this addiction. Ecopsychologists would argue that the disconnection between self and earth is the reason individuals do not think about the relationship between their consumer choices and ecological destruction. Further, ecopsychologists believe that if we heal the underlying addictive motivations, we will begin to heal the ecological environment because individuals would cease to overconsume, thereby becoming better "environmental citizens."

16. Centre For Human Ecology - Ecopsychology Centre for Human Ecology, ecopsychology, Certificate of Professional Development offered through a partnership between CHE and the Dept of Geography http://www.che.ac.uk/mambo/content/view/179/188/

Home Courses FAQs Consulting ... Donate/Join! Subscribe for news... Name: Email: I want to: Subscribe Unsubscribe My work includes advising Vaclav Havel's Bridging Global Gaps. CHE has given me the confidence to do the work I love without compromise. Peter Merry Netherland See also Wilderness Retreat Ecopsychology taster CHE Fellows Launch New Ecotheraphy Course Home ... Courses Ecopsychology Ecopsychology Written by Friday, 14 July 2006 A new interdiscipline examining the interface between ecology and psychology. Our constantly changing society, its new technologies and timescales, underscore our daily lives. How can psychology help us understand environmental crises? What links psychology with ecology? Delving into the interdependence of our wellbeing with that of the earth, the course considers: Why have we become alienated from nature? What are the ecological, psychological and spiritual repercussions of such a ‘separation’? How might it be healed? Why Ecopsychology?

17. John E Mack Institute The driving premise of the ecopsychology Institute is that the Earth is a unified, The Institute began in 1994 as the ecopsychology Roundtable, http://www.johnemackinstitute.org/projects/project.asp?id=8

18. Nexus, Colorado's Holistic Health And Spirituality Journal ecopsychology Finding one’s place in the circle of life Thus, ecopsychology is not just theory. It is about feeling one s place in the world. http://www.nexuspub.com/articles/1999/sept99/Ecopsyc.htm

Colorado's Holistic Journal Art Gallery Articles Bodywork Guides Calendar ... Home Nexus is the leading voice for holistic health and natural living in Colorado and beyond. By Robin R. Rathbun Remember learning to ride a bicycle? After a few wobbly starts and unexpected tumbles, it worked. Exhilarating! That "I did it" is experiential learning, the heart of discovery. When we finally figure it out for ourselves, we really Get It, and we don't forget it. Bring to mind an experience in nature; something that either happened when you were a child, like your first camping adventure, or a moment of tremendous awe, like seeing the Grand Canyon or the ocean for the first time. Can you remember the smells? How you felt? The colors around you? Through a variety of experiences like wilderness quests, eco pilgrimages and sacred passage retreats, people are given time to be in nature, to simply be with the world. As Elias Amidon, co-director of the Boulder Institute for Nature and the Human Spirit, says, "The word 'ecopsychology' has an academic ring to it, but it is, in fact, something very personal and intimate. It's about our sense of belonging—or not belonging—on this earth." Ecopsychology, however, is more than just a new take on the environmental movement, although the roots began growing from ideas expressed by Rachel Carson, John Muir and Albert Schweitzer. Ecopsychology may, in fact, have been started in the mid-'70s by a Norwegian philosopher named Arne Naess who looked at ecology in an ethical framework. Rather than protecting the earth's resources for our future gain, i.e. being good "stewards" for the planet, he suggested that we should save the planet because of a reverence for life, all living beings. This became known as "deep ecology."

19. SHAMANIC COUNSELING AND ECOPSYCHOLOGY « Peoples Health She also speaks to the promising but challenging issues that surround the crossfertilization of ecopsychology and shamanism Can ecopsychology legitimately http://resistancetraining.wordpress.com/2006/12/07/shamanic-counseling-and-ecops

@import url( http://s.wordpress.com/wp-content/themes/pub/classic/style.css?m=1192579873 ); Peoples Health December 7, 2006 SHAMANIC COUNSELING AND ECOPSYCHOLOGY Filed under: Alternative Health Counseling Culture Jamming Ecopsychology ... http://www.woodfish.org/ecorestore.html SHAMANIC COUNSELING AND ECOPSYCHOLOGY An Interview with Leslie Gray SLOANE: What do you mean by perennial shamanism? SLOANE: How does shamanism relate to ecopsychology? GRAY: The worldview of shamanism is that health equals balanced relationships with all living things. When someone is ill, shamanism attempts to restore power to them by putting them back in harmony with life. This idea that all things are connected, while a very ancient concept, is also a concept for the future. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, as we teeter on the brink of global catastrophe, it is precisely a shamanistic worldview that is our greatest hope. SLOANE: So ecopsychology has its roots in shamanism? Gray: Definitely. SLOANE: And this means that shamanistic techniques can be brought from traditional practice to contemporary application? GRAY: Yes, exactly so. These practices have been used continuously, and are still in use today, by indigenous peoples all over the world. Shamanism provides a great inheritance for ecopsychology in terms of practical application. Emerging ecotherapies can look to shamanism for techniques to use clinically with individuals and with groups.

20. LILA » Ecopsychology: Where Does It Fit In Psychology? ecopsychology accepts the reality of this ecological crisis and suggests that there is also a spiritual or psychological crisis resulting from our http://lila.info/document_view.phtml?document_id=18

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