Courses for Human Relations Practitioners
Developing an ecological sensibility in organisations, education, & the wider psychological professions
Becoming an Ecological Practitioner
On this page you will find innovative new programmes, building on broad ecological philosophy and incorporating contemporary ecological thinking and approaches to practice.
This is work that is urgently needed if our human relationship with the earth is to radically change. The courses here are designed to support the development of an ecological mind (Marshall 2020), whereby human relations practices affect an ontological stretch into an ecocentric frame.
Becoming Ecological
A Seasonal Series of Workshops
2025 - 26
Mill House Farm Suffolk
Facilitated by Hayley Marshall and Giles Barrow
A programme of four standalone 3-day workshops tracking the seasons aimed at human relations practitioners seeking to develop their work with clients across all fields of application and theoretical modalities. The purpose of the programme is to deepen personal and collective ecological conversations, thereby building confidence for working within the ecological domain. The workshops will follow the general direction of our previous year long groups but this time participants will be able to book individual workshops instead of committing to the whole year. We will be based at Mill House Farm, Suffolk and venture out into other varied terrain (including ancient wood land, coastal and urban spaces). We aim to work exclusively outdoors listening to and incorporating the wisdom of our more-than-human kin.
In each of the 4 workshops we will focus on how to listen convivially, opening and holding the vital space, then how to help our 'clients' work with the ensuing ecological process.
Each workshop will focus on an important practice theme
• Workshop 1 - Receiving – the ecological body
• Workshop 2 - Holding – tending the hygiene of the work
• Workshop 3 - Story & Symbol– a taste of the mythic realm
• Workshop 4 - Ecological Process – entering the flow
We aim to unpack these topics in nuanced detail and offer skills for personal and professional practice. The format will involve extensive outdoor immersion linked with fireside teachings, and discussion.
Workshop 1 Monday 1st - Wednesday 3rd September 2025
Workshop 2 Wednesday 17th - Friday 19th Dec 2025
Workshop 3 Wednesday 4th - Friday 6th March 2026
Workshop 4 Wednesday 3rd - Friday 5th June 2026
£320
£1,125 if all four workshops booked together
Individual workshops for 2025-26 can be booked or of course, the whole series!
Becoming Ecological Online Reading Group 2026
Becoming Ecological is an approach to being in relationship with the world, designed with the earth in mind, for both personal and professional practice.
We know it can be challenging to access in-person professional development for many outdoor practitioners. Our own programmes are now held live in Suffolk, UK. However, this coming summer we are opening a different kind of opportunity to learn together. We are offering six sessions, one per month, each of which will be based on our existing and emerging writings, as well as other material from the ecological field.
Sessions will include introductory presentations of core articles, facilitated group discussion and break-out opportunities for reflective exercises. Participants will receive links to materials for reading beforehand and access to recordings of each session.
Times: 6:30pm - 8:30pm (UK)
