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Garden

Nature Therapy:

For Joy, Wisdom & Wonder

That breathtaking view of mountains, a dense forest, or a garden isn’t just soothing—it can actively rewire your brain’s circuits.

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Brain research and experiential, somatic, and creative approaches now inform us that trauma is in the body, not the head.

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But what does that truly mean?

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Your five senses and physical sensations are the door into your body. Emotions, intuitions, and instincts are energetically involved in trauma recovery.

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Life is energy. Energy never dies; it changes through intent, effort, and focus. Your body, thoughts, beliefs, feelings, memories, and imagination are all energy. But they are all in your head. Bringing the felt emotional memory into the skin, bones, and organs takes an intentional pulling inward and downward.

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Healing is not curing; feeling/intuition is healing—an ongoing process.

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When you drop into your body, you will analyze a feeling from your head, tell a story, and repeat a memory of something that happened.

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The energetics of trauma are non-verbal, irrational, and primal.

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To read research articles click here

The Info You'll Need
Location:   Various parks in DC
Contact Candace Wheeler at info@r199.org for
more information about the time/location of an upcoming event.
Fees: Individual - $185 per session,
          Groups of 6 to 10 - $95 per person/session
Facilitator:  Candace Wheeler, LPC, C-DBT, NCC
Group Limit: Max of 10 Participants


Bring Exercise Mat or Blanket,
Pen & Notebook 
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Benefits of Attending

  1. Practice nature-based meditations as a community

  2. Learn the insight inquiry method

  3. Learn to activate your five senses and experience nature in a new way

  4. May reduce chronic pain

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