Do you sometimes feel you need to stay optimistic for your students, but you are actually becoming increasingly cynical, frustrated, and weary? Do you feel responsible to stay constantly updated about the situation in the world in order to fulfil your academic job? Does the stream of information about the climate crisis, war, the energy crisis, economic crises, pandemics, and global ecological decline, put a constant weight on your shoulders? Are you looking for ways to help your students who might feel the same?

Research on the effects of nature on human well-being and health has consistently shown that especially conscious immersion into a natural environment while using all your senses, can reduce stress and anxiety, lower the heart rate and blood pressure, and lift your mood and general well-being.

In this workshop, we will explore different scientifically established pathways to conscious nature connectedness that will help you to get the best out of being in nature, in order to aid your well-being. After spending this guided break of three hours outdoors, you will feel refreshed, energized, and strengthened. Ready again to cope with everything you need to know and teach your students? In addition, we will spend time talking about how this experience can become useful in a classroom setting and in your educational programmes.

About the trainer
Dr Carijn Beumer will guide you into a local natural area, and show you practical and easy ways to connect to nature on a level that will help you cope with information-based anxiety and stress.

Put away your laptop, your phone, your lecture to prepare, your emails, and your confined office space for a few hours and recharge your mood, your energy and your optimism. Let’s disconnect to reconnect! Let’s go outside into nature!

This activity will be offered on-site on April 18, 2023, from 10.00-13.00.

Contact the organiser
EDLAB Educational Services

Costs
EDLAB is happy to offer this course to you free of charge. Please note, however, that we have paid to develop and deliver this session together with the trainers, so if you sign up but cannot attend, we would greatly appreciate it if you could give us at least 4 days’ notice so that we can advertise your spot to others who may be interested. Failing to turn up or cancelling at the last minute may result in your department being charged the cost price (please get in touch with us for more details should you need to cancel).

EDLAB reserves the right to postpone this event should a minimum of 6 participants not be reached.