Nature Based Therapy

18/05/2026

There is a sound older than language.

Before words, before stories, before the nervous system learned to stay alert to survive… there was vibration.

Humming.

Bees hum to pollinate life.
Hummingbirds hum while hovering in stillness.
Humans hum to soothe, regulate, and reconnect.

Research now shows that humming can support the nervous system by slowing the breath, stimulating the vagus nerve, reducing stress, and creating a felt sense of safety within the body.

Maybe healing is not always something we think our way into.
Maybe sometimes it begins with vibration.
With rhythm.
With breath.

A soft hum.
A hand on the chest.
A moment of returning home to ourselves.

Hum like the bee.
Hover like the hummingbird.
Heal like the body knows how.

Continue Reading: The Medicine of Humming: What Humming Bees, Hummingbirds, and the Human Nervous System Can Teach Us About Wellbeing
https://www.naturebasedtherapy.com.au/humming-for-nervous-system-regulation/

15/05/2026

12/05/2026

Not everyone is called to this work for the same reason.

Some people join to integrate Nature Based Therapy into their professional practice and earn certification.

Others feel drawn to the journey for something more personal; a need to slow down, reconnect, reflect, and experience a different way of being.

That’s why the September 2026 intake of the Advanced Accreditation in Nature Based Therapy now offers two participation pathways.

Both pathways move through the same journey: Holistic health, Indigenous-informed perspectives, nature-based mindfulness, creative practices, holistic counselling, and self-care.

The difference is simply how you choose to engage. With only 12 places available, this remains a small, well-supported learning experience.

Applications for September 2026 are now open.
If something in you has been quietly saying there’s more to this… perhaps this is your next step.
https://www.naturebasedtherapyacademy.com.au/NBTAccreditation

12/05/2026

🌿 Applications Now Open – Nature Based Therapy & Wellbeing Program 🌿

What began as a professional development journey for health professionals became something much deeper.

As participants moved through the 12-month Nature Based Therapy (NBT) course, many discovered they weren’t only learning new ways to support others — they were healing, reconnecting, and transforming personally too.

This program is now evolving into both a professional training and a wellbeing journey.

Through gentle, trauma-informed, nature-based practices, participants learn how to reconnect with safety, presence, and self-awareness in everyday life. Small intentional changes — stepping into nature, slowing down, listening inward, creating moments of stillness and connection — often led to profound shifts in wellbeing, resilience, and burnout prevention.

Participants reported feeling more grounded, more functional, and more connected not only to themselves, but also to their families, loved ones, communities, and the work they do in the world.

This is not about perfection or adding more pressure.
It is about remembering simplicity.
Returning to the body.
Living more presently.
Listening to your own inner wisdom. 🌱

The NBT Wellbeing Program supports people to:
✨ Reduce stress and burnout
✨ Reconnect with themselves and nature
✨ Build sustainable self-care practices
✨ Feel safer and more regulated in daily life
✨ Develop greater presence, clarity, and emotional wellbeing
✨ Create healthier ways of living and working
✨ Nurture wellbeing for themselves, their families, and their communities

This program is for health professionals, carers, helpers, and anyone seeking a more connected and grounded way of living.

🌿 Applications are now open:
Nature Based Therapy Accreditation Program

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🌿 Participant Reflections 🌿

“This course changed not only the way I practice healthcare, but the way I live my life. I’ve learned to slow down, reconnect with nature, and truly listen to what my body and mind need.”

“The smallest changes became the most powerful. Spending intentional time outdoors each day improved my wellbeing, reduced my stress, and helped me feel present again.”

“I realised self-care wasn’t selfish — it was essential. I became more available for my family, my clients, and myself.”

“NBT helped me move from surviving to living more consciously and gently. I feel calmer, clearer, and more connected to who I am.”

“This program reminded me that healing doesn’t always come from doing more. Sometimes it comes from slowing down enough to notice what truly matters.”

“The integration of nature, reflection, and wellbeing practices transformed how I view healthcare. It brought humanity back into my work and my life.” 🌿

A pioneering 12-month journey embracing the seasons, deepening your practice, and integrating holistic, Indigenous, and nature-based wisdom into your therapeutic work.

08/05/2026

🌊 Healing Crisis: When Healing Feels Like Falling Apart 🌿

Sometimes when we begin to heal trauma, reconnect to safety, and soften into connection… it can feel like things are getting worse before they get better. 💔

Emotions rise.
Memories surface.
The body aches.
Tears come unexpectedly.
Restlessness, exhaustion, grief, anger, numbness — all may appear at once.

This is often what people call a healing crisis. 🌧️

Not because you are broken.
Not because healing is failing.
But because what has been suppressed for so long is finally safe enough to be felt.

