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 DIRECTORY
NOTE:Red @ is KEY item
@Welcome
and Summary.
@ FAQ frequent questions
@ Webstrings
in Action
@Natural
Systems Thinking Process
@Program
Essence Letter
@Keywords & Awards
@The
Sense of the Senses
@Overview
@Introduction
@Course
Preview
@Program information
@Your
Endorsement
FREE ACTIVITIES:
@The Quail Trail Site Tour
@The
Mind Reading Camera
@The
Inner Nature Self-Discovery Trail
@The
Natural Attractions Great Bear Trail
@The
Origins Trail
@The
Secrets-of-Nature Trail and Game:
@The
Global Wellness and Unity Activity
@1997
Earth Day Activity @1996 Earth Day Activity
@The
Secrets-of-Nature Trail
@Discussion
Mailing List:
NEW BOOK:
@RECONNECTING WITH NATURE:
COURSES:
@A
Free Course Sampler
@4-day
orientation course
@6-12
Week Courses
WORKSHOPS:
@Schedule
of Workshops
DEGREE PROGRAMS:
@Independent
study degrees @The Global Education Life Experience Year:
BOOKS:
@RECONNECTING WITH NATURE:
@WELL
MIND, WELL EARTH training manual
@HOW
NATURE WORKS:
LIVELIHOODS:
@Responsible
careers
ARTICLES:
@NSTP
Survey Release:
@Release: Globally Balanced Thinking Score
@The
Distinguished World Citizen Award
@Counseling
and Nature
@Ecotherapy:
The Ecology of Gaia, Sensation and Soul
@Natural
Systems Thinking Process
@Who
Shut Down Your 53 Natural Senses and Why?
@For
The Love of God,
@Restoring
natural area and selves
@An
Interview
@Healing
Through Applied Ecopsychology
@Nature
Connected Social Work
@Natural
Attraction @Reconnecting to Subconscious Origins
@Thinking
With Nature
@The
Greening of Education and Counseling
EVALUATION:
@Results
@Research
Validation Survey
@Professional and Participant evaluations
@Transformation
in Action:
@Participant's
Comments
@Professional
Observations
@Beneficial
Effects
PERSONNEL:
@Who
Participates?
@Institute
of Global Education
MISCELLANEOUS
@How
to Participate
@Related
People, Places and Organizations
@Review
of Project @NatureConnect Sites
LINKS
@Links
to websites
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Site Directory &
Contents
Homepage
SEQUENCE OF LIBRARY CONTENTS
(click on an underlined link
or scroll down the page, or use the side panel)
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items
NOTE:
The IGE MESA Icon notates that these
pages are only available to MESA members (and others
with permission from the staff. Inquire
here to obtain permission or call 360-378-6313.) The
icon is hyperlinked to information about MESA.
TAKE A GIANT
STEP. For those who can think
with an open mind and heart,: An
active overview: The
Millenneum Global Community Study/Activity (45-60 minutes)
includes determining a person's Globally Balanced Thinking
Score.
Site Section Content
Links
(select by interest, click on
underlined topics)
Introductory Materials:
Welcome and Overview
Immediate Interactive Distance Learning:
Online trails and Free Activities
Long Term Interactive Distance Learning:
Newbook
SPECIAL
Courses
SPECIAL
Workshop Dates
Degree Programs
Books, Articles and Process Information:
Other Books
Livelihood-Careers
Articles/Releases
Evaluations
Personnel
Miscellaneous
Links to Sites and Associates:
Links
Earthday Special
Homepage
WELCOME
AND ORIENTATION:
Welcome and Summary Read this
first.
Heart of Contents (homepage)
Core information.. Register here for updates.
Frequently
Asked Quesitions how to use this site to fight addictiveness
and produce personnel and global improvement
Webstrings
in Action discover and nurture
to wellness the sensory missing link in how we think that produces
our most pressing problems.
The
Natural Systems Thinking Process Seven Basic contributions
to learning Personal and Global Balance:
The Program Essence Letter A participant's experience.
The
PNC Snug Harbor Nature Sensitivity Training Center, Resort and
Marina on the Orca Whale coast of San Juan Island.
The
Mother Earth Sensory Attraction Society (MESA)
Learn how to think with the wisdom and balance by which nature
works.
Program and Process: a preface to course participation.
Program information, free
activities, courses, contests, articles, online internships,
book synopsis, games, updates, programs and prizes by automatic e-mail.
Awards
Received: site and process evaluations
from the internet community
The Sense of the Senses
a visualization study you can
do
Overview An
outline of purpose and values interview.
Introduction
Connecting with Nature: Fact or Fancy?
