Back to Nature with Ecopychology
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Back to Nature with Ecopsychology
Most people today lead excessively nature-separated lives.
Some doctors believe that this disconnect leads to poor mental health. Ecopsychologists believe that re-connecting people with nature will improve mental health. Anyone who’s experienced nature–whether in open backcountry or a sunny backyard, whether in the context of sea or stars–knows how nature renews and re-creates us.
So maybe traffic, concrete and skyscrapers really are driving us crazy. Polluted inorganic environments may well be contaminating our heart, mind and spirit. A 2004 study even suggests that kids who engage with nature are less apt to have attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. And a University of Michigan study found that people with views of nature from home are happier. Go figure.
Read up on the subject at The Voice of the Earth: An Exploration of Ecopsychologyby Theodore Roszak.
To find a local counselor see Ecopsychology.org/people.html. For online classes check out Ecopsych.com.
