Nature is the teacher, We're here as your guide
Hi, My name is Tova, I'm the founder of Ecotherapy Adventures, and I've been guiding people on nature adventures since 2007 when I started my first business Adventureyoga.ca where I led my first yoga-nature retreat at Descanso Bay on Gabriola Island. It wasn't until April of 2018, while living in the remote nature of the Northwest Territories, that nature guided me to purchase this domain and launch Ecotherapy Adventures. It was on one of my many nature adventures where nature clearly guided me that this was the next step. Just as nature takes it time to grow and evolve, so has Ecotherapy Adventures, and, inevitably it will continue to grow, and hopefully flourish.
How it All Began...
It all started with my love of travel (multiple backpacking trips through Central America and Mexico), my connection to nature, my personal development quest, and yoga's ability to open us up from the inside out. In 2007 I fused these passions and created my first retreat on the land in Gabriola Island - a stunning Northern Gulf Island off the BC Coast.
My life took many twists and turns but through it all - Nature was always the healer, the advisor, and showed me my way forward. Whether I lived in the City of Vancouver, travelling in southern Arizona or the small country of Belize, or living in remote Northern Communities in Canada's Northwest Territories - Nature would always bring me home to myself. In 2018 I launched this site that you're on: Ecotherapy Adventures to initiate this adventure of healing with nature and supporting others on this journey. Today I share the healing and health benefits of ecotherapy coaching on Vancouver Island. I am based in the Comox Valley and offer my support to individuals who want to learn more about ecotherapy and how to integrate it into their lives. I am also available to mentor wellness professionals on how they can integrate this modality in their work with others.
Through all the wellness and healing programs I've studied and taught, Nature remains the most potent teacher and healer. As a Certified Life Skills Counsellor, Certified Life Coach, McGill trained in Psychology (B.Sc. Psychology), Yoga and Meditation Teacher, and Body-Mind-Spirit Practitioner, I facilitate your process of diving deep within and connecting with nature so that you walk away feeling renewed, recharged, and have a deeper sense of self, purpose, and spark in your life.
I believe life is an adventure: both an outer adventure of discovery, and an inner adventure of discovery.
Why we offer this:
I believe we should all have access to wellness and healing. I believe the simple things in life are powerful, and nature is a simple, beautiful, and powerful ally that is free to all. Whether you join me for a personalized session, one of our upcoming adventures, or whether stumbling upon this webpage has inspired you to go out to nature to soak in her beauty, power, and presence — then I've already done my job.
What we do here is simple:
I'll personally support your process as we work with nature to amplify insight and healing. I'm also building a collaborative network to work with other practitioners to support your process.
How we do it:
I facilitate various wellness modalities such as integrating meditation, mindfulness, coaching, dream-work, and other wellness techniques to enhance your experience. Make no mistake about it: All the clarity comes from the true teacher: That is the teacher within you and Nature: our most potent guide.
Are you a Wellness Practitioner?
Ecotherapy trainings for wellness practitioners that want to integrate nature therapy with their clients are available. Trainings come in the form of one-on-one mentorship and small group trainings. Connect with Tova to find out more.
You can learn more about Tova Payne and her life coaching practice at www.tovapayne.com
How it All Began...
It all started with my love of travel (multiple backpacking trips through Central America and Mexico), my connection to nature, my personal development quest, and yoga's ability to open us up from the inside out. In 2007 I fused these passions and created my first retreat on the land in Gabriola Island - a stunning Northern Gulf Island off the BC Coast.
My life took many twists and turns but through it all - Nature was always the healer, the advisor, and showed me my way forward. Whether I lived in the City of Vancouver, travelling in southern Arizona or the small country of Belize, or living in remote Northern Communities in Canada's Northwest Territories - Nature would always bring me home to myself. In 2018 I launched this site that you're on: Ecotherapy Adventures to initiate this adventure of healing with nature and supporting others on this journey. Today I share the healing and health benefits of ecotherapy coaching on Vancouver Island. I am based in the Comox Valley and offer my support to individuals who want to learn more about ecotherapy and how to integrate it into their lives. I am also available to mentor wellness professionals on how they can integrate this modality in their work with others.
Through all the wellness and healing programs I've studied and taught, Nature remains the most potent teacher and healer. As a Certified Life Skills Counsellor, Certified Life Coach, McGill trained in Psychology (B.Sc. Psychology), Yoga and Meditation Teacher, and Body-Mind-Spirit Practitioner, I facilitate your process of diving deep within and connecting with nature so that you walk away feeling renewed, recharged, and have a deeper sense of self, purpose, and spark in your life.
I believe life is an adventure: both an outer adventure of discovery, and an inner adventure of discovery.
Why we offer this:
I believe we should all have access to wellness and healing. I believe the simple things in life are powerful, and nature is a simple, beautiful, and powerful ally that is free to all. Whether you join me for a personalized session, one of our upcoming adventures, or whether stumbling upon this webpage has inspired you to go out to nature to soak in her beauty, power, and presence — then I've already done my job.
What we do here is simple:
I'll personally support your process as we work with nature to amplify insight and healing. I'm also building a collaborative network to work with other practitioners to support your process.
How we do it:
I facilitate various wellness modalities such as integrating meditation, mindfulness, coaching, dream-work, and other wellness techniques to enhance your experience. Make no mistake about it: All the clarity comes from the true teacher: That is the teacher within you and Nature: our most potent guide.
Are you a Wellness Practitioner?
Ecotherapy trainings for wellness practitioners that want to integrate nature therapy with their clients are available. Trainings come in the form of one-on-one mentorship and small group trainings. Connect with Tova to find out more.
You can learn more about Tova Payne and her life coaching practice at www.tovapayne.com
