Science-Based, Practical Application

🧭 Expert-Guided, Research-Informed: Learn from an instructor who bridges psychology and neuroscience, distilling complex research into plain language and practical tools rooted in real outdoor experience.

🌟 Designed for Real-Life Use: Whether you have access to wild expanses, city parks, or just a small patch of green, the course offers practices you can start using immediately but also weighs out the different levels of impact and effect.

📚 Complete Learning System: Lessons, outlines, sensory exercises, visual examples, and recommendations for time in nature come together to form a cohesive system you can revisit anytime you need a reset.

 What Other Students Say

Mikael Behrens ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

“I was very impressed with the broad knowledge presented in this course and perspective of the benefits of being in nature and our relationship to it. The lessons are easy to understand principles and exercises that make connecting with nature and experiencing those benefits more accessible. This knowledge and these skills are valuable to both experienced naturalists and people who rarely go outside. They can help us navigate the physical and mental challenges of modern life and find connection to the natural world.”

Donna R. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

“Think of this course as a gift to yourself that keeps on giving. It offers practices to bring us into harmony with the natural world and to help ground us when our everyday world begins to wobble. Highly recommended!”

Ali McCants ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 

“As a counseling graduate student with a strong interest in somatic and experiential approaches to healing, this topics in this course made all the concepts I had studied finally come to life in a clear, accessible way. The experience was beautifully and thoughtfully structured, weaving together breath, movement, sensory awareness, and nature in a way that made complex nervous system principles feel simple and usable. It genuinely felt like a living synthesis of what I’ve read and learned, translated into practices real people can actually integrate into their lives.

Josh A. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“This course is such a great way to settle into a closer relationship to the world around me. After completing it, I felt like I had a practical toolset to help not only use the world around me for stress release, but also with an understanding of why I felt so much better. By teaching us the why before showing us the how, I felt more engaged and open to the experience. It was a wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning, and I'd suggest it to anyone.”

Mandy P. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

“This course was such a beautiful way of connecting with the elements around us. I certainly take nature for granted and this course was a great reminder that it can be utilized to ground yourself, pause and listen, and release energy in a healthy way."

Topics Covered:

🧠 Your Nervous System & Nature: Understand why time in nature has such a powerful effect on mental and emotional health, including the evolutionary relationship between humans and the outdoor environments we evolved in.

🌿 The Science of Smell & Breathing Outdoors: Explore how your oldest sense differs from your other senses, the effect of inhaling plant compounds on physical health, and the purposes of different breathing techniques and when to use which one.

👁 Vision, Natural Patterns, & Relaxation Brainwaves: Learn how visual patterns influence active brainwaves, and what you can look for outdoors that reduces eye strain and can be an express route to mentally reset.

🎧 Natural Soundscapes & Neural Networks: Discover the three sounds in nature tied to feelings of psychological safety, and how the brain reacts differently to both artificial sounds and altered nature sounds.

🤲 Touch, Movement & Sensory Awareness: Understand the connection between physical movement, tactile sensation, and nervous system regulation by stimulating bilateral brain function, through something as simple as walking.

🍃 Taste, Seasonality & Place: Build your sense of belonging by exploring how seasonal foods and plants can strengthen your relationship with your current environment, as well as reconnect with your ancestral roots.

📊 The Nature Pyramid: Learn the science-based recommendations for amounts of nature exposure, from daily time outdoors to extended immersion, and how these influence your emotional wellbeing and mental capacity.

🏡 Bringing Nature into Your Daily Life: Discover simple ways to get started, whether you live in a city, suburb, or rural area, including how indoor environments and digital life influence your nervous system, and what you can do when you can’t get outside.