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Ecopsychology connects psychology and ecology in a new scientific paradigm. The political and practical implications are to show us ways of healing our alienation and to build a sane society and a sustainable culture. Theodore Roszak is credited with coining the term in his 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. To others, it could be more accurately termed a call for such a field to be developed.
The basic idea of ecopsychology is that the human mind is deeply and profoundly embedded not only in the social world but also in the wider, natural setting. Mental health or unhealth cannot be understood in the narrow context of only intrapsychic phenomena or social relations. One also has to include man's relation to other species and ecosystems. These relations have a deep evolutionary history; they are built in the many-leveled structure of our brains and they have deep psychic significance in the present time, in spite of urbanization. Man is dependent on healthy nature not only for his physical sustenance, but for mental health, too. The destruction of ecosystems means that something in us humans also dies.
Practical benefits
An important part of ecopsychological practice is to take psychotherapy out of office buildings and into the open. A simple walk in the woods, even in a city park, is refreshing, because that's what we humans have over thousands of years evolved to do. The beneficial effects of natural settings, and even of looking at pictures of landscapes, can be measured. They have been verified in psychological studies. More on [ Ecopsychology ]
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Art-To-Earth, Northland Center for Art and Ecopsychology - An organization that promotes environmental awareness and social change through the arts and ecopsychological principles.
Creativity, Healing, and Shamanism: The Workshop - Participants in this 4-day workshop will explore a new paradigm for an ancient art, experience a deep connection to nature's spirits, and evoke the creativity and healing of the shaman.
Meta Description: [ An experiential 4-day workshop that explores the Shaman's art of entering sacred space within traditional shamanism, chaos theory and emerging science, and world Spiritual traditions. ]
Ecopsychology On-Line - The Ecopsychology Institute was established at California State University, Hayward in April 1994 to facilitate an international dialogue between two communities: environmental scientists/activists on the one hand, and psychologists/psychotherapists on the other.
Ecopsychology: Connecting Mental Health and Environmental Behavior - An article on the investigation of green behavior by Catherine Honora Kineavy.
Educating and Counseling With Nature: Ecopsychology in Action - Nature-Connected Psychology Online: Ph.D or M.S. degrees include your prior experiences: inexpensive, accredited. Transferable courses and internships improve careers, global consciousness and human-environmental relationships.
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environmental health and wellness; accredited sustainable Ecopsychology training includes life experience. ]
Educational Opportunities - Applied ecopsychology and integrated ecology distant learning. B.S., M.S., Ph.D and Post Doctoral information.
Meta Description: [ Education, Counseling, Wellness and Nature: Books, Courses, Degrees, Grants, Jobs,
Ecopsychology Online: low cost, distance learning includes prior experience and degree waivers. ]
International Community for Ecopsychology - An informal, international, interdisciplinary virtual community devoted to reflecting on the questions which arise from an ecopsychological viewpoint.
Meta Description: [ 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. ]
Journal of Environmental Psychology - Academic research journal directed toward individuals who have an interest in the study of interrelationships between people and their sociophysical surroundings.
Jungian Ecopsychology - Contains five related articles on the website of Dennis Merritt, Jungian analyst, in the ecopsychology section.
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Landscapes of the Heart: Narratives of Nature and Self - Announces a book on the emotional benefits of natural environments. Authors include Michael Aleksiuk, Maurice Strong, and E.O. Wilson.
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Project Nature Connect - Offers information on courses, training books, and degree programs.
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Radical Ecopsychology - A summary for this book, which offers an original introduction to ecopsychology - an emerging field that ties the human mind to the natural world.
Meta Description: [ Radical Ecopsychology, a book by Andy Fisher, shows the psychological roots of our ecological crisis. ]
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Tending the Exiled Presence of Place - Depth-psychological perspectives on listening to the ignored voice of place.
The Hoop and the Tree - An ecological model that integrates modern psychology with the great spiritual and mythological traditions.
Meta Description: [ A practical ecological model of
spiritual and psychological wholeness. ]
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The Tears of Llorona - Introduction to an ecopsychological genealogy or history of coastal California.
Towards an Ecology of Mind - The threads which join the five authors this site focuses on include their various efforts to create a new perspective on our human experience as a Wholeness. Essays by George Kelly, Ronnie Laing, Gregory Bateson, Ernst von Glasersfeld, and Humberto Maturana.
Meta Description: [ Steps to an Ecology of Mind ]
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Wildlife in Our Faces and Places - An ecopsychology site dedicated to exploring the liveliness of the nonhuman world.
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