Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 17/09/2026"Nature loves courage," Terence McKenna once said. Rising eco-anxiety. Painfully slow progress on the ecological crisis. Can psychedelics and ecotherapy, together, help restore our connection to nature — and each other? I'm giving a talk on this on 24th Sept 🧵 100
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 10/09/2026What do ecopsychology and environmental philosophy have to say to one another? Lots! They're in an intimate relationship, tangled up in deep ecology, ecofeminism, bioregionalism and animism. Writing for a forthcoming 'Handbook on Environmental Philosophy'. #Ecopsychology #EnvironmentalPhilosophy 010
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Nature connection can reduce anxiety, ease stress and boost creativity. It's also a spiritual practice that can spark awe, deepen compassion, and create a sense of connection. Join me in London on 29th Aug to discover simple keys to nature connection you can use anytime. dandelion.events/e/b1i7bdandelion.eventsEcotherapy Workshop with Dr. Adrian HarrisSat 29th Aug 2026, 11am – 4:30pm BST (UTC +01:00) 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 13/08/2026Embodied Ecotherapy Workshop — Sat 26 Sept. Nature-based mindfulness, #Focusing and the felt sense, and dialogue with the deeper self. Learn a new model of the embodied psyche + 8 practical exercises for your work. Booking: heartwoodcounselling.org/.../embodied... #Ecotherapy #Psychotherapyheartwoodcounselling.orgEmbodied Ecotherapy – Heartwood Centre for Counselling and Psychotherapy Training 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Join me for an Ecotherapy Workshop on Hampstead Heath, London. August 29th. It's going to be fun! dandelion.events/e/b1i7b #nature #therapy #London #workshopdandelion.eventsEcotherapy Workshop with Dr. Adrian HarrisSat 29th Aug 2026, 11am – 4:30pm BST (UTC +01:00) 010
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 15/07/2026"By recognising that humans are part of nature and not separate from it, this challenges anthropocentric models of governance that prioritise human interests over the natural world". theconversation.com/why-has-this...theconversation.comWhy has this marine research institute made the ocean a member of its board? Expert Q&AThe Scottish Association for Marine Science wants to better consider how its research could affect the ocean. 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 24/06/2026We stripped knowledge out of the body. The Yawanawá never did. 🎧 embodiedpathways.buzzsprout.com/1931957/episodes/19392030-chanting-spring-reconnecting-with-indigenous-wisdom-and-the-sacredembodiedpathways.buzzsprout.comChanting Spring: Reconnecting with Indigenous Wisdom and the Sacred - Embodied PathwaysIn this episode of Embodied Pathways, I had the pleasure of speaking with Fernanda Gebara, affectionately known as Fe, a Brazilian scientist, writer, and lecturer with a profound connection to the Ama... 022
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 09/06/2026UC Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics have created a Clinical Trials Map that provides a way to navigate past, ongoing and future trials. #psychedelics #mentalhealth psychedelics.berkeley.edu/clinical-tri...psychedelics.berkeley.eduClinical Trials Map - UC Berkeley Center for the Science of PsychedelicsFiguring out how to participate in psychedelic-assisted therapy as either a therapist or a patient can be complicated. BCSP’s clinical trials map, featuring data from ClinicalTrials.gov, provides a wa... 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 04/06/2026I wrote about the ego as the root of ecological crisis back in 1994. Thirty years on, that same myth is driving the polycrisis. The "big I am" is still the problem, but, as Toby Kiers says in this documentary: "the concept of an individual is starting to disappear." 🔗 mothlife.org/news/allpa-u...mothlife.org 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Neuroscientist Romain Brette’s new book explains why the brain isn’t a machine and why embodiment is fundamental. Excellent! Some of us have been arguing this for a while, but great that a neuroscientist get's it. #neuroscience www.nature.com/articles/d41...nature.comHow to breathe life back into brain theoryNeuroscience needs to stop treating the brain as if it is a computer. 063
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 18/05/2026Saturday, London: two starkly different perspectives. I was at the MOTH Festival exploring the rights and wellbeing of the More-than-Human world. Meanwhile, protesters on the streets outside called for migrants to be deported. Curiously, my response to both perspectives is the same: you belong here. 010
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 29/04/2026This article came to me via the Nature Magazine briefing. It's a beautiful life affirming celebration of the more-than-human world. Honestly, I can't remember the last time I read something this good. www.biographic.com/planting-see...biographic.comPlanting Seeds for Bumblebee Dreams - bioGraphicSowing flowers in spring may have a surprising effect on the inner lives of bees. 020
