Educational & Wellness Program Calendar
8-Day Guided Vision Fast
Harper's Ferry, WV
June 28 - July 5, 2024
This 8-day wilderness retreat functions as a Ceremony of Becoming, allowing participants to leave behind their daily lives and move into a ceremonial space that brings you face to face with your deepest truth with the help of nature, experienced guides and a small community of individuals.
Mental Health Book Club
Tuesdays, Jul-Aug, 2024 6:30
Join us for a gender-inclusive 6-week group study on somatic healing practices. Group discussion will be grounded in the book Returning Home to Our Bodies which explores the role of white supremacy, colonialism, and capitalism embedded in modern embodiment practices. Somatic skills and practice offered in group.
Beginner's Backpacking Trip for Women, Little Orleans, MD
Sep 28 & Oct 4-6, 2024
This is a beginner level trip to the Little Orleans, MD area. Our excursions are led by certified nature-informed therapists and they are designed to support growth in the areas of mindfulness, deep reciprocal relationships with nature and technical wilderness skills. Backpacking gear available for rent.
Burnout Recovery Group Using Somatic Therapy
Tuesdays, January 2025
Join us for a gender-inclusive weekly somatic support group for education and healthcare professionals seeking to understand the effects of chronic stress and burnout and how to use nervous system strategies to regain experiences of aliveness and empowerment. This is a small group counseling setting requiring clinical screening prior to participation
3-Day Guided Day Hike
Harper's Ferry, WV
May 18, May 25-27, 2024
This beginner’s Day Hike is based on the Four Shields of Human Nature framework and provides participants with an opportunity to be in deep conversation with the natural world in order to gain insights, gifts, and clarity about who they are and what they offer the world.
Therapeutic Backpacking Trip, Michaux State Forest
Apr 28, May 3-5, 2024
This beginner’s backpacking trip is designed to help participants to learn basic travel and survival skills and to play with experiences of silence, solitude, and communing with nature for mental and physical wellness.
Training in Nature-Informed Attachment & Trauma
Apr 26, 2024
This training delves into the heart of biophilia - the human affinity for nature - and its crucial role in developing secure attachments and healing trauma. This immersive program co-sponsored with the Center for Nature Informed Therapy equips mental health professionals with innovative, nature-based tools and techniques for clinical care.
Mental Health Book Club
Sundays, Feb 2024, 10:30am
Join us for a gender-inclusive weekly discussion of one of the most profound literary works on masculinity. This book challenges patriarchal culture and the ways in which it has impacted men's healthy connection to themselves and others and encourages men to use their pain to reclaim the best part of themselves.
The Grounded Teacher
Sunday, Jan 14 2024, 9:00 am
Anxious or burned out? Finding it difficult to stay calm on the job and to feel alive after work? This FREE workshop invites teachers - new and seasoned - to gain skills for regulating their emotions and bodies inside and outside of the classroom. Join us for education and practice in working with your nervous system using Somatic Experiencing techniques.
Therapeutic Backpacking Trip (Women Only)
Sep 16, 22, 23, 24, 2023
This is a beginner level trip to the Little Orleans, MD area. Our excursions are led by certified nature-informed therapists and they are designed to support growth in the areas of mindfulness, deep reciprocal relationships with nature and technical wilderness skills.
Retreat for Women in Burnout (Fall)
Oct 13 - 15, 2023
Retreat participants will experience a quiet rural get away at Fox House among the rolling hills of Fox Haven Farm and Learning Center. Lodging, meals, mindfulness activities, discussion and facilitated time in nature are provided.
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Dirt Therapy for Teens (Ongoing)
Mar 23 - Nov 02, 2023
A therapeutic gardening program for teens (ages 13-18) combines evidenced-based therapeutic treatment with horticulture skill-building to help young people explore and improve issues related to self-esteem, mood, and relationships.
Retreat for Women in Burnout (Spring)
Apr 21 - 23, 2023
Retreat participants will experience a quiet rural get away at Fox House among the rolling hills of Fox Haven Farm and Learning Center. Lodging, meals, mindfulness activities, discussion and facilitated time in nature are provided.
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7-Week Support Group for Women in Burnout
Jun 06 - Jul 18, 2023
This is a sensory-rich experience for connecting with nature and other women struggling with personal and professional burnout. All groups are offered outdoors in order to deepen participants' relationships with nature as a co-therapist.
Therapeutic Backpacking Trip (Gender Inclusive)
May 05 - 07, 2023
This is a beginner level trip to the Little Orleans, MD area. Our excursions are led by certified nature-informed therapists and they are designed to support growth in the areas of mindfulness, deep reciprocal relationships with nature and technical wilderness skills.