Ariana Candell, LMFT, R-DMT

Would you like to immerse in nature for a deep dive into Earth-based healing practices? Join us for this nourishing and transformational retreat! Restore and recharge among the majestic redwoods and flowing creeks of the Santa Cruz Mountains... Experience a rich mix of nature-based practices you can use with individuals and groups, indoors or outdoors Deepen your personal connection with nature as part of an Earth-honoring community Take home a treasure trove of practices that will help keep you and your clients grounded and resourced A unique and powerful blend of nature immersion, personal retreat, and professional development! 25 CEU’s available Held at the Ben Lomond Quaker Center in the Santa Cruz Mountains Just two spots left as of August 5 LEARN MORE OR REGISTER: https://www.theearthbodyinstitute.com/professional.../

PROFESSIONAL ECOTHERAPY CERTIFICATE IMMERSION PROGRAM WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE YOU IN PERSON AND SHARE THIS BEAUTIFUL EXPERIENCE OF THE IMMERSION TRAINING WITH YOU! TAKE YOUR ECOTHERAPY PRACTICES AND CONFIDENCE TO THE NEXT LEVEL - LEVEL 2! Earn 25 CE’s! Are you yearning for powerful sacred time on the land with earth-community?... Join us to share an exquisite connection to the land and each other, witnessing people step into their leadership, and nourishing soul friendships. 3 SPOTS LEFT for Virginia training! Sign up by July 1st for $200 off! TWO 1/2 OFF SCHOLARSHIPS. https://www.theearthbodyinstitute.com/professional-ecother/ Enjoy a nourishing five-day training retreat in EITHER VIRGINIA OR CALIFORNIA. Experience a transformational week filled with ecotherapy practices including: Sacred ceremony with wild mountains and rivers creating altars, ritual, and mandalas, Authentic Movement in nature, individual ecotherapy practice and demonstrations, Mirroring, a labyrinth walk, movement with the four elements, and an expert introduction to the flora and fauna and much more. We will be offering more personal integration time in this training for all that we’ve dealt with this year and for reflecting on how to go forward with new choices for the upcoming year. If you haven’t completed the Level 1 training, we are offering the prerequisite Intro to Ecotherapy FREE. We will send it when you enroll. For the safety for all, we are requiring all participants to be fully vaccinated. We would love to share this potent and deeply satisfying experience with you! https://www.theearthbodyinstitute.com/professional-ecother/

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Would you like to cultivate a deeper connection with nature to support and sustain you in these times? Join us for Turning Toward Nature, a four-week series from June 10-July 1a surprisingly natural virtual experience! Slow down, relax, and replenish. Feel less alone and more supported. Enjoy nourishing nature-based activities and a safe space for heartful connections with yourself and others. Learn simple yet potent practices you can use to connect with the Earth whe...rever you are and to cultivate deeper bonds with wild places. Calls held on Wednesdays from 6:00-7:00 Pacific time (listen live, or to a recording any time.) Would you like to get a taste of this series before signing up? Join us for a stand-alone call on Wed. June 3 from 6:00-7:00 Pacific time. Both events co-sponsored by The Earthbody Institute and Our Nature Connection Series guided by deep nature connection guide and Ecotherapist Kai Siedenburg Sign up for one-hour call: https://ournatureconnection.com//turning-toward-nature-on/ Learn more or sign up for four-week series: https://ournatureconnection.com/upcomin/home-study-program/ (Limited to 12 people. Sign up in advance to reserve your spot.)

Could you use some natural nourishing? Join us for Turning Toward Nature, a surprisingly natural virtual experience on Wed. June 3 from 6:00-7:00 Pacific time. Enjoy nourishing nature-based activities and a safe space for heartful connections with yourself and others. Slow down, relax, and replenish. Learn simple yet potent practices you can use to calm your mind, open your heart, and connect with the healing power of nature anytime, anywhere. Also available: a four-w...eek series on June 10-July 1 to help you deepen your connection with nature wherever you are. Guided by Ariana Candell and Kai Siedenburg. Co-sponsored by The Earthbody Institute and Our Nature Connection Sign up for one-hour call: https://ournatureconnection.com//turning-toward-nature-on/ Learn more or sign up for four-week series: https://ournatureconnection.com/upcomin/home-study-program/

Due to popular demand, we have added another Professional Online Ecotherapy Certificate Course, starting June 18. To adapt in this time of Covid-19, we’re addressing: creative ways for practicing ecotherapy online, how to respond to our social, cultural and global transformation in these times, with extended application of Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects Join The Earthbody Institute's six-week Online Ecotherapy Certificate Program starting June 18! SAVE $100 if you sign up... with a deposit by June 1. PARTIAL SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE: DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS AND FOR THOSE IMPACTED FINANCIALLY BY COV-19. This is a fantastic way to get started in the field of Ecotherapy. MORE THAN EVER, PEOPLE ARE NEEDING GUIDANCE TO HEAL AND DEEPEN THEIR CONNECTION WITH NATURE. Learn practical skills for how to practice ecotherapy indoors and out, understand how to transition clients and groups outdoors, engage in dialogue with other therapists around the world and develop a community of earth-honoring peers. Course includes: six weekly 90 minute online classes, 16 webinars, current ecotherapy articles, assignments for integration, two 30 minute individual consultations, and 20 CE's.

