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Guest Vlog: 12 Skills of Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy

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Guest Vlog for Impact Continuing Education
Featuring Charlton Hall, MMFT, PhD — The 12 Skills of Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy

In this special guest vlog for Impact Continuing Education, Charlton Hall, MMFT, PhD, presents a clear, practical, and experience-based introduction to the 12 Skills of Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy. Drawing from his decades of clinical teaching and his work with the Mindful Ecotherapy Center, Hall offers a grounded walkthrough of how these twelve skills form a structured pathway for helping clients cultivate resilience, emotional regulation, and ecological awareness.

The video opens with an orientation to Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy (MBE): a nature-centered, experiential approach combining traditional mindfulness practices with ecopsychology. Hall explains how each of the 12 skills builds on the one before it, gradually moving clients from internal awareness to a deeper connection with the natural world.

Guest Vlog: The 12 Skills

Viewers learn in this guest vlog how the skills are organized into four core modules:

1. Mindfulness
Breathwork, present-moment attention, and learning to observe thoughts and emotions without judgment. Hall outlines how these practices are used to help clients ground themselves before progressing to more complex ecological skills.

2. Ecotherapy
Skills focused on reconnecting with the natural environment. Hall demonstrates how exercises like sensory awareness, grounding, and nature-based inquiry can reduce stress and help clients feel more anchored in their environment.

3. Reciprocity
This section explores the relationship between the self and the ecosystem. The skills encourage clients to recognize interdependence, develop a sense of stewardship, and begin integrating ecological mindfulness into daily life.

4. Radical Acceptance
Hall includes the acceptance-based skills that help clients work through suffering, change, and uncertainty. These practices teach participants how to respond rather than react, building emotional flexibility and long-term resilience.

Throughout the guest vlog, Hall shows how Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy supports a wide range of personality types, learning styles, and clinical needs. He also highlights how the approach blends cognitive insight with experiential learning, making it especially effective for educators, clinicians, and students seeking embodied therapeutic tools.

Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy in Your Own Office

Dr. Hall concludes the guest vlog with how you don’t have to have access to an outdoor space to incorporate mindfulness-based ecotherapy into your own office or practice.

For more information on Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy, training opportunities, or additional resources by Charlton Hall, visit the Mindful Ecotherapy Center at https://www.mindfulecotherapy.org

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Mindful Moments: Now Weekly!

Mindful Moments

Mindful Moments: Weekly Inspiration for Mindful Living

Mindful Moments are times to pause and reflect in our daily lives.

It is easy to become overwhelmed by constant distractions, unending to-do lists, and the pressures of daily life in modern society. Many people feel disconnected from themselves, their communities, and the natural world around them. To help address this growing need for grounding and balance, the Mindful Ecotherapy Center created a YouTube series called Mindful Moments.

Originally launched as a monthly offering, Mindful Moments has recently expanded into a weekly series, giving viewers more frequent opportunities to explore mindfulness-based tools for stress relief, resilience, and inner peace. With short, practical practices that can be easily integrated into daily life, Mindful Moments is designed to meet you exactly where you are, whether you’re new to mindfulness or an experienced practitioner seeking fresh inspiration.

What is Mindful Moments?

Mindful Moments is about bringing mindfulness into everyday life. Each episode provides viewers with simple, accessible practices rooted in mindfulness and ecotherapy. These practices encourage you to pause, take a breath, and reconnect with the present moment.

Unlike long courses or retreats that require a major time commitment, Mindful Moments episodes are intentionally short (usually five minutes or less) and approachable. The goal is not to overwhelm viewers with theory, but rather to share small, meaningful steps that can help cultivate peace, clarity, and resilience.

The series blends mindfulness techniques such as breathing exercises, grounding practices, and mindful awareness with nature-based wisdom. By drawing on the cycles of the natural world, Mindful Moments invites us to remember that we are part of something larger than ourselves, and that healing often comes through reconnecting with nature.

Mindfulness and Everyday Mental Health

One of the unique aspects of Mindful Moments is its focus on real-world mental health issues. While many mindfulness resources stay on the surface level, this series explores deeper topics such as anxiety, depression, stress management, and trauma recovery. Each episode highlights how Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy can support mental health and emotional well-being.

Mindfulness-Based Ecotherapy is an approach developed by the Mindful Ecotherapy Center that integrates the principles of mindfulness with the healing power of nature. This approach is grounded in research showing that both mindfulness and time spent in nature can improve mood, reduce stress, and promote resilience. Together, they form a powerful combination that helps people reconnect with themselves, with others, and with the natural world.

Episodes of Mindful Moments often include practical applications of these ideas. For example, a session might guide you in noticing the sensations of your feet as they touch the ground during a mindful walk, or invite you to spend five minutes observing the cycles of nature as a metaphor for the cycles of your own life. These practices remind us that even simple shifts in awareness can have a profound impact on mental health.

Advocacy for Mental Health and Social Issues

Beyond individual well-being, Mindful Moments also emphasizes the importance of advocacy. The Mindful Ecotherapy Center has long been a voice for mental health awareness and social justice, and the series reflects this commitment.

Episodes may highlight broader issues such as:

  • Reducing stigma around mental health
  • Advocating for accessible mental health services
  • Addressing the impact of social and environmental challenges on psychological well-being
  • Building compassionate communities rooted in connection and mindfulness

By linking personal mindfulness practices with larger social and environmental issues, Mindful Moments encourages viewers to see the ripple effect of their actions. When we cultivate peace and resilience within ourselves, we are better equipped to contribute to a healthier, more compassionate society.

Why Weekly Matters

When Mindful Moments was first launched, episodes were released monthly. While this schedule provided valuable content, viewers expressed a desire for more frequent inspiration. Responding to this need, the Mindful Ecotherapy Center expanded the series into a weekly offering.

This change means that every week, you can expect a new episode filled with guidance, encouragement, and practical tools for mindful living. Regular practice is the cornerstone of mindfulness, and having fresh weekly content helps support consistency. By weaving these short practices into your routine, mindfulness becomes less of a concept and more of a lived experience.

How Mindful Moments Can Support Your Journey

No matter where you are on your journey with mindfulness, Mindful Moments offers something for you:

  • Beginners can learn simple, accessible practices without feeling overwhelmed.
  • Experienced practitioners can find fresh perspectives and new ways to integrate mindfulness into daily life.
  • Therapists and helping professionals can gain ideas for introducing mindfulness and ecotherapy techniques to their clients.
  • Anyone under stress can find a calming space to pause, reflect, and reconnect.

The series is designed to be practical and inclusive, offering tools that are adaptable to a wide variety of lifestyles and needs.

Subscribe and Stay Connected

Mindfulness is about the way we live our lives moment to moment. With Mindful Moments, you’ll find weekly reminders to slow down, breathe, and reconnect with what truly matters.

Subscribe to the Mindful Ecotherapy Center’s YouTube channel today and join us weekly for your dose of mindful living!

By bringing together mindfulness, ecotherapy, mental health awareness, and social advocacy, Mindful Moments offers a holistic approach to healing and growth, one short, meaningful practice at a time.

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