I am a Nature & adventure guide, organising trips to the Wild in different parts of the World (Nepal, Mongolia, India, …). I spend over 100 days in Nature in a year. I study Veda and Ayurveda and I teach yoga. I lived with a few primal people (Gurungs, Khasi, Mishmis, Xalx, Hazabe,…) and I learnt about primitive techniques and medicinal plants. The Gurungs gave me the nickname “Ban Manche” which means “Forest-Man” (or “human friend of the Forest Spirit””). My anthropology thesis was about holy springs in a shamanic/Buddhist tradition.
I received Level One Ecotherapy Certificate from the EarthBody Institute in 2020.

Dr. Sage Rian is a licensed psychotherapist, transformational coach, yogi, and outdoor enthusiast. Having grown up on the beaches of New Jersey and now living in the mountains of Tahoe, Sage has experienced the profound impacts of being connected to nature in youth and adulthood. Sage is the owner of Tahoe Therapy, a private practice focused on serving the queer and neurodivergent communities.

Professional education and credentials include a Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision at the University of Nevada, Reno; M.S. in Mental Health Counseling with a specialization in spirituality and religion at Monmouth University; and B.A. in Psychology and Holistic Health at Georgian Court University. Additionally, Sage is a Licensed School Counselor, Clinical Ecotherapist, Existential Analyst, IFS-Informed Therapist, nationally Registered Yoga Teacher, and completed advanced studies in meditation, philosophy, and acupuncture at the Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Beijing University of Chinese Medicine at Dongzhimen Hospital.

Sage is committed to, and passionate about, the queer community, and serves on the executive board of directors for both the Nevada Gender Clinic and the Foundation for Sexual and Gender Affirming Research, and also facilitates a consultation group for healthcare providers working with gender expansive clients in northern Nevada. Sage is also active in ecotherapy research, and maintains full-time employment as a professor at Saybrook University, working with both master’s and doctoral counseling students.

Sara is a yoga therapist and eco wellness educator who specializes in anxiety, grief, PTSD and depression. An MSW grad student at The University of Montana, Sara strives to implement her background in psychology and mindfulness to support clients into wellness. She enjoys acro yoga, hiking in the woods, enjoying her children and family and snuggling with her dog.

Sasha Wright, LCSW is a somatic psychotherapist and clinical supervisor serving the diverse communities of the East Bay. Sasha is also a guide in leading embodied earth-based ritual, and offers consultation to clinicians and group leaders to incorporate ritual into their healing work.

Sasha’s orientation to stewarding wellbeing and wholeness centers a person’s relationship with their own body, communities, and the earth. She weaves somatic, mindfulness, and nature-based modalities into her practice to build bridges of connection within and beyond the human world. She is trained in Hakomi and Ecotherapy. Her work is informed by a neurobiological understanding of trauma and a social justice framework.

Sasha’s aim as a therapist, supervisor, and facilitator is to affirm people in their innate reservoir of inner resources and reveal their own gifts and solutions. Facilitating authentic experiences of belonging in one’s body, mind, and larger ecosystem draws forth true personhood, and creates the conditions for positive change.

Visit:
http://sashawrighttherapy.com
http://inbodyritual.com

For over a decade, I've been helping people recover from trauma and abuse to reclaim their lives. I am experienced with helping to resolve traumatic events, PTSD, developmental trauma, domestic and sexual abuse. Having survived traumatic events myself, I know some of the long-term impacts and challenges to well-being. Nature restores and reconnects us to ourselves, to others and our sacred planet. As a counsellor I enjoy working with others outdoors. I facilitate sensory awareness with inner awareness to promote safety, groundedness and self-acceptance. My book, "Sacred Trees, Sacred People of the Pacific Northwest," available on Amazon.com, tells the story of my own journey to reconnect with Nature in discovery of real trees regarded as sacred by communities within western USA and Canada.