Reg and I have been out and about around the Goulburn Valley in Sepparton region this week and next week we will be heading over toward, Bendigo, Victoria.
We both love beeing close to nature, where we live and explore. We thrive on this Eco-therapy lifestyle.

Ecotherapy is not a fad, nor a new marketing approach for the psychology profession, and not just more “green exercise,” although it does include fitness and wellness practices.  I try to do my exercises as much as posible in nature, bushwalking is our great love. Even when we relax at home, we love to have a window view, unbroken, looking out over nature. The tranquility this brings Rus is the eco-therapy I speak of.

Some examples of recent ecotherapy research findings:
- “Equine Therapy Helps Withdrawn Vets Reconnect”
- “71% Report Depression Decrease After Green Walk”
- “Immersion in Nature Makes Us Nicer”
- “How the City Hurts Your Brain...and What You Can Do About It”
- “Connection to Nature Vital to Our Mental and Physical Health, Scientists Say”
- “Drug Addiction: Environmental Conditions Play Major Role In Effective Treatment And Preventing Relapses, Animal Study Shows”

This post is illustrated with a poster that is being made, using the art of Kathy Shell and the poem, An Irish Blessing. This may be ordered direct from the artist, through the contact pages of this web site.