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 17/04/2026I joined the Bat Consvation Trust yesterday! Perfect timing 😁 110
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 13/04/2026"Our purpose on the planet as humans is to find joy, to find the joy in lifting each other up, by creating solutions together instead of destroying." Astronaut Jeremy Hansen. www.cbc.ca/news/science...cbc.caArtemis II astronauts prepare for experience of 'riding a fireball through the atmosphere' to get home | CBC NewsThe Artemis II crew woke to the sounds of Queen and David Bowie's classic Under Pressure as they continued their journey through space Wednesday. Now preparing for Friday's re-entry, the astronauts al... 010
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 07/04/2026You belong here. Not as a guest. Not by accident. As a full member of the community of life. Nature is where we come from. That connection isn't a luxury — it's who we are. 🌿 110
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 27/03/2026"For centuries, we’ve looked for ways in which humans are different from other animals. But this is entirely wrong-headed. What makes us human is not our differences, but our ecological belonging. As a human being, you are a member of a wider community of species and ecosystems. You belong here". 121
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 26/03/2026New research: “Psychedelic-assisted therapy was no more effective than traditional antidepressants.” Surprising, but does this headline miss the point? linkedin.com/posts/adrian... #psychedelics #MentalHealth #ClinicalResearch #Psychiatrylinkedin.com#psychedelics #mentalhealth #clinicalresearch #futureofhealthcare #psychiatry | Adrian HarrisThe "Blind Spot" in Psychedelic Research: Why Headlines Often Miss the Point. Science is a powerhouse of discovery, but it has two significant limitations: - Intrinsic: It can only answer certain kin... 010
Reposted by Adrian HarrisMiriam Cosic @miriamcosic.bsky.social · 26/03/2026This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two: #war #climate 18958822741
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 25/03/2026There’s a lot of fear-mongering around, claiming that society is in terminal decline. But the research tells a very different story. www.dailygood.org/story/3355/t...dailygood.orgThink Society Is in decline? Research Gives Us Some Reasons to Be Cheerful, by Paul Hanel | DailyGoodTalk to a random member of the public and they’re likely to say that people’s behaviour is getting worse. From brazen shoplifting, to liste... 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 24/03/2026Ecotherapy is fundamentally embodied. This May I'm running a workshop on Embodied Ecotherapy at Iron Mill College in Exeter: mindfulness, interoception and Gendlin's Focusing. Announced Friday. Half the tickets gone. 🌿 #Ecotherapy #Focusing #SomaticAwareness #NatureBasedTherapy #CPD 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 09/03/2026I'm delighted to share this collection of articles that the science journal, Nature compiled to mark International Women’s Day. www.nature.com/immersive/iw...nature.comInternational Women's Day 2026Nature highlights developments in women’s health research and career guidance for women in science. 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 04/03/2026New research put a number on something facilitators have known from the inside. In clinical psychedelic trials, session facilitators account for ~13.6% of variance in acute experience — comparable to therapist effects in conventional psychotherapy. In healthy volunteers? 0.8%. Same drug. Same dose. 100
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 04/03/2026New research put a number on something facilitators have known from the inside. In clinical psychedelic trials, session facilitators account for ~13.6% of variance in acute experience - comparable to therapist effects in conventional psychotherapy. 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 19/02/2026A new paper in 'Clinical Neuropsychiatry ' explains "Why The Polyvagal Theory Is Untenable". It's causing some distress amongst those wedded to Polyvagal Theory. We can learn a lot from what Gendlin said in his 1996 book, 'Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy':👇 210
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Our ecological crisis is at root, an imaginal crisis: A presentation on David Abram's ecological and philosophical vision. academia.edu/164611567/Ec... #DavidAbram #Imaginal #MoreThanHumanWorld #EcologicalCrisis #Ecopsychology #EnvironmentalHumanitiesacademia.eduEcological Crisis as Imaginal Crisis: David Abram's VisionI explore the imaginal dimension at the heart of David Abram's work - the psychological ground that makes his animism and embodied ecology both possible and transformative. Drawing on depth psycho... 110
