Welcome to the final (ever?) episode of Nature Therapy Online - The Podcast. Over the last (almost) two years, recording this podcast has been a therapy for me as much as it has been for the lovely people who have sent me such encouraging emails about the show. (You know who you are!) It is, however, time for me to move on to other nature therapy projects. Ecotherapy is my job but the podcast has been very much a labour of love, and I need to make a bit of room in my life for other labours of love now! The wonderful thing about podcasts is how they remain online and available…I know that peopl ..read more

In this episode of the ecotherapy podcast, we explore the power of a good view. I invite you to connect with a special view as we take a mindful walk together. For this episode, I took a walk in my village in Midlothian, Scotland, and I took in a view that mesmerises me. On a clear day, for miles into the distance, I can see forest, sea, mountains, hills and the magnificent city of Edinburgh. The feelings that arise in me when being present with this mighty view are inexplicable. There is just this sense of smallness and of true connection. A sense of truly being a part of this, not a separate ..read more

Hello folks, and Happy New Year! For this wintery episode at home, I share some thoughts, meditations and music around the themes of rocks and birds, reflecting on some powerful rocks (past and present) from Scotland amongst other themes. In this month’s ecotherapy podcast, I reflect on the beauty of birdsong and the simple grounding power of rocks. I share three of my favourite rocky locations with you, all from Scotland: Isle of Barra, The Faery Stane of Midlothian and the Bass Rock in East Lothian. Alongside sharing sounds, stories and meditations from these locations (and generally ponderi ..read more

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This is a mini-episode for patron Eric Witt. Eric asked me to create a guided visualisation for him so that he can begin to picture his food forest project which he is starting to work on. Here it is ..read more

This month, I went in search of an elusive bird and here I share my process with you. Two years ago, I moved to the wee village of Temple in Midlothian, Scotland. In my first autumn here, I was mesmerised by the sight and sound of (quite literally) thousands of pink-footed geese feeding in the village during the autumn and winter. This year, they proved to be far more elusive. This lead me on an interesting process blending some slight climate anxiety with some appreciation of the other things I noticed in the geese’s absence. What happens when we go searching for specific experiences in natur ..read more

This episode is about a topic that I find very interesting and strangely moving. Have you ever stumbled across an old abandoned building, or even the crumbled remains of a simple structure, and felt something special? Ruins and abandoned human-built structures are often swiftly reclaimed by nature. It’s not unusual to see weeds growing through the cracks, grass moving ‘indoors’ or even trees and shrubs taking root upon structures that once were the domain of the human. Tune in to explore this with me! Support the podcast and get lovely rewards at https://www.patreon.com/naturetherapyonline ..read more

Hello, folks! This episode of the ecotherapy podcast is all about old trees and the ways in which we can connect to their beauty and wisdom. Join me as I tell a traditional tree story from Aberdeenshire in Scotland, encounter a giant sequoia tree in Midlothian, and lead a grounding tree-based meditation. In this episode, I was called to approach this topic from many angles. Regular listeners of my nature therapy podcast will know that I often like to share nature myths and stories. At other times I will take the listeners for mindful walks within nature, and then at other times, I might lead a ..read more

Hello friends! This episode of the ecotherapy podcast was just about my favourite ever to record so far: meditations on water. Join me as I encounter beautiful bodies of water and reflect on the power of water on our mental and spiritual wellbeing. In this episode, I recorded various sections in watery places that I love. I invite simple meditations or reflections on the sounds and scenes that I encounter. All places that I visited are places that I hold dear here to my heart, here in the Lothians. Perhaps as you listen, special locations from your own life will spring to mind for you, nourish ..read more

This episode of the ecotherapy podcast is all about nature and spirituality. It’s a massive topic that I have wanted to feature for some time now. It includes voices from the worlds of Druidry, Buddhism, Catholicism and Tarot. In this episode of the nature therapy podcast, I speak with three people with very different spiritual practices about how their personal practice connects them with nature. I found that beyond the vast differences in the traditions themselves, there were some very beautiful overlapping themes that popped up with all three speakers. I also speak a little about tarot card ..read more