Part 3 – The Benefits of Walking Therapy
You now know What is Walking Therapy? and The Science of Walking Therapy so you may be wondering how will Walking Therapy benefit me? Good question.
Connection with change
Outdoor therapy brings a different perspective to therapeutic work. The outdoors stimulates the senses and evoke unique responses to the environment around you as you share what is causing you difficulty.
Nothing shows us change and the ability to adapt like Mother Nature. For example, each season brings unique effects. Fresh wildflowers, evocative aromas, a sense of new life, hope and change.
It helps remind us that change is part of a wider evolution and the cyclical nature of the seasons carry on and growth continues regardless of how it might fit with our own emotional well-being at a particular point in time.
Awaken the Senses
Exploring the outdoors as a therapeutic environment provides an opportunity to reconnect with Mind, Body and Spirit in a way that opens up different channels of information. It might help identify themes that we may otherwise be unaware of, such as our reaction to life cycles, loss and renewal.
We can even learn from our responses to stillness or open spaces. This is something that benefits from being with a professional who can notice patterns of emotion or behaviour and help guide you to new insights.
A Sense of Achievement
As well as the benefits mentioned elsewhere, there is also the simple but powerful sense of fulfilment in the movement of walking and choosing how and what path you take: For example walking vigorously or taking a slower, more mindful pace both work for different people.
Planning a route, or just letting your feet lead us gives a sense of autonomy you might feel is being lost elsewhere in your life. And of course, being alongside a trained professional is like having a safe guide accompany you, literally, on a journey.
What do I do next?
If you want to give Walking Therapy a try just press Book Now.
If you want to carry on reading about Walking Therapy – What is it? (Part 1 of our Series) or more detail on The Science of Walking Therapy (Part 2 of our Series), just click on those links. You can still book at any time from links on those blogs.
If you have read our whole Waking Therapy 3 Part Series then you are more than ready to go. There is nothing to lose and huge gains awaiting you.
Be brave, press Book Now, and try something new.