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 11/02/2026Have you ever considered what happens when we recognize a mountain or river as a person deserving of respect? "The New Animism: Exploring A Relational Worldview with Graham Harvey": embodiedpathways.buzzsprout.com/1931957/epis... #Animism #ecology #Podcast #GrahamHarveyembodiedpathways.buzzsprout.comThe New Animism: Exploring A Relational Worldview with Graham Harvey - Embodied PathwaysIt has been a great personal pleasure to welcome Graham Harvey to Embodied Pathways. I first met Graham in 1994, when I was one of the organisers of a Magical Conference in London—a fundraising event ... 210
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 30/01/2026I’m on a forum about David Abram’s spiritual, ecological, and philosophical vision on 4 Feb. My talk, 'Ecological Crisis as Imaginal Crisis', explores how our ecological emergency is at root, an imaginal one. 🔗 eicsp.org/events/event... #davidabram #ecological #imaginal #ecopsychology #philosophy 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 21/01/2026I’m participating in a forum on David Abram’s spiritual, ecological, and philosophical vision - 4th Feb. My talk, 'Ecological Crisis as Imaginal Crisis', explores how our ecological emergency is an imaginal one. 🔗 eicsp.org/events/event... #davidabram #ecological #imaginal #ecopsychology #philosophyeicsp.orgEICSP - Online Zoom Forum: David Abram: The Spiritual, Ecological, and Philosophical Vision in His Life and Work, 4 February 2026The EICSP is an events-led Scottish charity, which works with the world's spiritual traditions, both in Scotland and internationally. 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 17/12/2025In this guest blog post for the Network of Wellbeing I explore how nature connection can help us remember our wholeness and deepen our relationship with the living world. networkofwellbeing.org/2025/12/15/n...networkofwellbeing.orgNature Connection: Remembering Wholeness - Network of WellbeingIn a world that moves ever faster, nature offers a quiet remembering. Beneath the noise, notifications and never ending to do lists lies an older rhythm ... 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 17/12/2025January 1996: Women break into UK BAE factory, disarm Hawk warplane bound for Indonesia. Acquitted. December 2025: Activists break into RAF Brize Norton, spray red paint on military planes. Not yet tried. Now on hunger strike in custody. They may die. Outrageous! secure.avaaz.org/campaign/en/...secure.avaaz.orgSave protesters at risk of imminent deathPalestine Action hunger strikers are days from death. He must urgently intervene to prevent their deaths. 010
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 12/12/2025The natural fractal patterns you see in the branches of trees are soothing and looking at them can lower your stress levels by up to 60%. Just look up! You'll feel calmer straight away. #calm #calmingvideos #nature #wellbeing youtu.be/kshlLuIAmcI?...youtu.beHow fractal patterns can relieve stress - almost instantly!YouTube video by Adrian Harris: The Embodied Pathways of Connection 020
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 29/10/2025Eco-spirituality pioneer Charlene Spretnak has long inspired me. I sent her my book and she replied with a endorsement: "[this book] shows us how to achieve a sensuous and aware immersion in nature... so gentle, wise, and encouraging — urgently needed in our hypermodern world.” I’m deeply honored. 010
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 22/10/2025"Nature helps us practice acceptance. It teaches us to see without judgment and reminds us of our deep interconnection with all life. This awareness naturally gives rise to greater compassion". From 'Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness'. 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 18/10/2025When will companies give up on AI 'Assistants'? If a dumb AI could solve my problem, I already would have. 020
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 16/10/2025There’s been a lot of talk about flags lately, so I thought it was about time I raised one. This is the Union Jill, a symbol of protest at the Twyford Down in the 1990s. It seems appropriate to raise the Union Jill again now as a symbol of resistance to fear, oppression and greed. 020
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 15/10/2025"90 seconds of looking a screen that's got trees on it versus the screens that's got the cityscape on it will lower your blood pressure" Professor Kathy Willis. Hard science shows that nature connection heals. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.uk 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 13/10/2025My first review describes the book I aimed to write: "inspiring and practical ... I love how it is filled with lots of clear and practical exercises. Really recommend this for all people - no matter how connected to nature you feel we always can go deeper". Thank you! www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1919179518/amazon.co.uk 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 10/10/2025It's World Mental Health Day, a perfect moment to remind you that nature heals. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...bbc.co.ukWhat's Up Docs? - Doctors’ Notes: Nature - BBC SoundsChris and Xand look a little deeper into the relationship between nature and our health. 010
