Nature based course for people who experience negative effects of stress on their health and quality of life and need time to reflect and acquire tools to strenghten resilience, energy and health recovery.
Nature based course for people who experience negative effects of stress on their health and quality of life and need time to reflect and acquire tools to strenghten resilience, energy and health recovery.
Emphases is placed on ways to transfer lessons and experiences from the course to daily life.
The course is based on the ideology of occupational therapy, the ideology of Experiential Learning and Mindfulness / Insight Meditation.
Research has been done on the course by Berglind Guðmundsdóttir as Master’s thesis in School of Social Sciences University of Iceland.
„The goal of the research was to discover how participants experienced the effects of nature in a four weeks course that uses nature as a treatment method. The aim was also to find out if the results could indicate about the quality and success of the course. All participants where dealing with stress related problems“.
„The results of the research showed that the effects of nature did have a positive influence on stress levels for the participants. Participants said that dwelling in nature under the guidance of a professional mentor as support helped them achieve a certain calmness and concentration to solve emotional problems that than had a positive effect on stress symptoms. The results also showed positive changes in the behaviour and wellbeing and the participants felt it was easier to cope with life. The importance of the instructors and course format was also emphasized, as the work was based on the theories of experiential learning where reflection was used“.
84.500kr.
Saga - Story House
Flatarhraun 3, 220 Hafnarfirði
Kt. 510119-0100
Banki: 0133-26-020435
saga@sagastoryhouse.is
625 8550 | 625 8560
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