The Quail Trail Site Tour: A seven station
tour of the highlights of this web site. (same as Heart of Contents
above)
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FREE ACTIVITY PAGES AND ONLINE TRAILS:
Online Activities:
The Nature trails (listed below):
online, sensory, hands-on, self-discovery,
training activity and focus vehicles that utilize the site's
methods and materials (The Quail Trail is listed here but is not interactive
as are the trails below.)
The
Basic Element Freecourse available
by invitation only, write us requesting an invitation.
The
Mind Reading Camera A fascinating technology that allows us to read
your thoughts, try it out, you'll see.
The Secrets-of-Nature
Trail and Game:
a hands-on sensory challenge.
The Inner Nature Self-Discovery Trail Enjoy this site's essence through fun online
experiences
Origins Trail: Experiences
that helped create the Natural Systems Thinking Process.
The Natural Attractions Great Bear Trail Enjoy subconscious connections that we share
with the web of life.
Outdoor Activities:
From Insight To Action
How can we come to our senses? Questions to ask yourself and
an activity that helps answer them.
A
Nature Connecting Electronic Greeting Card and Gift that
you can use for any occasion.
The Millenneum Global Community Activity
An enjoyable Giant Step overview activity that you can do,
teach and distribute.
The Global Wellness and Unity Activity:
IN BALANCE WITH EARTH A key
to reconnecting with nature, also
available by sending a blank email to: activity@infofree.com
1997 Earth Day Activity, by e-mail
to: activity@infofree.com,
Its Archive of Responses is also
available by e-mail to archive@ecopsych.gen.com
1996 Earth Day Activity LET
EARTH SPEAKis also available by e-mail to earthday@ecopsych.gen.com
Action:
Add
Your Signature to Robert Theobald's
Endorsement. A letter you can consider,
sign and send.
Join
our Discussion Group Mailing List: Enjoy the Art, Science
and Spirit of Nature Connected Community, share your memorable
nature experiences
Newsletter
Updates Nature Descriptions Shown To Help Reduce Stress
-- A Free Service
See Free Course below,
it contains four activities and personal growth interactive
opportunities.
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NEW
BOOK:
RECONNECTING WITH NATURE: Finding
wellness through restoring your bond with the Earth .
A self-guiding book with activities for use independently, before
Well Mind, Well Earth and with all courses. Also available via
e-mail to: rwn@ecopsych.gen.com
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COURSES:
A Free Course Invitation: Please
accept this invitation to explore three activities and a short
exposure to our interactive, distant learning, email process
that helps you beneficially reconnect to your sensory origins.
ORIENTATION COURSE: distance
learning fun (1 credit optional) via e-mail : Fulfills internship,
degree, professional and other course prerequsite requirements.
Reconnecting With
Nature Courses: AppliedEcopsychology/Integrated Ecology In Action
4, 6, and 12 week distance learning, self-improvement, courses
by e-mail lead to certification. Transferrable graduate and undergraduate
or career credit optional.
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WORKSHOPS:
Schedule of On-site Workshops
and Courses
DEGREE PROGRAMS:
Independent
study Ph.D., M.S and.B.A., degree programs or certification
that, at minimal cost, integrate wellness, environment and psychology.
Descriptions, internships, FAQ and application
The
Global Education Life Experience Year:A hands-on opportunity
to independently learn environmentally sound self-improvement,
economics, and social justice.
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OTHER
BOOKS:
WELL
MIND, WELL EARTH training manual: 97 environmentally
sensitive stress management activities. Includes The Field
Guide to Connecting With Nature: Creating Moments that Let Earth
Teach by Michael J. Cohen, Ed.D. Reviews are available by
sending an e-mail to: wmwe-reviews@ecopsych.gen.com
HOW
NATURE WORKS: Regenerating kinship with Planet Earth the
nature of our relationship with our living planet.
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LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITY:
Responsible
career and business involvements that center around promoting and teaching applied
ecopsychology.
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REFERENCE ARTICLES:
(parts of these articles are
used in the trails, activities and materials above)
From Insight To Action
How can we come to our senses? Questions to ask yourself and
an activity that helps answer them.
Healing
Ourselves and the World Through Applied Ecopsychology An
investigative reporter looks at Project NatureConnect.
Counseling and Nature: The Greening of
Psychotherapy . A key reviewed,
published study of the nature connecting ecopsychology process
and its benefits. Also available by e-mail to: counseling@ecopsych.gen.com.
Overview: The Distinguished World
Citizen Award A summary of the how and why of
Project NatureConnect. A letter fromRobert Muller letter, too.
NEWS: Restoring natural
area and selves sparks struggle at school Applied ecopsychology
in action with students at risk
NSTP
Survey Release: A press release announcing the remarkable
results of a questionaire sent to PNC course participants.
