Are you looking for easy and effective ways to connect with nature that WILL help you feel better?
Β Here it is!
Nurture yourself with Nature
Β a proven evidence based program designed to support you to actually CONNECT with nature, not just spend time in nature
because that is the secret to feeling better.
Sign up hereWhich of these are you?
π± You already LOVE time in nature
π± You know that nature is GOOD for people
BUT
π you can't actually remember the last time you spent meaningful time in nature...
π you just can't find the time....
π you are really tired....
π you have a big list of things to do....
π other people rely on you.....
π it's difficult to STOP doing all the things....
AND
π the people who love you are worried about your health and wellbeing...
π and implore you to rest, do less, have better 'work life balance'...
I see you π
I know where this leads... to being unwell in many ways (physically, mentally, spiritually)
I experienced high risk breast cancer as a young mother with a baby and a toddler.
I've spent most of my life being too busy, too tired, too stressed, too focused on the wellbeing of people other than me, and feeling UNABLE to slow down.
As an occupational therapist I thought I 'should' be able to sort myself out.
But I couldn't.
...until
I learnt how to deeply connect with nature through my senses, when I was trained as a Forest Therapy Guide.
Are you ready to Nurture yourself with Nature now?
Get started straight away with simple nature connection practices that require no preparation and can be experienced in everyday nature
Sign up hereOr perhaps you actually feel
pretty good!
and you're curious about exploring different ways of being in nature, to build your wellbeing through nature connection.
Welcome!
Why nature?
The evidence is absolutely 'in' that connecting with nature supports our health and wellbeing.
Connection with nature is linked with;
- less cardiovascular disease, respiratory (breathing) problems, diabetes and even cancer). And trust me I would not be saying that if I didn't feel confident in the evidence.
- lower blood pressure, less pain and better immune system function
- less anxiety, depression, anger, frustration
- and IMPROVED mood, feeling relaxed and calm, being less emotionally reactive, better memory, more creativity, being able to think more clearly and a sense of being ALIVE
IMAGINE how good that could feel?
wondering how to get those benefits from nature?
It's about the 'connection'
Nurture yourself with Nature will give you simple activities, suggestions and inspiration for ways to create connection to support your wellbeing.
π³ Nature connection is about how you feel in nature - your emotional relationship with nature.
It's more than just spending time in nature.
The pathways to nature connection are;
π± Sensation π± Emotion π± Beauty π± Meaning π± Compassion
Nurture yourself with Nature gives you everything you need to take ACTION with nature connection to start to feel better
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What's included in the program?
Nurture yourself with Nature is a self-paced online program designed to help you prioritise and take action to connect with nature.
The online content (accessible 24/7 via website or app) includes;
- structured modules with videos, slideshows (with video and pdf copies)
- simple (mostly 1 page) pdf documents for each activity to guide you in where you can do it, ways to grade or adapt the activity and a prompt question to guide your connection.
- Many of the activities have short (less than 5 min) videos for information or inspiration.
The program content.. take a peek inside the members online area
Join theΒ Nurture yourself with Nature program now for the one-off investment ofΒ $297Β $49AUD
- 25+ 'pick up and go' nature connection activities that WILL help you feel betterΒ
- 1 page pdf documents for each activity to tell you where and how to connect with nature
- inspirational and motivating content to support you to take action.
Guarantee
Not sure about investing in yourself? Really? Surely you deserve this.
We are so committed to supporting you to feel better that if you engage in the program with integrity and find that you don't feel ANY better (calmer, less anxious, more relaxed) you can request a refund within 14 days. You just need to show us that you've fully engaged in the program, and followed the process.
If you just want to sign up to check out or copy the program and then request a refund, please don't.
Are you ready to jump in boots and all!
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Who is Bronwyn Paynter?
My mission is to enable health professionals to use an evidence-based approach to incorporate nature into their professional practice for the health and wellbeing of both people and the planet.
My passion is to inspire and support occupational therapists to incorporate nature into their professional practice, and to create a global connected community of NatureOTs.
I have worked as an occupational therapist in Australia since 1993, am a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide (and mentor) with the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs and hold a Graduate Certificate in Permaculture Design and Diplomas in Work Health Safety and Project Management.
BUT it’s not the qualifications and certificates that bring me to this work – it is my deep conviction, lived experience and ‘knowing’ of the benefits of being in nature for our wellbeing. My experience in the last few years in intentionally learning about and experiencing nature connection in many different ways has transformed my life and personal wellbeing as well as my practice as an occupational therapist. I want to share this opportunity and potential with my profession.
I have a love of gardening and have grown food since my first little garden plot in the backyard as a pre-schooler where I was allowed to grow anything I wanted. On leaving home as a teenager I grew tomatoes in pots in a rented flat, and later improved the gardens of several rented homes with fruit trees, vegetable, flower and herb gardens. Living in Wagga Wagga, NSW in the late 1990s and 2000’s with my husband and two young children and purchasing a ‘quarter acre block’ in an old area of town provided the opportunity to start to explore permaculture and build a mandala inspired garden with chooks, fruit trees, flowers and veggies.
In 2018 we ‘stepped up’ our commitment to nature conservation by purchasing 82 acres of heritage protected bushland near Mt Compass on the Fleurieu Peninsula in South Australia. The opportunity to be with this land and connect with the rhythms of this place have been an honour and we look forward to a life time of caring for and sharing our Sanctuary.
My business 'Flourish, nature based OT' integrates occupational therapy practice with the ethics and principles of permaculture, and Nature and Forest Therapy Guiding. I speak about nature for health and wellbeing and guide health professionals in how to use nature as a therapeutic modality. Flourish is about creating a place to thrive, grow, prosper and bring people and nature together to support our health and wellbeing as well as the health and wellbeing of the planet.
Working with nature has so much potential for our own wellbeing as health professionals and in supporting our clients to achieve their occupational goals in a world that is increasingly disconnected from nature. I would love to connect.
See you in nature.
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