January 6th, 2008

Nature and the Soul

Bill Plotkin has been a psychotherapist, a research psychologist studying non-ordinary states of consciousness, a rock musician, river runner, professor of psychology, and mountain-bike racer. He is the founder and president of Animas Valley Institute. Since 1980 Bill has guided thousands of people through initiatory passages in nature. Currently an ecotherapist, depth psychologist, and wilderness guide, he leads a variety of experiential, nature-based, individuation programs. He is also the author of Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World (2008), and Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche (2003). His doctorate in psychology (1976) is from the University of Colorado at Boulder. Click on the following link for the book and Bill's Web Site: Nature and the Soul