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Into nature, at your own pace.

NatureWhole also guides groups of varied abilities, backgrounds and ages through nature-based activities and development.

From Elders who want to spend quality social time outdoors with friends, to youngsters who need to relax, experience their senses positively and build self-worth whilst developing rewarding skills, or a corporate team wanting to explore connection and leadership from a different perspective.

Timber-edged garden beds carrying a mixed planting of greens, garlic and flowers

Garden & Farm

Horticulture therapy and environmental education, from home vegetable patches and sensory gardens to community beds, permaculture design and farm tours with local growers.

Looking straight up into a eucalypt canopy against blue sky

Mindfulness

Slow down, breathe, and connect with the natural surroundings through the senses. Gentle, guided visits to forests, beaches and rivers, typically 1–2 hours.

Two paddlers sharing a quiet stretch of river in kayaks

Adventure

A more physical version of the mindfulness program: bush and beach walking, flat-water kayaking and overnight camping, aligning mind and body with natural rhythms.

Three young people standing together on a rocky headland, watching the swell

Leadership

For young leaders, teams and community entrepreneurs. Customisable 1–5 day camps and retreats built on observation, listening, reflection and authenticity.

NDIS participants can fund programs through Core and Capacity Support categories.

A day out

Animals, water, soil, quiet.

Sessions run to your pace: an hour in a garden, a morning with the horses, or a few days out on Country.

  • A young person resting a hand on a white horse in a paddock
  • A quiet moment with a horse, hand on its neck
  • Goats and sheep browsing on garden greens
  • Dairy cows grazing under a big sky
  • A sunflower turned to the light
  • A pink torch ginger flower opening in the subtropics
  • A small group planting out a bed together, hands in the soil
  • Goats resting in the shade on a warm afternoon
  • Marigolds flowering between the vegetable beds
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The why

What is nature-based therapy?

Nature-based therapy (also called nature therapy or eco-therapy) comprises a range of modalities rooted in our ancestral connection with nature and its restorative, calming and healing abilities. It facilitates sensory experiences in natural contexts and supports people living with disability, mental illness, PTSD and at-risk youth.

Horticulture therapy

Purposeful gardening for wellbeing, focus and pride.

Forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku)

Slow, sensory immersion in natural environments.

Bush & adventure therapy

Physical challenge and connection in the outdoors.

Care farming

Therapeutic use of farming practices and routines.

Questions

Good to know.

Groups of varied abilities, backgrounds and ages: Elders who want quality social time outdoors with friends, youngsters building self-worth and rewarding skills, and corporate teams exploring connection and leadership from a different perspective.

Garden and farm, mindfulness, adventure and leadership: horticulture therapy and environmental education, gentle guided visits to forests, beaches and rivers, bush and beach walking, flat-water kayaking and overnight camping, and camps and retreats built on observation, listening, reflection and authenticity.

Yes. NDIS participants can fund programs through Core and Capacity Support categories.

To your pace. Mindfulness visits are typically 1–2 hours, and leadership camps and retreats are customisable from 1 to 5 days.

Nature-based therapy (also called nature therapy or eco-therapy) comprises a range of modalities rooted in our ancestral connection with nature and its restorative, calming and healing abilities. It facilitates sensory experiences in natural contexts and supports people living with disability, mental illness, PTSD and at-risk youth.

Let’s find what fits.

Have a yarn and we’ll work out what suits you or your group, and how it fits an NDIS plan.

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