Release:
Globally Balanced Thinking Score and study/activity
Ecotherapy:
The Ecology of Gaia, Sensation and Soul. A praticum for the
material in Counseling and Nature. Also available by e-mail to:
ecotherapy@ecopsych.gen.com
Natural
Systems Thinking Process: The Psychology of Balance
Your
Greatest Challenge: a short article that shows the critical
point of our disconnection from nature and how to correct it.
Essay
Title Contest:Who Shut Down Your 53 Natural Senses and Why?
Do You Remember? For a copy via e-mail, e-mail to:contest@ecopsych.gen.com
Integrated Ecology: The Process of
Counseling With Nature The Journal of Humanistic Psychology
history and development of using sensory nature reconnecting
activities.
An Interview
with Michael J. Cohen conducted by Dr. Daniel Levine; email
to: interview@ecopsych.gen.com
Nature Connected Social Work:
The Recovery of Community, Spirit and Self-Esteem A landmark
documentary study of applying ecopsychology to people at-risk.
Also available in ERIC and by e-mail to: davies@ecopsych.gen.com
The
Principle of Natural Attractions: heightened natural sensory
awareness and balance. A series of questions that bring to consciousness
a psychological essence of Nature.
Reconnecting to Subconscious Origins
A psychiatric evaluation of reconnecting activities.
Thinking With Nature A no-holds-barred
article summing up the case for Applied Ecopsychology. While
Earth and its people are at risk, far too many of us are dancing
on the deck of our sinking ship.
The Greening of Education and Counseling
Rationale of applied ecopsychology
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EVALUATION:
Summary of Results: a review of
the findings from studies of participants.
Research Validation Survey The
results of a long term effects questionaire administered to past
course participants. Contains links to four additional archives
Transformation
in Action: Personal growth quotes from course participant
journals
Professional
and Participant evaluations: Reviews from the media and
workshop participants
Participant's Comments and Reactions
Candid quotes from anonymous evaluations and reactionaires. Also
available by sending a blank email to: reactions@ecospych.gen.com
Professional Observations
Book and program reviews by experts.
Beneficial Effects Participants
report personal changes they have experienced.
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PERSONNEL:
Who
Participates? Disciplines and interests presently involved
in reconnecting with nature
Dr.
Michael J. Cohen's Personal Page Has he really been in
the woods too long or have we not been there long enough? <grin>
About the Institute of Global Education
Purpose, scope and function
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MISCELLANEOUS:
How to Participate
Applications, contacts and participation
Related
People, Places and Organizations
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THE BEST WAY TO ENJOY AND TEACH SELF-EVIDENT
ATTRACTION EXPERIENCES IS THE NATURAL
SYSTEMS THINKING PROCESS:
ORIENTATION COURSE: Psychological
Elements of Global Citizenship
The
Science of Connecting With the Web of Life
The Art of Thinking With Nature
An exciting, inexpensive ($35) blend of shared, online
activity, information and training with credit optional. Learn by doing. Become a practitioner
anywhere. This is a free course
if it meets your needs, a transferable prerequisite for additional
courses, degrees
and participation. The course is our best, most complete and
useful way to help nature restore the good nature of humanity
in contemporary society. It opens new vistas in academics, counseling,
careers, spirit and wellness, vistas that recycle and purify
destructive thinking. Optional Credit $42.00
READ AND TEACH THIS ANTIDOTE FOR
APATHY
Einstein's
World: Natural Attractions, Intelligences and
Sanity A non-fiction, metaphor, book and reading course.
It helps you reverse nature disconnection disorders from your
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Course $20.00. Optional Credit $42.00
EXPLORE THE PROCESS
FREE: Our Exploratory
Course online enables you to sample
the Natural Systems Thinking Process to learn, first hand, its
thrust and benefits.
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INSTITUTE OF GLOBAL
EDUCATION
Special NGO consultant United
Nations Economic and Social Council
PROJECT NATURECONNECT
Readily available online
tools for the health of person, planet and spirit
P.O. Box 1605 Friday Harbor, WA 98250 360-378-6313
www.ecopsych.com
APPLIED ECOPSYCHOLOGY IN ACTION
The Natural Systems Thinking
Process
Dr.
Michael J. Cohen, Director
send email
nature@interisland.net
Nature Connected Education and Counseling
Courses and Degrees Online
Too often we suffer and feel helpless
because the deterioration of humanity and the environment hurts
us and we are unaware of its cause.
Research demonstrates that the stress arising from our
extreme sensory separation from our nurturing origins in Nature
underlies most of our unsolvable personal, social, and global
problems.
In a democracy, to reach our hopes and
dreams the knowledge we discover must be accompanied by a readily
available educational process that motivates and enables
the public to apply the knowledge.
With respect to our destructive disconnection
from nature, the web page links, below, empower you to use and
teach an effective rehabilitating process that will help you
improve most settings and relationships.
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Experience first hand
the benefits of the process via our Orientation
Course
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