Inspiration and reflections on walking therapy and psychology in nature

Nature and walking

Becoming still

The stillness of winter ❄️ can open new insight in us. The quiet of nature can become a place for deeper reflection.

And from there, focus can slowly return to...

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Falling leaves

As the leaves begin to fall, themes of letting go and grief can rise more easily in autumn. Sometimes it can feel very close to mourning.

Letting go of a...

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Wonder

What can wonder do for you when you are wandering in the woods together with a group?

Noticing. Becoming quiet. Slowing down. Wondering in nature. That is what bosstruinen can...

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Wandering in the woods

What is bosstruinen? You may well wonder. Only in recent months did I begin to discover this word myself.

For me, bosstruinen is about slowing down, becoming quiet, connecting, and...

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Resistance

What does resistance do in you? At work? In your private life? I felt it very clearly again recently during an outdoor exercise: standing barefoot in the woods on a...

Dreams

What does an outdoor psychologist do?

Recently, several people have asked me what I actually do as an outdoor psychologist.

As a psychologist in nature, the forest feels like a second home to me. Everything I...

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Wild camping

Wild camping feels almost magical. It connects you with nature, and with something more inward too. One of the most beautiful parts of it, for me, is waking early and...

Freedom

Harvest after years of sowing

What is given to you in the here and now is often the harvest of what you sowed months, sometimes years, before. That is exactly what I have been learning...

Travel Dreams

Going on a journey

Going on a journey.

Stepping out of your usual system and following a new rhythm. The rhythm of rest. Of simply being in a different reality. Sometimes that is what...

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Creating brings fulfilment

We are made to create in this world. Create, in the broadest sense of the word. Not only to wait passively and remain dependent on a system.

In the photo...

Freedom Perspective

A deeper journey

For many people, the summer holiday season is almost here again. Time to travel. For me, these coming months hold a camper journey to Albania, but also a deeper journey...

Nature and walking Life path

Be aware of your season

Live in the here and now. Let the calm of nature come close. Be aware of the season you are in. And try to welcome it.

Before it slips away....

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