Animal Messengers & Spirits of Place
Advanced Nature reading Course
This Course is my Advanced Nature reading course for those who wish to develop the skills and knowledge to identify, document and interpret animal encounters as well as the skills needed to offer consultations to others as a Nature reader.
Within this course you will discover
- What the term “nature reading’ refers to
- Why we can benefit from understanding and learning how to converse
with nature - How to observe, document and interpret animal encounters
- The importance of keeping a nature journal and taking field notes in our
animal reading observations - How to understand and connect to energy and spirits of place
- Identifying and understanding your natural environment
- How to work with the natural cycles and seasons
- An understanding of the significance and associations of colours and the
elements from a nature reading perspective
As well as the lessons, when you enrol you will receive a one on one tutorial session.
You will have the option of booking a one hour Skype session with me, which can be used to allow you to practice your new found skills, ask any questions you need answered or explained and offers you a chance to chat about where your at with your personal studies.
Praise for this course:
About the instructor
Head Mistress
Laura Bowen
Laura Bowen is an artist, author and Nature reader who brings a diverse range of skills together to offer you a truly unique learning experience. With her background in Education, consultancy, divination, spirituality and culture, Laura weaves and shares her knowledge and experiences through her art, workshops and her published works to empower, enlighten and inspire others to value the connection between themselves, spirit and the natural environment. Laura's Indigenous connections are to the Worimi and Biripi people of the Manning River area of NSW. She takes great pride in not only her Aboriginal heritage but of all the influences that are sewn into the tapestry that is her blood line.
Course Curriculum
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1
Live Chat recordings
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Live chat Schedule and link
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10/06/2020 - Introduction and Welcome
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17/06/2020 - The land around us
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24/06/2020 - chat around lessons 2 and 3
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01/07/2020 General catch up
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08/07/2020 General catch up followed by a deep conversation around death, dying and grief
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15/07/2020 Class chat
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22/07/2020 Class chat - creating and using nature themed cards
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29/07/2020 Last live class chat
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2
Introduction to Animal Messengers & Spirits of place
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Course Overview
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How to contact your instuctor?
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Nature Reading Workbook
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Animal Messengers Introduction
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Lesson 1 - Ancestors, The Dreamtime and Spirits of place
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Downloadable Journal art - Butterflies
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3
The land around us
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Lesson 2 - The land around us
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Following the moon cycle worksheet
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Downloadable Journal Art - Autumn Leaves
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4
Documenting Animal encounters
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Lesson 3 - Documenting animal encounters
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Documenting animal encounters worksheet
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Video for Documenting Animal encounters
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Video for lesson 3 Part 2
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Downloadable Journal art - snails
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Reflections on the significance of seeing animals deceased or dying
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5
Spirits of Place
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Lesson Four - Spirits of place
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Downloadable Journal Art - feathers
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6
Using your intuition
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Lesson 5 - Using your intuition
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Video tutorial- Creating your own animal messenger cards
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Downloadable Journal art - Dragonfly
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7
Nature reading for yourself and others
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Nature reading questionnaire
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Video Tutorial -What the Nature reading questionnaire tells us
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Lesson 6 - Nature reading for yourself and others
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Video chat - Using Nature Based Oracle cards
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8
Final Assessment
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How to sit for your Nature Reading Practitioner Certification
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If you would love to learn the art of Nature reading
If you would love to learn the art of Nature reading