Because so many in-person events have been cancelled and people are being drawn to online offerings, we are adding another spring online class. To adapt in this time of Covid-19, we’re addressing: indoor ecotherapy via video, outdoor ecotherapy sessions at 6 ft away, and how to respond to our social, cultural and global transformation in these times, with inspiration from Joanna Macy’s work. Join The Earthbody Institute's six-week Interactive Online Ecotherapy Certificate Pr...ogram starting April 23! SAVE $100 if you sign up with a deposit by April 16. This is a fantastic way to get started in the field of Ecotherapy. MORE THAN EVER, PEOPLE ARE NEEDING GUIDANCE TO HEAL AND DEEPEN THEIR CONNECTION WITH NATURE. Learn practical skills for how to practice ecotherapy indoors and out, understand how to transition clients and groups outdoors, engage in dialogue with other therapists around the world and develop a community of earth-honoring peers. Course includes: six weekly 90 minute online classes, 16 webinars, current ecotherapy articles, assignments for integration, two 30 minute individual consultations, and 20 CE's. DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE.

Let the wise redwoods and flowing creeks of the Santa Cruz Mountains nourish, inspire and teach you! Learn earth-based practices to enrich your professional work. Receive a $200 value FREE INTRODUCTION TO ECOTHERAPY COURSE when you SIGN UP BY March 10th. Enliven your personal nature connection! Immerse in nature with an earth-loving community. Join Ecotherapists Ariana Candell and Kai Siedenburg on a magical five-day training retreat. Join us for a transformational experiential training filled with deep nature connection practices including: Authentic Movement in nature, Earth dream exploration, Soulcraft and poetry practices, a labyrinth walk, circle singing and sacred ceremony to create altars, ritual and mandalas.

FREE INTRODUCTION TO 2020 ECOTHERAPY PROGRAMS Join us for an Online Ecotherapy Community Gathering. Hear and experience a taste of The Earthbody Institute’s exciting 2020 Programs. Wednesday January 29th, 5:30-6:30pm PST. ... Enjoy a sampling of The Earthbody Institute’s style with Earth poetry, guided visualizations and community sharing. Meet some of our wonderful teachers and hear what’s NEW in our Ecotherapy trainings. SPECIAL DISCOUNTS and PROFESSIONAL VIDEO on the Documented Scientific Benefits of Nature Connection for those attending. RSVP to [email protected] and we'll send the Zoom call information. Transform your love for the natural world into powerful, Earth-honoring practices for individual, community and planetary healing!

Join The Earthbody Institute's six-week Interactive Online Ecotherapy Certificate Program in February! SAVE $100 if you sign up with a deposit by January 20. This is our most popular course and a fantastic way to get started in the field of Ecotherapy. TRANSLATE YOUR LOVE OF NATURE TO YOUR CLIENTS. Learn practical skills for how to practice ecotherapy indoors and out, understand how to transition clients and groups outdoors, engage in dialogue with other therapists around the world and develop a community of earth-honoring peers. Course includes: six weekly 90 minute online classes, 15 webinars, current ecotherapy articles, assignments for integration between classes, two 30 minute individual consultations, and the possibility of 20 CE's. DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP AVAILABLE.

NEW Online Ecotherapy Clinical Consultation Group Would you like more support and inspiration to integrate ecotherapy into your professional therapy practice? Whether you are just beginning to practice ecotherapy or have been practicing it for years, join us to deepen and broaden your ecotherapy work with individuals, couples, families and groups. We welcome all clinical forms and modalities in consultation. As the roots of trees communicate and support one another in a robust and diverse forest, we all give and receive support and learn from one another. 90 minute monthly gatherings starting January-March. Cost: $150 for the series. Limited to 6 participants to ensure an intimate cohort. Find out more and reserve your spot here. 2 SPOTS LEFT

It would be such a treat to spend this time of marking the season with you in warm, earth community. JOIN US for our 4th ANNUAL SOLSTICE GATHERING December 22nd 2-5pm at Temple Dara in Oakland... Join us to honor the season and welcome back the light with Earth-loving friends and community! We’ll nourish ourselves with scrumptious seasonal nibbles, join together for a powerful Solstice Ritual, and enjoy sharing and networking. Solstice ritual starts at 3pm. Donation of $10-20 requested at the door to cover temple rental. Please RSVP to [email protected] and we will send more details. -Ariana

Wild Nature Heart has several offerings coming up. Ryan's facilitation and content are deeply transformative! I highly recommend taking his courses and programs! He walks the talk (mostly in forests) :) INTO THE CAVE Courses begin January 8. Two groups, one All/No Genders Cohort and one Men Only Cohort. https://wildnatureheart.com/into-the-cave-6-week-intensive/... DEEP BELONGING Courses begins January 9. Two class times, morning and evening. Take the self-paced WILD NATURE HEART CHALLENGE at anytime: https://wildnatureheart.com//wild-nature-heart-seasonal-c/

JOIN US for our 4th ANNUAL SOLSTICE GATHERING December 22nd 2-5pm at Temple Dara in Oakland Join us to honor the season and welcome back the light with Earth-loving friends and community! We’ll nourish ourselves with scrumptious seasonal nibbles, join together for a powerful Solstice Ritual, and enjoy sharing and networking. Solstice ritual starts at 3pm. Donation of $10-20 requested at the door to cover temple rental.... Please RSVP to [email protected] and we will send more details.