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Retreating to nature: rethinking ‘therapeutic landscapes’
Author(s) -
Lea Jennifer
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-4762.2008.00789.x
Subject(s) - relation (database) , order (exchange) , therapeutic relationship , massage , therapeutic approach , sociology , environmental ethics , aesthetics , psychology , psychotherapist , medicine , art , alternative medicine , philosophy , finance , pathology , database , computer science , economics , disease
There is a long history of removing oneself from ‘society’ in order to recuperate or repair. This paper considers a yoga and massage retreat in Southern Spain, and what opportunities this retreat experience might offer for recuperation and the creation of healthy bodies. The paper positions ‘nature’ as an active participant, and as ‘enrolled’ in the experiences of the retreat as a ‘therapeutic landscape’, and questions how and what particular aspects of yoga practice (in intimate relation with place) give rise to therapeutic experiences.