EcoWild Nature and Wellbeing
EcoWild offers Nature Connection courses that relate to the 5 ways to wellbeing and the 5 pathways to nature connectedness.
These funded wellbeing courses support your physical and mental health through nourishing practices in nature. We support people who may have complex health needs and/or long term health conditions, those experiencing isolation or mental health struggles, and those wanting to keep themselves in their best state of health.
Participants are guided to connect with themselves, others, and the landscape around them through various activities. These are both practical and experiential courses that help deepen our connection with nature in inspiring living landscapes. Through this we are able to experience ourselves as part of the greater living whole.
Our sessions vary in length from 2 hours to 5 hours, but are usually held once a week for a period of six weeks in a group setting. Practices may include a walk (depending on group mobility), gentle stretching, guided meditation, creative nature crafts such as whittling, willow weaving and wild art. There is no expectation to engage in any activities, you can see how you feel on the day.
Initial 1:1 meetings can be arranged to find out if this is right for you or to help support/discuss any issues you may have around taking part in a group.
We regularly run the following groups:
Nature, Craft, Connection at Waterside Valley, meeting at the Swallow Cafe, Radstock
Lakeside Wellbeing at The Community Farm, Chew Valley
Woodland Connect at Greyfield Woods, High Littleton
Men's Woodland Project Group, Greyfield Woods, High Littleton
For further information on our sessions please visit: www.ecowild.org.uk/book-now