Natural connection: Ecotherapy as a path to wholeness. Anderson, K. L. Ph.D. Thesis, Pacifica Graduate Institute, Carpinteria, CA, 2010.
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Historically human culture enjoyed a close relationship with nature that benefited both by being interrelated and connected. We are indeed spirits connected to all that is nature through a shared psyche. Utilizing both a heuristic and an alchemical hermeneutic methodology this thesis examines the effect of the natural world on the psychological and emotional health and well being of the body, mind, and soul. Modern ecological studies support the importance of sustaining our natural environment for specific needs such as the development of food sources. However, a disregard for the necessity and logic of maintaining nature for the health of the world is apparent in our culture. Recognizing and validating the earth as a part of who we are and protecting it for our soul is akin to protecting the shelter of our homes for our physical bodies. We cannot be separated.
@phdthesis{anderson_natural_2010,
	address = {Carpinteria, CA},
	title = {Natural connection: {Ecotherapy} as a path to wholeness},
	abstract = {Historically human culture enjoyed a close relationship with nature that benefited both by being interrelated and connected. We are indeed spirits connected to all that is nature through a shared psyche. Utilizing both a heuristic and an alchemical hermeneutic methodology this thesis examines the effect of the natural world on the psychological and emotional health and well being of the body, mind, and soul. Modern ecological studies support the importance of sustaining our natural environment for specific needs such as the development of food sources. However, a disregard for the necessity and logic of maintaining nature for the health of the world is apparent in our culture. Recognizing and validating the earth as a part of who we are and protecting it for our soul is akin to protecting the shelter of our homes for our physical bodies. We cannot be separated.},
	language = {English},
	school = {Pacifica Graduate Institute},
	author = {Anderson, K. L.},
	year = {2010},
	keywords = {Clinical psychology, Environmental Studies, Psychology},
}

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