
online groups and courses
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Green Tarot - Two Months with Nature and Tarot (online)
Green Tarot is an experiential two-month course which will take us on a mysterious adventure. We will allow the cards of the tarot to guide us on a spiritual journey through our local natural landscapes, no matter where we live. All you need is a deck of tarot cards (not oracle cards, please note), a curious mind and a willingness to experience nature in new ways.
The 2025 course starts on 19th June and you can find out more here.
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Fairy Tales and Myths: An Online Ecotherapy Group
The world's myths, legends, fairy tales and folk tales are deeply entwined with nature. This unique six-week eco-therapy programme combines nature therapy with storytelling, mythology, tarot and meditation.
The group runs from 30th June - 28th August 2025 and it is delivered mostly by forum and video, making it accessible in every timezone. Find out more about this joyful course here.
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Journey to Oz: A Therapeutic Course (online)
The 1939 movie, The Wizard of Oz, is adored worldwide. Once upon a time, the movie would beam into our homes every Christmas, enchanting children and adults alike with Dorothy's journey through a colourful fairyland to find home. Which characters do we relate to, and why? How is Dorothy's journey like our own? How does it feel to long for home, or to feel like we are missing brains, a heart, courage? More info.
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Ecotherapy Retreat (Scottish Borders)
From 5th - 8th September 2025, join myself and the wonderful Sam Lewis in the Scottish Borders for three nights of woodland camping, mindfulness and creativity. Suitable for those interested in training in ecotherapy, as well as those looking for a back-to-basics nature retreat. Find out more and book on Eventbrite.
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Ten Directions: A Year-Long Training Course in Ecotherapy
Ten Directions is a year-long ecotherapy training course, informed by Buddhist Psychology, that prepares you to practice ecotherapy with others. You can do the training 100% online or with a blend of online/in-person training (in-person options are in Scotland). I am the Course Director for this training programme.
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Zen Tarot - a monthly online group
Zen Tarot is a monthly online get-together where two streams of spiritual wisdom come together as one: Zen Buddhism and the Tarot.
During these one-hour sessions, we will pull one card from the Osho Zen Tarot. We will discuss how this card’s teaching plays out in our lives before sitting together in a 30-minute ‘Zazen’-inspired meditation. Book on Eventbrite.
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Tarot for Wellbeing (with Online Events): training for therapists and helpers
Join me for my series of online events exploring individual cards of the Tarot from a therapeutic perspective, suitable for counsellors and professional helpers/healers. Upcoming sessions in 2025 are on The Chariot, Justice, The Hermit and Wheel of Fortune. These sessions count as CPD (continuing professional development) for therapists and counsellors.
“This event was essential for professional group workers and people interested in therapeutic Tarot methods. Stephen brings his knowledge and highly developed workshop skills to every session. His relaxation techniques, sensitive responses to participants and playful groupwork are outstanding. He is one of the best presenters online today.”