Continuing Professional Development Workshops

Ecotherapy Awareness Continuing Professional Development Workshops

with Andy McGeeney Epping Forest May 14th or 18th June 9am to 5.00pm

‘Ecotherapy is about creating a deeper connection to nature and feeling better for it’

Benefits of Ecotherapy

Increased awareness Feeling more relaxed Clearer thinking and memory Enhanced mood Physically active Breathing fresh air A better sense of a positive self Food for the soul Meeting and making friends Learning about local nature Apathy reduced and motivation increased Sensory awareness grows Creative Stimulus

Ecotherapy is much more than a walk in the woods. The invitation is to spend a day outdoors with the intention of creating a deeper connection to Nature and in the process increase our sense of well-being.

The use of the outdoors for well-being is becoming increasingly popular. The ecotherapy I train people to use is leading edge in its use of specific activities that bring people closer to nature and in turn improves their well-being.

You will experience the ecotherapy activities I do with my clients and receive the positive benefits for yourself. * see below. There will also be an opportunity to reflect on ecotherapy and how it relates to your professional work.

Participants will receive a free e-booklet on ecotherapy and how to build it into your practice plus a collection of detailed instructions for carrying out ecotherapy activities. You will be given a CPD attendance certificate and receipt.

Check out the website www.andymcgeeney.com for more on ecotherapy, including research evidence and longer training. Or call Andy on 0797 48 402 48

* If you are not a mental health professional and have come just to experience ecotherapy and its benefits thats fine.

* Please read and print out these instructions to save yourself training day stress!

Please be prompt. If you subsequently decide not to attend please let me know in advance; there is usually a waiting list and someone could take your place.

Bring food & drink for lunch there are no shops or cafes nearby.

Venue Meeting place: Opposite the Foresters Arms, Baldwins Hill, Loughton IG10 1SF

Google map address: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Foresters+Arms/@51.659188,0.062493,17z/data=!3m1! 4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47d8a1b9060eb581:0xbb76baa6e6d12060

Directions by train, car, bus, walking, cycling

By Public Transport Tube to Loughton station on the Central Line. Walk from the station along Old Station Road to the High Road Loughton and turn right. 800metres on left is turning into St Johns Road which becomes Baldwin’s Hill as road turns right. The Foresters is further on the right. I can pick up to 3 people from the station at 8.30am if pre-arranged. Call 0797 4840248.

By Car M25 exit J26. Follow A121 for Epping up the hill to a roundabout with restaurant, take 3rd exit, direction Loughton along Goldings Hill. First turning on right is Baldwins Hill at end of Forest. The Foresters is on the left further down where the open grass appears on the right.

M11 exit J5 (NB can only exit from South direction). Take left turn at end of slip road towards Loughton, on Chigwell Lane A1168. Keep going straight thru' mini roundabouts until T junction mini roundabout, turn right up Goldings Hill. Turn left into Baldwins Hill at top of hill where houses end and forest starts. The Foresters is on the left.

What do you need to bring? The workshop will run, rain or shine. We won’t be walking far but you do need to be dressed to suit the weather. Trainers will do for footwear. It can be muddy after rain when boots are better. It is best to wear warm layers and a waterproof outer layer. A hat, suntan lotion, and a water bottle are strongly advised in summer. Insect repellent is sometimes useful. Please bring food & drink for a picnic lunch. We will be coming back to the cars at lunchtime if you want to leave things there on the walk.

Andy McGeeney I have a background in psychology, education, personal & organisational development and conservation. I was a psychology lecturer, counsellor and group facilitator for 15 years before working freelance for another 15 years with people in major corporations on change management, conflict resolution, negotiation, and sustainable development. I have also been president of a wetlands conservation charitable trust; ecotour guide; and a writer on wildlife.

Between 2004-7 I managed eleven projects exploring the relationship between people’s health and the green environment as the THERAPI project manager at Thames Chase Community Forest in Upminster. I worked as Psychologist Specialising in Ecotherapy for the NHS Foundation Trust NELFT between October 2009 and June 2011.

I am freelance once again running weekly sessions in Dagenham. My book – With Nature in Mind: a manual of ecotherapy for mental health professionals published by Jessica Kingsley. Publication date 26 April 2016.

“My intention is to be a guide, to take people out into nature and be a pointer to potentially very deep connections between a person’s heart-mind and the green world around them. If a person is open to self awareness then what follows from this opening is unpredictable, but in my experience it is always beneficial.”

For further details contact: Andy McGeeney Mobile 0797 4840248 Email: [email protected] Booking form below/over:

Booking Form for CPD workshop Ecotherapy Awareness

Epping

The workshop fee is £95 for organisations, £45 for self funded individuals (all including a £10 non-returnable booking deposit).

Please complete and send this Booking Form back to me enclosing a non- returnable £10 deposit to: Andy McGeeney, 51 Hammonds Lane, Warley, Brentwood, CM13 3AH. Or email to [email protected] and make a bank transfer for the right amount. (Bank transfer to Andrew McGeeney a/c no. 17445742 Sort code 08-93-00)

NB: participation is only for those who have had their booking confirmed. Numbers are limited to 16, book early if you want to be sure of a place.

Date of workshop......

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One last question, how did you hear about the workshop?......

I look forward to working with you

Andy McGeeney

Data Protection Act 1988. I will keep your details strictly confidential and use them only to communicate with you about the workshop and further ecotherapy activities. If at any time you would like your contact details removed from my database just send me an email to that effect.

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