Welcome to the International List of The Earthbody Institute Graduates!
Each graduate has a variety of professional skills, licenses, and/or trainings in addition to The Earthbody Institute training. We encourage you to contact them to work with them or to network.
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I take nature to people where they are and people to nature with a focus on what science has just begun to scratch the surface in identifying with regards to the depth of our connection to nature which brings to light the harm that the human race is experiencing from that disconnect. The BdP programs are designed to enhance teamwork and leadership through workshops and retreats in educational, residential, community and corporate settings. The 'Honoring Truth of Age Program' (http://jeanndeford.com/index.php/honoring-elderhood/honoring-truth-of-age/) utilizes the BdP method and is designed to inspire today’s elder population to learn and explore what it is to transition from ‘old’ to ‘Elder’ and reimagine by THEIR design what a thriving Elderhood Community looks like. During this collaboration a deep communicative connection with other living systems is revealed and the threshold of over all health, well-being and creative expression is crossed culminating in a BdP's 'Bridging Earthland Ceremony'. BIOdancePhilia is 'Life's-dance-Connecting to Life', it IS a dance between the Body, Soul & Earth that by design embraces an intergenerational perspective intended to deepen the bond that we all share with other living systems..
My therapeutic approach is client based and integrates Gestalt therapy, humanistic art therapy, Somatic Experiencing, Narrative therapy, psychodrama, mindfulness, ecotherapy and rituals connected with the lunar cycles and Celtic wheel of the year.
I facilitate workshops around The Work That Reconnects and Active Hope. I also offer a course called Dancing with Death, where we use stories, creativity and rituals to talk about death. I have a degree in Biology and am an Earthteller and advocate for the Earth Stories collection
My creativity is inspired by ancient times when we would sit around the fire and tell stories to connect with ourselves, with each other and the natural world. I strongly believe the ancestral wisdom of stories can help us with environmental and social issues in these times of uncertainty.
Level 1 certificate in ecotherapy from the EarthBody Institute in 2022
I work in English and in Spanish and offer both online and in person sessions.
Individual and group sessions of Gestalt Eco art therapy
Celtic ceremonies based on the Celtic wheel of the Year
Nature reconnection experiences
Creative Story based workshops
Jerrica Danhoff supports Highly Sensitive People, Introverts, Perfectionists, and Strong Inner Critics. Providing Play Therapy and Filial Therapy for Children and Families as well as Parenting Support. Her work is grounded in Mindfulness and Self-Compassion practices. Offering workshops, groups, and individual sessions out in nature. Helping adults, teens, and children deepen their connection to the natural world. Please check out her website to learn more about her work. She offers a free 15 minute phone consultation. You can reach out to her through email or her website.
Jerrica Danhoff supports Highly Sensitive People, Introverts, Perfectionists, and Strong Inner Critics. Providing Play Therapy and Filial Therapy for Children and Families as well as Parenting Support. Her work is grounded in Mindfulness and Self-Compassion practices. Offering workshops, groups, and individual sessions out in nature. Helping adults, teens, and children deepen their connection to the natural world. Please check out her website to learn more about her work. She offers a free 15 minute phone consultation. You can reach out to her through email or her website.
I identify as a queer, white, latinx woman and find that my intersections are ever evolving. I believe that having a solid understanding of my positions of privilege and when and how these positions intersect with those of my clients is an essential framework when building a therapeutic relationship.
I have spent the past 22 years working in a variety of community based, residential, day treatment, and therapeutic school settings with children, adolescents, young adults and families who have been significantly impacted by systemic oppression, relational abuse and mental health challenges.
In addition to offering individual and family therapy, I facilitate art based ecotherapy groups for women and members of the LGBTQIA+ community experiencing various life transitions as well as community building art therapy groups. I also offer seasonal ecotherapy workshops to assist one in finding grounding, peace and aligning with the rhythms of the more than human world.
When I’m not working directly with clients, I serve as adjunct faculty in the Art Therapy Graduate Department at Lewis and Clark College.
I offer individual therapy, group therapy and ecotherapy workshops. I specialize in working with women, young adults and adolescents and have additional training in supporting neurodivergent individuals, individuals recovering from trauma and individuals in the LGBQTIA+ community.
