NATURE THERAPY
Sessions from £75/pp
Discounts for larger groups, businesses and GFSB members
A great way to switch off from stressful urban environments and engage in some mindfulness. Nature therapy sessions involve walking, viewing, and photographing nature, birdwatching and more with a licensed nature tour guide. It offers a powerful way for individuals and teams to unwind, reconnect, and build stronger bonds.
Nature and wellbeing
Being in nature has been evidenced to confer a wide range of benefits, such as reducing stress, improves cardiovascular fitness and metabolic health. My ethos is to take you away from the stressful urban environments from back home, and introduce you to our Mediterranean wilderness experience.My nature therapy sessions are suitable for all age groups and all levels of fitness.
Individuals, families and teams
My nature therapy sessions, involving walking, observing and photographing nature. it offers a powerful way for individuals, families, children and teams to unwind, reconnect, and build stronger bonds. Immersing in natural surroundings reduces stress, boosts creativity, and fosters mindfulness, creating a shared, rejuvenating experience. For businesses, this is an excellent team-building opportunity, encouraging collaboration, open communication, and a refreshed mindset. By integrating these nature-based activities into workplace wellness initiatives, companies can promote healthier habits, improve morale, and cultivate a more connected, motivated workforce.
Lunch & Learns
I can arrange and deliver bespoke family-friendly, or corporate 45-60min lunch and learn presentations in-situ in the countryside, at your offices or online, on a wide variety of current nutrition, health & wellness topics to meet your company requirements, LEARN MORE about my nutriiton and health Lunch & Learns.
Wellness retreats
I have a lot of experience leading tours to Spain and Morocco. Nature Therapy sessions could be combined with a wellness retreat, embracing the outdoors and reconnecting with nature with a metabolic or digital detox. Wellness retreats embrace being outdoors and reconnecting with nature and can be combined with a digital detox. You can find retreats with wildlife walks, eco retreats, mountain escapes and wilderness holidays. Stay in eco cabins, camping and more; all while relaxing in a magical woodland setting and discover the healing power of nature. Actives include spa, pottery workshops, yoga and more. EMAIL ME to discuss possibilities of arranging a bespoke retreat for you, your groups or team.
“Nature Therapy is great way to improve health, and raise environmental awareness in children and adults alike by observing, respecting and understanding the local natural history around us”
Birdwatching
Birdwatching is one of the activities on offer during my nature therapy sessions. Research suggest that birdwatching is a great way to improve mental health and engage in mindfulness. We live in a region of immense natural beauty, with a plethora of birds and other nature at our doorsteps ready to be discovered. From Greater flamingos, thousands of migrating birds of prey, storks and much more. Combine this activity with nature photography
Photography
Photography is one of the activities on offer during my nature therapy sessions.It can be argued that that photography is the physical manifestation of mindfulness. It is about stopping, pausing, observing, framing, focusing, and capturing/receiving and tapping in to your creative side. In essence, photography is about a cultivating a relationship to the present moment. Relating to the present moment with joy and gratitude is a choice that we can make. By slowing down and focusing on the present, we can access joy by shifting the focus of our awareness to what uplifts us. Cultivating mindful photography can be a great tool to de-stress, reduce cortisol levels and improve physical and mental wellbeing. If you wish to explore photography deeper, LEARN MORE about my photography courses.
Great for families and children
My Nature Therapy sessions are suitable for an individual or group of any age, great for family groups and children, any gender or ethnicity, looking to support their mental health, stress, anxiety, or other condition, or simply just to get away from it all and unwind. Birdwatching is a lovely activity for adults and children alike. My nature sessions allows the little ones to enjoy the surrounding countryside while taking time off from screens and schoolwork to discover new natural experiences.
Some images from the sessions
What activities are possible?
Birdwatching & nature
Digiscoping
Photography
Walks & trekking
Nutrition education
Healthy eating
Health talks
Cooking
Mindfulness
Relaxation
Breathing
Cycling
Swimming
and much more!
Highly recommended on Tripadvisor
Meet your practitioner / guide
Overview
Andrew Fortuna studied Nutrition Science (BSc) Hons and Personalised Nutrition (MSc) based on a systems biology approach, a holistic and integrative method used to understand complex biological systems by analysing their interconnected components, rather than studying individual parts in isolation. It involved a deep emphasis on nutritional biochemistry, and the influence of nutrients and food components on cellular and molecular pathways involved in the pathophysiology of a wide range of chronic diseases using evidence-based pathophysiological reasoning. Clinical training involved being able to apply all this knowledge to four supervised clients experiencing a wide range of chronic health conditions to help ameliorate or prevent disease based on the Functional Medicine Model. He is also qualified photoshop Expert, and photography tutor, and licensed nature tour guide in Gibraltar.
Academic & professional qualifications
– MSc PERSONALISED NUTRITION
– BSc (Hons) NUTRITIONAL SCIENCE
– PERSONALISED NUTRITION PRACTICE DIPLOMA (clinical training)
– REGISTERED NUTRITIONIST (mBANT)
– REGISTERED NUTRITIONAL THERAPY PRACTITIONER (CNHC)
– ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY DIPLOMA
– BLOOD CHEMISTRY ANALYST
– MONTREAL COGNITIVE ASSESSMENT (MoCA) rater
– NEURO-LINGUISTIC PROGRAMMING (NLP) PRACTITIONER
– LABORATORY TESTING & ANALYSIS
– CERTIFIED DIETARY EDUCATOR
Licensed guide
I am an officially licensed nature tour guide by the Gibraltar Tourist Board, and have vast experiencing leading nature tours in Gibraltar, Spain and Morocco for individuals and groups of all sizes.
