Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, many spring events have been postponed without new dates selected yet. Check back often for updates.
New date: Saturday, October 3, 2020
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Past Workshops & Guided Hikes:
Your Brain on Nature: Why Time Spent Outdoors is Good for our Mental Health
Research confirms that spending time in green spaces improves how our brains respond to stress. Exploring the outdoors has been linked to lower rates of depression and anxiety. A walk in nature can also improve memory and decrease worry. This workshop is designed to share this information and help participants develop their own plan for getting outdoors regularly, including ideas for mindfulness in nature.
Using Hiking to Build Self-Empowerment
Hiking provides an opportunity to build mastery and resilience. Getting outside your comfort zone and achieving goals has been proven to build confidence and self-esteem. This workshop provides information on how to access local hiking trails, helps participants create a plan to begin hiking regularly, and discusses how hiking and other forms of outdoor exercise can decrease depression and anxiety, improve sleep, and build positive emotions, such as joy, gratitude, and peace.
The ABC'S of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
If you’re working in a demanding line of work, chances are you will experience burnout in your career. Research has highlighted many effective strategies to decrease symptoms and build resiliency. This workshop identifies the signs of burnout, describes prevention techniques, and explores four specific ways to eliminate compassion fatigue if it develops.
Stress Management 101 for Entrepreneurs
Starting your own business is stressful! Research shows that entrepreneurs typically neglect their health. They avoid engaging in self-care and stress management practices and often end up burned out within the first three years of opening their business. This workshop is designed to discuss the challenges of small business ownership, learn about a variety of self-care and stress-management practices, practice some of these during the workshop, and create a stress-management routine they can practice daily.
Slow Your Scroll: Mindful Social Media Use
Most Americans have social media accounts, spending upwards of 6 hours per day on these sites. Heavy social media use has been tied to depression, anxiety, and loneliness. On the other hand, when used effectively, individuals are able to connect with loved ones and obtain support when they need it. This workshop explores what mindfulness looks like in the digital age and provides strategies for creating healthy social media use.
Managing the Holiday Blues (November-December)
64% of Americans say they are negatively affected during the holidays. Many experience depression, anxiety, and loneliness from November to January. Seasonal factors such as less sunlight, changes in diet, increased alcohol consumption, heavier financial burdens, sentimental feelings, and missing loved ones also contribute to the holiday blues. This workshop is aimed at helping those suffering by identifying triggers to avoid and offering stress management and self-care techniques.
Mindful Hikes (Girls' Day Out/Girls' Weekend, Bachelorette Parties, and other women's groups looking for alternative forms of socializing focused on wellness)
Scientific study after study proves the benefits of mindfulness on our mood and overall mental health. It has been proven to change the way our brains respond to stress and can reduce our tendency to worry. Mindfulness is linked to gratitude and can improve our ability to deal with difficult situations. Unlike mindfulness practices we do indoors, using it on the trail gives us the opportunity to engage all our senses in intriguing ways. The sights, sounds, smells, and tactile sensations offered up by Mother Nature are like no other, especially when accepted without judgment, which is key to a healthy mindfulness practice. This workshop takes place entirely on the trail, and we practice four mindful exercises throughout the 1 ½ hour hike.
Special Topics
If you are interested in a specific mental health topic, contact drwetegrove@psych-hike.com with your request and we may be able to arrange a workshop for your organization or group.
Your Brain on Nature: Why Time Spent Outdoors is Good for our Mental Health
Research confirms that spending time in green spaces improves how our brains respond to stress. Exploring the outdoors has been linked to lower rates of depression and anxiety. A walk in nature can also improve memory and decrease worry. This workshop is designed to share this information and help participants develop their own plan for getting outdoors regularly, including ideas for mindfulness in nature.
Using Hiking to Build Self-Empowerment
Hiking provides an opportunity to build mastery and resilience. Getting outside your comfort zone and achieving goals has been proven to build confidence and self-esteem. This workshop provides information on how to access local hiking trails, helps participants create a plan to begin hiking regularly, and discusses how hiking and other forms of outdoor exercise can decrease depression and anxiety, improve sleep, and build positive emotions, such as joy, gratitude, and peace.
The ABC'S of Burnout and Compassion Fatigue
If you’re working in a demanding line of work, chances are you will experience burnout in your career. Research has highlighted many effective strategies to decrease symptoms and build resiliency. This workshop identifies the signs of burnout, describes prevention techniques, and explores four specific ways to eliminate compassion fatigue if it develops.
Stress Management 101 for Entrepreneurs
Starting your own business is stressful! Research shows that entrepreneurs typically neglect their health. They avoid engaging in self-care and stress management practices and often end up burned out within the first three years of opening their business. This workshop is designed to discuss the challenges of small business ownership, learn about a variety of self-care and stress-management practices, practice some of these during the workshop, and create a stress-management routine they can practice daily.
Slow Your Scroll: Mindful Social Media Use
Most Americans have social media accounts, spending upwards of 6 hours per day on these sites. Heavy social media use has been tied to depression, anxiety, and loneliness. On the other hand, when used effectively, individuals are able to connect with loved ones and obtain support when they need it. This workshop explores what mindfulness looks like in the digital age and provides strategies for creating healthy social media use.
Managing the Holiday Blues (November-December)
64% of Americans say they are negatively affected during the holidays. Many experience depression, anxiety, and loneliness from November to January. Seasonal factors such as less sunlight, changes in diet, increased alcohol consumption, heavier financial burdens, sentimental feelings, and missing loved ones also contribute to the holiday blues. This workshop is aimed at helping those suffering by identifying triggers to avoid and offering stress management and self-care techniques.
Mindful Hikes (Girls' Day Out/Girls' Weekend, Bachelorette Parties, and other women's groups looking for alternative forms of socializing focused on wellness)
Scientific study after study proves the benefits of mindfulness on our mood and overall mental health. It has been proven to change the way our brains respond to stress and can reduce our tendency to worry. Mindfulness is linked to gratitude and can improve our ability to deal with difficult situations. Unlike mindfulness practices we do indoors, using it on the trail gives us the opportunity to engage all our senses in intriguing ways. The sights, sounds, smells, and tactile sensations offered up by Mother Nature are like no other, especially when accepted without judgment, which is key to a healthy mindfulness practice. This workshop takes place entirely on the trail, and we practice four mindful exercises throughout the 1 ½ hour hike.
Special Topics
If you are interested in a specific mental health topic, contact drwetegrove@psych-hike.com with your request and we may be able to arrange a workshop for your organization or group.