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 08/10/2025“For centuries, we’ve looked for ways in which humans are different from other animals. But this is entirely wrong-headed. What makes us human is not our differences, but our ecological belonging. As a human being, you are a member of a wider community of species and ecosystems. You belong here”.natureconnection.org.ukNature Connection: Remembering WholenessReconnect with nature through 60+ practices, audio guides, and podcasts that inspire mindfulness, ecotherapy, and belonging. 020
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 04/10/2025Very unsatisfying discussion on BBCRadio4 about whether democracy is a failed experiment. Where was the anarchist expert? Sophie Scott-Brown would have offered a genuine alternative. Is anarchist thought ignored because it's uncomfortably reasonable? 100
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 02/10/2025"To walk in nature is to witness a thousand miracles". Mary Davis 040
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 30/09/2025Many of the ideas in my new book came not from research, but from time in the woods. Walking, listening, and noticing with all my senses shaped the book’s 60+ practices—and the stories of Nu and Fa, an ancestral family who live in its pages. More in my new blog post: adrianharris.org/blog/2025/09...adrianharris.orgStories the Forest Told Me - Body Mind PlaceIn the acknowledgments for my new book, ‘Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness‘, I wrote: “Many of the exercises—and most of the ideas—arose from my time in nature. Thank you to the more-than-human... 021
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 26/09/2025There are three keys to #nature connection: slow down, get curious, and use all your senses. Find out how these three keys can transform your relationship with the natural world in my new book, 'Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness'. 010
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 19/09/2025Given Reality: embodiment, the other-than-human, our animality. Invented Reality: Nations, money, etc. Why do we give so much attention to what's been made up and so little to what's given? Maybe it's partly a distraction 🤔. The result is what we might call an 'industrialized mentality'. 052
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 18/09/2025There's common narrative that #racism is an innate human trait. That's wrong. As Steve Taylor explains, "racism is a symptom of psychological ill-health, a sign of #anxiety and of a lack of identity and inner security". theconversation.com/racism-isnt-...theconversation.comRacism isn’t innate – here are five psychological stages that may lead to itThere is no genetic or biological basis for dividing the human race into distinct “races.” 100
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 12/09/2025Curiosity can keep you young! 'Get curious' is the second of the Three Keys to Nature Connection, and my new book - 'Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness' - has 19 exercises that cultivate curiosity. If you're curious, you can check it out on Amazon 😁. www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/curios...huffingtonpost.co.ukThis Personality Trait May Reveal How Well You're AgeingIt seems to be great for our brains. 000
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 09/09/2025It's rare to hear good #news about our beleaguered natural #environment, so I'm very happy to share that the Great Koala National Park is now a reality. A reminder that when many people work together with determination and grit, positive change can happen. www.koalapark.org.aukoalapark.org.auThe Great Koala National Park 010
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Research shows that personality shapes psychedelic experience; high openness → mystical journeys, high neuroticism → difficult ones. The good news? Personality traits can change and #nature connection helps increase openness & reduce neuroticism. Blog 👉 embodiedpathways.org/2025/08/20/p... 020
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 20/08/2025Your personality probably influences how you'll experience a #psychedelic trip. New research found what I'd have expected, but it's helpful to have the numbers. www.psypost.org/psychedelic-...psypost.orgPsychedelic benefits may partially depend on your personality, new research suggestsHigh openness nearly doubled the odds of reporting lasting positive changes from a psychedelic trip, while high neuroticism raised the odds of negative aftereffects by 56%, according to new research e... 120
Adrian Harris @dradrianh.bsky.social · 18/08/2025We didn’t lose nature— we lost our connection to it. 🌿 After decades exploring ecotherapy & mindfulness, I found 3 foolproof steps to reconnect: 1️⃣ Slow Down 2️⃣ Get Curious 3️⃣ Use All Your Senses The Three Keys and my book, 'Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness': adrianharris.org/blog/2025/08...adrianharris.orgNature Connection: The Three Keys - Body Mind PlaceQuote taken from my book 'Nature Connection: Remembering Wholeness', that illustrate the point I've made in the first paragraph: "Our need for nature is primal and hardwired". 010