Nature Therapy CIC courses 2020 

Nature Therapy CIC is an award winning nationally accredited training provider. 

We deliver unique, innovative and engaging courses  designed to enhance your personal and professional development. 

Our primary tutor is Dr Kim Brown who has a Doctorate in Health Science thereby ensuring all our courses have a sound evidence base.

Kim is a national Expedition Leaders Tutor. This ensures all our courses are grounded in best practice in terms of risk management and safety.

Kim is also a qualified nurse, midwife and teacher who specialises in Experiential Learning - a way of learning that involves having fun and using all your senses. 

Our courses will bring you to the beautiful shores of the Isle of Wight in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Coastal Heritage and a UNESCO Biosphere site.

A link to travel and accommodation is provided below.
Pushbikes are available for you to use free of charge. 

As a not for profit social enterprise all fees charged for courses and workshops go towards running our projects for vulnerable people.

We run only one course per year on any specific subject. 
Places are limited to just  ten people per course to ensure you have the best possible learning experience.

​Click on green buttons below the brief course details to find out more about the courses available, dates, booking and investment.  

We also offer one day Nature Quests.

Quests are not just nice walks in the country - they are journeys through nature to discover your inner wildness. 

All our Quests are weather and/or tide dependent and take place in the summer.

You will find our Quests advertised on our FB page under Events.
​The cost for each Quest is £10 per person payable on the day.

Quests include:

Dancing with Horses
Mud Slide of Faith
Cave of Secret Carvings  
Forest Library
Tree Cathedral
Medicine Shield
Sensory Storytelling 

Labyrinth
​Leadership Award




​Labyrinths are reported to date back 50,000 years. They 
 have been found worldwide across many different cultures
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We bring this ancient symbol back to life through a three day training programme on how to facilitate walking a labyrinth using the Nature Therapy CIC model of practice to enhance mental. emotional and sensory resilience




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Forest Medicine Leadership Award 


​Based on the ancient Japanese practice of Forest Bathing, the research over the past 40 years is now showing sound evidence of the impact being amongst trees
can have on human well being.

This three day course provides you with the basics in understanding the scientific evidence, risk management, safety in leading  individuals into a woodland as well as taster sessions of engaging activities designed to reduce stress and anxiety and enhance mental health.

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​Wolf Medicine

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This week long course is 
one of our most popular. It has  been running for some years now and was initially co created hand in hand with ex veterans 
with post traumatic stress syndrome.

However, it is now available for anyone to take part in. It has  been shown to significantly reduce anxiety, low mood and feelings of disconnect.

It has been designed as a  transformational journey for you to 
step into your wisdom
 and ultimately walk in your own
​power.

Using a mix of ancient knowledge, meaningful interaction with horses and meditating with real wolves we will spend the week on beautiful beaches, creating music in forests and setting free our creative spirit



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Think Like an Octopus
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This two day course provides you with the basics of a solution focused approach to the challenges we experience in life. This can be a personal or a professional development course. 

The first day looks at the general concepts of focusing on solutions whilst the second day we take out in to the field - literally - to put the model in to practice.

This course involves interacting with a small herd of friendly ponies.





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Kindness
​(anti-bullying)

If you are interested in introducing a proven, hands on and fun way to address bullying - then this two day workshop on how to set a unique approach in your school, club, or
group is well worth attending. It is also relevant for independent anti-bullying practitioners 

Based on evidence that most bullying occurs because a child is seen to be different in some way, 

Using experiential learning methods children are guided through a process of understanding that everyone is different in some way. 

​Proven to enhance acts of kindness and improve self esteem in those children most likely to be bullied. 

Dates for this course are the 18th and 19th April 2020 in Southampton.  Venue to be confirmed.

Please note this training has been subsidised by a generous grant from Tesco's 


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Wolf Survival 
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This 5 day course is for young people aged 12 years upwards accompanied by an adult.

It is aimed at building mental, emotional and sensory resilience through learning survival skills.  

The basis behind this course is your  mind is your best asset in a survival situation - it can also be your downfall. 

Basic survival skills such as 
 shelter building and coastal survival are part of this course along with helping young people process the information to gain insight in to their own way of being. 

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Medicine of the Wheel 

There are many paths that lead to mental health and well being - the Medicine of the Wheel being one such path.

This three day  nature based course is a blend of ancient 
knowledge drawn from different disciplines, time lines and traditions. 

The course has been designed to assist you in attuning yourself to the wonders of the natural world using the global symbol of the sacred circle.

The symbolic circle can be found in
ancient cave art 
as well as within many of the 
major religions. It is a symbol of introspection. 

Medicine of the Wheel can help you look within to gain insight s into your inner wisdom. 

​Dates for this course are the 22nd, 23rd and 24th May 2020


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Nature based 
Dementia Care 
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This is a 12 hour training programme for anyone who cares for someone with a dementia.  It is usually run over two days. 

It is aimed at helping you understand the impact of sensory deprivation and what can be done to help maintain communication when words get lost and memories become fragile. 

Doing activities with someone with a dementia is not just a nice thing to do - it is vital to their mental and emotional wellbeing. 

All our nature based dementia care training workshops involve working alongside people with a dementia.

​If you have six or more people who would like to take part in this FREE training and are based on the Isle of Wight, Portsmouth or Southampton then please contact us direct. 
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Drumming
​for Dementia 

Our nature therapy work with people with a dementia has led us to uncover the valuable role drumming circles  play with this way of being. 

In 2020 we will be offering training to become a Drum Practitioner in Dementia care.

This means you will be able to deliver drumming circles in care and residential homes, with groups, and alongside other organisations. 

 The curriculum involves understanding how to set up playlists, make your own recycled drums and  gain skills in delivering our model of drumming. 

The programme ensures you will be able to provide scientific evidence to support Drum Therapy.

If you have a desire to be an independent practitioner working alongside people with a dementia and their families,  then do please contact us sooner rather than later with regards your interest.  

Dates for this event are the 20th and 21st  March 2020

​There will also be an opportunity to add on an additional day's workshop with Dragon Isle Drums to craft your own personal hoop/shamanic drum



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Ariadne Awakens
This transformational retreat is currently by invite only. It takes place in May 2020 ​
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Sea Medicine
 This is a new course for 2020 available 11th, 12th and 13th September 
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Utilises the concept of Blue Space to enhance mental, emotional and sensory resilience
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Leadership Award - what wolves teach us about leadership 

This is a one day Leadership Award accredited by National Sports Leaders UK.. 
​Although it is awarded by a national leader in sport, it is suitable for anyone who is interested in learning more about shared vision and leadership.

​The Award is open to organisations who want to invest in their teams 
£40 per person.

Travel and Accommodation

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Any questions or queries about our Courses or Quests please email Kim on wolfmedicine@icloud.com.