This Earthworks Circle falls at the Autumn Equinox

Please email hello@stephaniegooding.co.uk to book:
- Earthworks outdoor day, ‘Coming Home’, 10am-4:30pm, with Stephanie & Gail,
- Autumn Equinox evening celebration, 6pm - 9pm, Rachel Cheer, Hope Ceremonies
- both.

We will be based in a woodland environment for this outdoor day, where we will make camp for the day. Our practical focus will be on the interconnected and reciprocal relations in a woodland, looking at the funghi networks and the ecological web. Our psychological theme will be looking at balance and reciprocation, reflecting on give and take with people in our lives and with nature that sustains our lives. The archetype we are looking at is that of the Healer - exploring our own mysterious intuitive sense and body wisdom and how it is always oriented towards equilibrium. We will also learn about the positive psychology technique of cultivating a mind of gratitude.

Tiered pricing for the Earthworks outdoor day: £40/60/80 (trust basis).

Facilitators:
Stephanie Gooding, Chartered Counselling Psychologist, HCPC Registered.

Gail Turner, is a qualified and experienced counsellor, her recent M.Sc. Counselling focused on working outdoors. She is currently working as a counsellor while undertaking M.Sc. Mindfulness, following a background in the study and practice of Buddhism and Mindfulness.

Evening Celebration with Rachel Cheer- Hope Ceremonies from 6pm to 9pm. £10.
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More about the Earthworks Circle

The Earthworks circle is an opportunity to come together to deepen our connection with nature and build the foundations of psychological strength and resilience.

This course consists of 8 outdoor days, each drawing inspiration from the season to reflect aspects of the human lifespan and development. Each outdoor day is a change to be part of a small group (max. 8) exploring a themed aspect of the local environment and reflecting on an archetypal aspect of the psyche.

The outdoor days will involve bushcraft skills such as shelter building, firelighting and foraging; a light touch education on an aspect of the living natural environment, such as botanical surveys, rock, identification, birdsong, tree identification. There will be some psychoeducation and group and paired self-reflection and discussion and some group exercises to explore questions and try out skills.

Each day explores an archetype, an icon in the collective unconscious (warrior, healer, child etc.), that facilitates certain capacities and qualities that can become part of our internal resources. These archetypal themes are framed within the Celtic wheel of the year, our indigenous representation of the archetype of the mandala or the medicine wheel that contains all things in dynamic equilibrium.

For graduates of the 8-week Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction course or other foundational mindfulness intervention (MBCT, MBCL) we will come together to engage in mindfulness meditation together, please email if you would like to join us.

Free to attend.

Last Monday of each month.

The Earthworks circle is an opportunity to come together to deepen our connection with nature and build the foundations of psychological strength and resilience. This course consists of 8 outdoor days, each drawing inspiration from the natural season for certain capacities and qualities that can become part of our internal resources.

This is the harvest time of year when we are gathering in the goodness of summer to sustain us through the winter. The hard work is done and we can rest and reap the rewards. This day is focused on nourishing and nurturing yourself. The aim of the day is to develop the underlying attitude of nurture towards yourself. Learning to care for ourselves is not so easy, it’s not so easy to keep faith with ourselves when things go badly and stay supportive instead of getting harsh and critical with ourselves. Yet this is the very cornerstone of resilience, helping us to pick ourselves up and do better, rather than to beat ourselves down into defeat. This day draws on the science of compassion focused therapy. The day is followed by a 1:1 session included in the price, in which we can consolidate your personal discoveries and identify tools to meet your personal needs in relation to the theme of the session.

Session cost: £125, concession fees available.

Location: Cottar House garden. Option to camp the night before for a deeper nature immersion experience.

Max. 8 participants.

Please email to book, if it is your first time attending there is an introductory form to complete.

A monthly meet up to walk and talk with other local people (with safe physical distancing). Loneliness and isolation are highly prevalent issues (see https://www.campaigntoendloneliness.org). This group will provide an opportunity to meet new people and be open about the issues surrounding from isolation. There will be some education on relevant topics such as social anxiety the opportunity to practise of positive psychological tools and change and challenge negative thinking about interactions. Walks will be about 2 hours and locations will start in various locations in the countryside surrounding Dundee. This group is for adults 18+. £10 to attend. Please drop me an email to register your interest and find out the next meet up location.