Trauma often lives like water trapped behind a dam. 🧱🌊

For years, the nervous system builds walls just to survive.
Walls around pain.
Walls around fear.
Walls around unmet needs.
Walls around the parts of ourselves that were never soothed, seen, or protected.

And when safety, connection, and healing begin… the wall starts to crack.

The emotions begin to flow.

This can feel overwhelming at first, but flowing water heals more than stagnant water ever could. 🌱

During this time:
✨ Be gentle with yourself
✨ Rest more
✨ Spend time in nature
✨ Create without needing a purpose
✨ Sit quietly with yourself
✨ Let the body soften
✨ Cry if tears come
✨ Breathe deeply
✨ Seek safe connection
✨ Allow discomfort without needing to analyse it

You do not need to “figure it all out.”
You do not need to make logical sense of every feeling.

Healing is not always intellectual.
Sometimes healing is simply learning to stay with yourself compassionately. 🤍

To smooth the pain that was never soothed.
To hold the parts of yourself that were once alone.
To offer safety where there once was fear.

This is healing. 🌿

And like nature, healing has seasons.
Storms.
Floods.
Stillness.
Growth.

Trust the process gently. 🌊✨

05/05/2026

The September 2026 intake for the Advanced Accreditation in Nature Based Therapy has officially begun!

Spring is a season of renewal. Of new growth, new awareness, and quiet beginnings that unfold over time.

This 12-month journey is designed for those who feel called to deepen their connection with nature, not just personally, but within the way they support others.

Whether you’re looking to integrate nature into your professional practice or simply feel drawn to this work for your own growth, there are now two ways to participate:
🌿 Certified Practitioner Pathway: for professional application and accreditation
🌿 Personal Development Pathway: for those who want the experience without assessments

Both follow the same journey. The difference is how you choose to walk it.
With only 12 places available, this is an intimate and supported learning experience.

If something in you has been quietly saying there’s more to this, this may be your next step.

Apply & Learn More Here:
https://www.naturebasedtherapyacademy.com.au/NBTAccreditation

01/05/2026

✨ Last chance to join tomorrow 🌿

If you’ve been feeling the pull to slow down, reconnect, and bring something more real into your work… this is your invitation.

Tomorrow I’m hosting a live Introduction to Nature Based Therapy workshop—a space to explore how nature can become a co-therapist in your practice and your life.

This isn’t just theory. It’s practical, reflective, and something you can start using straight away.

🌱 You’ll explore:
• A holistic approach to wellbeing
• How to integrate nature into your work
• Grounding and regulation practices
• Ways to sustain yourself as a practitioner

There are only a few spots left to keep the space intimate.

If it’s been sitting in the back of your mind… trust that nudge.

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An interactive online workshop for professionals seeking a holistic and sustainable approach to healing—yours and others’.

30/04/2026

Self-care is the ability to take care of yourself.

It sounds simple, but when we’re caring for others, it’s often the first thing we place aside.

Self-care begins with listening.
To the body.
To the mind.
To the quiet voice within that lets us know what we need.

Through a holistic lens, self-care isn’t just one thing; it’s a personal ecosystem.

A gentle reflection across the 8 dimensions of wellbeing can help us notice where we feel supported and where we may need to bring more care.

Some simple ways to begin:
• Take 20 minutes a day to spend in nature
• Find moments of wonder and awe in the natural world
• Plant something and tend to it slowly, daily
• Create, play, and allow space for joy

Self-care doesn’t have to be complex.
It can be small, consistent, and deeply connected to the world around us.

I’ll be holding space for this in the Introduction to Nature Based Therapy tomorrow. If you feel the need to pause and reconnect, you’re very welcome to join us.
https://www.naturebasedtherapyacademy.com.au/IntroNBT

28/04/2026

In nature, everything is connected.

There’s no separation between physical, emotional, social, or environmental health; each part influences the whole.

This same perspective sits at the heart of holistic health.

Through a nature-based lens, we begin to explore wellbeing across 8 interconnected dimensions: emotional, physical, social, spiritual, environmental, occupational, intellectual, and financial, not as separate categories, but as an ecosystem.

When one area shifts, others respond.

When we bring awareness to the whole, new pathways for balance and healing begin to emerge.

This is part of what we’ll be working with in the Introduction to Nature Based Therapy this Saturday, May 2.

If you’re curious to explore a more integrated approach to wellbeing and practice, you’re very welcome to join us.
https://www.naturebasedtherapyacademy.com.au/IntroNBT

24/04/2026

Nature isn’t a place we go—it’s a place we return to. In the quiet of trees, the rhythm of breath, and the ground beneath our feet, we remember ourselves again.”