NatureConnect Programs
NatureConnect Programs – F2F session activities
Each two hour session includes a guided easy walk through beautiful natural areas consisting of perceptual, relational and contemplative activities. It is structured to encourage positive experiences of deep connection with nature in a way that increases inner and outer awareness, deepen states of consciousness and surrender to the present moment. It uses a mind-heart-embodied approach to let go and to let come within the stillness of a deeper consciousness. Some or all of the following activities are practiced during sessions:
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Testimonials
Thank you Peter for providing these opportunities to deepen a spirit of mindfulness. The walks nourish a quiet centredness, an awareness of and connection to the spirit of life flowing through the whole of creation. The activities are gifts that can be used during the week to expand and deepen the sense of oneness and peace with all that exists. I am so grateful Peter for the gift you have of deep connection to the Divine in nature and for your deep desire to share this with others. It is one of the most precious gifts of my life. Thank you.
Yvonne Parker, Wollongong
Truly a gentle and sacred experience, connecting to nature and the messages that nature provides uniquely for each of us at any particular moment. Peter has a wealth of experience, which he shares generously and sensitively . The activities during the walk enhance the ‘journey’ within as well as the external ‘journey’ through this beautiful and inviting landscape – full of surprises!
Ann, Katoomba
On NatureConnect sessions with Peter, I experience something unique. It’s very different from my usual bush walks, as much a walk into my inner world as it is a walk in the beauty of nature. With his gentle guidance and encouragement, I begin to really perceive what is around me by truly being present in the moment. Peter’s passion and his authentic approach for facilitating connection and inner peace is powerful. He understands the various dimensions of human-nature connection – emotional, spiritual, physical, mental – and his guidance, for me, is an invaluable gift to receive.
Daryoush, Wentworth Falls
Program Overview
All NatureConnect Programs aim to help your personal growth by facilitating profound experiences of connection, stillness and Oneness. It is through these on-going experiences that you can create the freedom and perspectives to effectively deal with life and its challenges.
The Programs are based on contemplative, eco-spiritual and ecopsychological knowledge and practices that allow you to converse and relate with the natural world in a way that opens your awareness to the sacred and spirit within. This deeper awareness is the portal to the spacious Oneness of who you are and the healing and transformation you seek.
This Program is suited for individuals with the courage to acknowledge their vulnerability and patterns, to take responsibility for their lives and to allow their experiences of nature connection to open up new opportunities for growth. The Program can help those wishing to experience deeper connection, improved mental and spiritual wellness and embodied vitality.
Online Learning Course
Short course: Cultivating Inner Stillness – taming the wild mind
Feeling burdened by stress or tiredness of juggling roles and expectations, of the despair of past traumas and anxiety about future happenings? Are you feeling ungrounded or out of sorts with life? Are you willing to take responsibility for your own mental, emotional and spiritual wellness? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this course is ideal for you.
The skills associated with purposely entering into stillness are essential for de-escalating the feelings of tension, stress and anxiety, as well as reducing actual or potential conflict. By being able to control your attention and inner awareness you can move into a space of centredness and alignment, an empowered position of dispassionate witness self that reduces your reactivity to external stimuli and prevents rushing in to react without restraint or consideration.
The skills associated with purposely entering into stillness are essential for de-escalating the feelings of tension, stress and anxiety, as well as reducing actual or potential conflict. By being able to control your attention and inner awareness you can move into a space of centredness and alignment, an empowered position of dispassionate witness self that reduces your reactivity to or dependency upon the external world.
This course offers a structured, step by step process to help you take a fresh look at your life to identify what separates you from your longing for inner peace. This course is designed to help you cultivate practices that allow you to nourish and sustain inner stillness despite the stress, busyness and challenges in your busy life as well as the threats and turmoil in our world. This course is about equipping you with some basic tools to help you take control of life rather than being held captive to the external events or situations.
As an introduction to the much more intensive course, Connecting to your Wholeness, this course introduces the participant to the foundational NatureConnect practices of mindfulness and gratitude within a nature-based context. It is an easy to follow, evidence-based program, simply presented based on the latest research and insights of mindful and gratitude practice in natural places that will help illuminate your path to inner stillness and strengthen your inner resilience.
Course review
by Yvonne Parker, Wollongong, Australia June 2020
“The text was easy to read without being dull. Its flowing style kept me focused and it nourished what I had already learnt from Peter during face-to-face walking sessions. Sometimes I felt the topics in each section were a little repetitive but this was a good way of “revising” what had already been taught. Each topic built on the one before it and so each section was a valuable teaching, reinforcing and depthing of important facets in the cultivating of inner stillness. The activities, especially the recordings were a valuable gift for the ongoing journey of walking mindfully in nature and in everyday life.
Thank you Peter for your perseverance in writing this course, for the sharing of the rich fruits of your own experience of this journey, and for your passion in desiring to share this with many others.”