The 6th International Adventure Therapy Conference held at Castle Hruba Scala in the 'Bohemian Paradise' or 'Rock City', an amazing area of sandstone pillars and outcrops shaped by millennia of rainfall, wind and human erosion, all in a forest setting, takes place every three years in a different region.
The conference attracts delegates from all around the world including Taiwan, Australia, the USA and Canada, Spain, Israel, the UK and many more. All with an understanding of the therapeutic benefits of nature and the outdoors and a desire to learn from others, share ideas and promote the awareness and use of adventure therapy in all its forms.
At such an event it's important to remember that being mindful includes caring for your own needs. So it has been important to establish a blend of exercise, reflection, study and conversation that is balanced, promotes learning, allows engagement but includes space for enjoyment and fun, just as any adventure activity would. Our lives too should have balance, perhaps with a similar blend, after all we are constantly learning, working, sharing even eating and sleeping. Being mindful means being aware of how much we do, whether too much or too little and whether we have the resources to manage this, responding to life and the issues that come along. In doing so it is important to remember to take the opportunity to engage with nature, whether that means a mountain trail or gardening on the allotment, kayaking or painting, is up to you. The key is to make sure we have time for what the poet Wordsworth called 'Tranquil Restoration'.
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