With a foundation of over ten years of professional experience as a program administrator with nonprofit organizations such as Girl Scouts and the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, Julia serves as the State Public Health Specialist for the University of Florida's Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences.
Julia holds a bachelor of arts degree in cultural anthropology from New College of Florida and in the process of earning a master of social work degree from Florida State University. She also holds certifications in herbalism, nonprofit management, yoga instruction (body positive and trauma-informed), flower essences and permaculture.
Julia is based in Gainesville, where she is guided by old live oaks and sweet water springs.
Services coming in 2020.
Julie has been apprenticing with don Oscar Miro-Quesada and Cynthia Greer as a Pachakuti (world reversal) Mesa Carrier since 2015 to deepen her training as a healer and facilitator of ‘soul restorative living on Earth’. Shamans believe many of our ailments occur when we are out of alignment. Shamanic skills are designed to restore harmony & wholeness simply by way of being a conduit for healing energy. Julie’s desire is to restore balance to individuals, communities and the planet.
Services include individual and couples therapy, public and private yoga, mindful yoga hikes in both urban and rural areas, nature retreats and yoga workshops.Therapy methods are designed to assist the process of accessing one’s own innate wisdom and creative energies for optimal living. Nature based offerings are designed to reconnect participants with themselves as well as the natural world.
Upcoming event: Wildflower Nature Camp For Women - July 27,2 019
Kai loves to empower people to find simple ways to connect with the Earth in daily life, to cultivate deeper bonds with wild places, and to access nature-based healing. Her first book, Poems of Earth and Spirit: 70 Poems and 40 Practices to Deepen Your Connection with Nature, celebrates our innate kinship with all life and helps us strengthen that kinship wherever we are.
As the founder of Our Nature Connection, Kai offers group programs, individual sessions, and consulting services based on a unique approach she calls NatureWise. Her approach is rooted in deep listening to nature, infused with love for people and the Earth, and shaped by what activist Carolyn Casey calls “a willingness to collaborate with everything.”
Kai’s work is also is informed by 30-plus years of professional experience developing innovative educational programs and by extensive training and practice in mindfulness, holistic healing, and creative expression. Prior to founding Our Nature Connection, she spent 25 years leading non-profit campaigns and programs to advance sustainable and socially just food systems.
Kai is profoundly nourished by her deep love of the lands and waters of the Santa Cruz area, where she has lived for more than 30 years.
Group programs in nature connection, Ecotherapy, nature-based mindfulness, and nature-based healing (in person or online)
Individual sessions (in person or by phone/Skype)
Consulting services to help you:
create more dynamic and effective programs
expand your nature connection toolkit
develop nature-based programs or sessions
tap into the healing and calming power of nature for yourself or your clients
Training design and facilitation
Writing and editing
I have had the privilege of working with and I welcome people of all backgrounds and intersections, including BIPOC, Latinx, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse, ability diverse, and other communities. I also enjoy working with creatives, change makers, perfectionists, empaths, and Earth lovers.
Healing is not meant to be done alone. Each of us will face loss, anxiety, uncertainty, disruption, disconnection, illness… these are natural to the human condition. In encountering these inherent challenges, we need to be witnessed, held, and heard, as we take the risk to journey through our dark night. If you embark on this journey with me as your companion, we will tap into the wells of knowledge, tools, and wisdom that reside within (and around) us both, as collaborators in your healing. The Earth and I will help you to re-member your innate value and wisdom as a human BEing, and as part of the larger ecosystem to which we all belong.
Blending a warm, person-centered, affirming, and gently challenging approach, I will tailor our sessions to fit your needs. We may engage in mindfulness practices to root you back in the present moment and the mind-body connection, explore attachment relationships as they relate to current patterns, or help to strengthen a reciprocal relationship with nature through in-office and outdoor Earth-honoring practices.
These dialogues and practices have the potential to awaken more vitality, joy, calm, self-worth, dignity, along with a sense of compassion and belonging with self, others, and the larger world.
Wim Hof Method Breath Work, Halotropic Breathing, Cold Exposure Treatments and Training, Nature Training Programs