Ecopsychology

Submitted by Bohemian on November 12, 2009 - 9:31pm

Healing Yourself

I taught a course in Eco-psychology while living in Big Sur. It was part of required course work for a friend who was working on her degree in psychology, so I mentored her work. As a geologist, I found the work fascinating. Using the earth as a healing tool for psychological purposes. I feel fortunate for the experience.

If I were to teach the same course today, I would simplify it work on getting rid of hate. Here's how I would teach it:

For every specific person you hate, plant one tree.

For every specific group you hate, plant one tree.

For every specific nation you hate, plant one tree.

If the feeling of hate returns, just remember the tree growing towards the sunlight. I believe this would help the person who suffers from hate, while helping reforest the planet.

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