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Geoffrey McMullan. BEM, MSc
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- Natural Awareness on May 14, 2010 at 3pm to May 16, 2010 at 3pm
- Lifting The Veil - Tracking Course on May 7, 2010 at 3pm to May 9, 2010 at 3pm
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- Geoffrey is a Wilderness/Nature Therapist Wilderness Living Skills Instructor.
I am delighted to invite you to Pathfinder the school of Natural Awareness and Tracking. The participants who attend my workshops gather together because they share a love of the wilderness and a desire to work with the psyche and spirit within a fun and collaborative atmosphere.
Natural Awareness courses will be of interest to outdoor practitioners, counsellors and psychotherapists, policy makers, trainers, researchers, students, wilderness guides, students, social workers, police and nature/adventure therapists and anybody with an interest in developing within the field of nature therapy and tracking.
Through these hands-on, experiential workshops, the courses will provide a forum for the exchange and development of ideas, fostering collaboration among the varied professional areas within the field of wilderness/nature therapy, using a variety of wilderness-living-skills, tracking and nature awareness games and exercises.
I encourage cooperation, inquiry and sharing. I ask that people leave marketing agendas at the door and come with a willingness to share knowledge and ideas with all participants for the greater good.
What other professionals had to say about Natural Awareness
According to (Ward, 2007; Mortensen, 2006; & Dorell, 2006) Natural Awareness has demonstrated its potential as a therapeutic-intervention for people with addictions.
(Dorell, 2006) a consultant psychiatrist stated that Nature-Awareness was, “able to create the bridge that we were unable to create… enabling them to respond to more traditional treatment methods”.
Another counsellor had the following to say. “It works on the spiritual side of the disease, which is hard to deliver to the patients… Nature Awareness workshops have been of great help to the treatment team it has helped us to explore areas that we would never have got by conventional therapies” (Mortensen, 2006).
While (Ward, 2007) an independent counsellor, referring to her client who had taken part in Nature-Awareness while in rehab, stated that it was an “Integral part of her recovery… which focused on the here and now”.
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- What are the benefits of Natural Awareness?
Natural-Awareness promotes behavioural, cognitive and affective change demonstrating an integrated approach which synergistically works with other therapies, such as Cognitive Behavioural Techniques (CBT), Transactional Analysis (TA), Gestalt (GE), 12-Steps (STEPS) which is used to deliver an end result GREATER than the use of a single therapy used in isolation, as an intervention Natural-Awareness can and does compliment main stream models.
Some of the beneifits are.
• It builds trust
• Promotes confidence and self-esteem
• Improves communication
• Promotes working as a team
• It strengthens relationship skills
• It’s in the here and now
• Connects people to a sense of wonder, helping to put life into perspective
• Encourages individuals to take responsibility for their own actions
• Develops and promotes independence and creativity
• It helps to develop problem solving and life skills
• Allows individuals to achieve things they never thought possible
• Reduces anxiety, helps to deal with anger
• Promotes respect for oneself, others and nature
I have posted my blog as my new web site is under construction.
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- Why not check out my blog as well: http://wild-tracking.blogspot.com/
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- Barnstaple
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- http://www.pathfinder-uk.com/
Geoffrey McMullan. BEM, MSc's Videos
Geoffrey McMullan. BEM, MSc's Blog
Pathfinders Natural Awareness Therapy
Experienced Nature Awareness as a Therapeutic Intervention"...
Go to this link: http://wildernesstherapy.me.uk/
Best wishes
Geoffrey
Posted on August 11, 2010 at 7:26am —
TEDxTalks — 17th April 2010
Geoffrey Mc Mullan Born in Belfast, Geoffrey trained at
London Southbank University London in Addiction Psychology and
Counselling, where his dissertation explored the effects of Nature
Awareness on people with addictions.
Geoffrey recently presented
Nature Awareness to a Wilderness The… Continue
Posted on April 25, 2010 at 8:16pm —
Welcome to the First Natural Awareness course to be run in the UK.
“How You Can Be At The Forefront Of A New Therapeutic Intervention Concept - Already Helping To Change Lives Throughout The UK And Europe”
But Only Open-Minded Professionals Who Work In The Fields Of Addictions And Social Behaviour Issues Need Apply
Dear fellow Professional,
If you have fears, frustrations and uncertainties that the therapeutic models and interventions you use everyday may not be as effective as they could be…… Continue
Posted on March 19, 2010 at 3:00pm —
Pathfinder's Natural Awareness Blog
Posted on January 10, 2010 at 7:44pm —
Bushcraft for Counsellors and Professionals etc
Posted on December 12, 2009 at 10:00am —
Comment Wall (6 comments)
- At 4:03am on May 7, 2010,
Dianne Keast EFT Practitioner said…
- Oh also if you do not already know Tom Brown Jr., he is a unique individual & has a tracking school in the US & if you come through I would bet that they would love a vist from you. Find his school here: https://www.trackerschool.com/
Luv D
- At 3:54am on May 7, 2010,
- I think that would be wonderful to bring your work here. We have a good friend who live in Cork, but we have not been there. I check it out.
If you do come to the US I think you would fit right in at the Omega Institute, here is some of their info. below, Luv D:
Founded in 1977, Omega Institute for Holistic Studies is the nation’s most trusted source for wellness and personal growth. As a nonprofit organization, Omega offers diverse and innovative educational experiences that inspire an integrated approach to personal and social change. Located on 195 acres in the beautiful Hudson Valley, Omega welcomes more than 20,000 people to its workshops, conferences, and retreats in Rhinebeck, New York and at exceptional locations around the world.
Personal Growth
At Omega, personal growth, spiritual development, and environmental stewardship go hand-in-hand. This is a holistic approach, which is a way of seeing people, nature, and the world we live in as an evolving, interconnected web of life. Visit http://www.omega-inst.org/, For more information, call 877.944.2002.
- At 5:49am on May 6, 2010,
- Hi, again I saw your event & i wish I lived nearer you so I could attend. if I am ever visiting I will surely look you up! & if you ever find yourself in Montana USA you must look us up Luv D
- At 10:21pm on March 2, 2010,
Geoffrey McMullan. BEM, MSc said…
- Thank you for your kind message, I have been thinking about CD's etc but not quite got to that point yet. You can check out some of the storys on my blog http://wild-tracking.blogspot.com/ and there is are interviews you could listen to on this link http://www.pathfinder-uk.com/Articles-&-Interviews.html
I will post a summary of the day for you.
Thanks again.
Warm wishes
Geoffrey
- At 9:45pm on March 2, 2010,
- Hi Geoffrey,
I saw your event how interesting, my husband is very interested in the same awareness stuff, we would love to attend but we live in Montana USA.
We would very much like to see an out line of your event & videos if you make any.
Lu D
- At 9:02pm on May 16, 2009,
Delphiris said…
- well, you a r e fast!
Good luck with it all.
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