Welcome to Oceana Larsen’s Ecopsychology Page
“Reawakening the reciprocal dynamism that inspires us and the planet”
Who l am
I am a coach, therapist, educator, and consultant. I work in the field of ecopsychology, bringing my own unique respect and cultivation of beauty and the sacred into the field of psychology and sustainability. I offer a unique blend of eco-consulting, education, coaching, expressive arts therapy, ritual, and wilderness therapy. My work is in service to shifting the current Self and world-view to one that is more vibrantly alive and in alignment with all of life on this planet. I intend to expand human awareness to connect with and support the more-than-human world, the greater earth, and our own vibrant hearts to co-create a thriving planet. My intention is a beautification of our human vision in service to renewing the earth, cosmos and beings that live and die within it. This is in an active practice of re-sacredizing the world for human beings in service of our hearts and the earth.
My vision and approach
Enchanted Reciprocity~
We are all looking for an experience of connection and authenticity, of the real and the beautiful of life, –searching for that which inspires us to move and keep moving and give and adore being alive. I offer humans a path to that experience, a way to connect to Here. A way to stop running and a way to come home to yourself, in your own skin, to breathe and give your breath to the beauty of this world. Each moment we are alive can be an offering of eloquence crafted with love and grace. I facilitate and inspire how to approach one’s life artfully and masterfully in service to our hearts and the earth.
Opening to experiencing our life and our surroundings as something that is alive and something that we are in relationship with, instead of disconnected movements separate from their environment, can shift the planet and our culture into a more sustainable and resilient course of growth. When we feel connected and perceive the livingness and intrinsic worth of something, we are more likely to honor, care for and respect it’s right to exist. We can move into an experience of what I am calling, “enchanted reciprocity.” In this way of honoring and symbiotically relating with the planet and our authentic Self, the world can fully thrive.
My education
Through my study of process work, somatics, life coaching, expressive arts therapy, ecotherapy and voice therapy at a variety of schools throughout the United States, I have cultivated a unique style and perspective of supporting the experience of reconnection with Self and world over the past ten years. I also have combined my psychological study with essential reskilling and living off the land techniques, wilderness survival and ritual and ceremony. I completed her masters in Ecopsychology at Antioch University in 2012. I have an undergraduate degree in Art and Design from Hamline University.
My experience
I have been practicing and facilitating expressive arts and ecotherapy with individuals and groups for the past fifteen years. I taught Earth-based expressive arts practices, dream work, and T’ai-Chi at the Birthing Life Tai-Chi center from 1998-2005. I currently facilitate individual and group work in the San Francisco bay area and Costa Rica. I have three years experience with designing academic programs, concentrations and writing curriculum for high school, undergraduate and graduate education. I currently balance my therapy and education work with my interior and event design company, Vibrant Living Designs.
