Natalia Ruiz de Cortázar Gracia is a Psychologist and a pioneer in the establishing of Outdoor Therapy in Spain. Natalia is the Director of Asociacion Experientia, the premier provider of outdoor psychotherapy for individuals and families in Spain. Asociacion Experientia also hosts the International Wilderness Therapy training program each year. Natalia shares her journey of becoming an Outdoor Therapist, her time spent studying and working in Wilderness Therapy the United states and later...

What is Friluftsliv? Where does Friluftsliv intersect with sustainability, health, tourism and more? And, what does the Furture of Friluftsliv look like? The Nordic Master in Frilufstliv Studies program (NORFRI) may hold some of these answers...and surely it all makes for an interesting conversation. In this episode we've gathered 3 students of the NORFRI program to discuss all these topics AND MORE! So, if you're a Friluifts-nerd like our host, or even a bit Frilufts-curious, you're gonna...

Today we begin our series on ‘The Nature of Sound’. In this series we’ll be talking with people who are working at the intersection of sounds and the natural environment. Who better to start that with than globetrotting. multi-instrumentalist Joshua Sam Miller? Joshua is a world recording artist, composer and producer on a mission to connect people to the natural world through sound. Joshua travels the world collecting sounds from nature and combining them with musical traditions from all...

Whitney Washington is an Adventure Filmmaker, Storyteller and Long Distance Cyclist. I first came across Whitney’s work via Instagram in the summer of 2021. I along with many others watched for months as Whitney traveled by bike across the United States. Via social media, Whitney weaves followers an inspirational narrative tale of self-exploration while refurbishing a childhood bike and riding it 3000 miles across the North American continent with minimal previous biking or camping...

In this episode we discuss the impact of digital mobile technology on Outdoor Education with Cultural Anthropologist Imre van Kraalingen. Imre's PhD research, via the Department of Teacher Education and Outdoor Life Studies (Friluftsliv) at the Norwegian School of Sports Sciences, aims to develop accounts of how mobile technologies form a part of contemporary teaching and learning experiences in higher outdoor education in Norway.  Also, hear some comparative insights about winter outdoor...

This episode was originally released a year ago, but due to technical difficulties has only resurfaced now! Wilson Cheung Wai Yin is the founder and director of Polar Research and Expedition Consultancy as well he is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society (RGS), a Member of The Explorers Club and on the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research, Humanities & Social Sciences Expert Group...he’s a graduate of the TEOS program where we studied together and you hear a lot about on this...

Karl Nesbitt has spent his career working in Parks and Recreation management in Aotearoa / New Zealand. Karl serves on the World Urban Parks Cemeteries committee and he has lead a number of initiative to transition cemeteries into recreational spaces, particularly in rural communities, whilst collaborating with the indigenous Maori community and other religious and cultural groups to create more equitable and accessible outdoor recreations spaces. Please Enjoy! Share! Send us your...

Graham Ellis-Smith has provided services in a range of areas concerning Aboriginal people, culture and economic development for over 25 years. Graham's work has focused on employment and enterprise development, intercultural and environmental education (2 Way), access to and management of land; and culturally aligned and appropriate healing processes for physical, mental and emotional wellbeing. In this episode we dig deep into Graham's life and experience perspectives on indigeneity,...

Live from THE PARK! Big thanks to everyone for tuning in, listening up and speaking out during this first season of the Transnatural Perspectives Podcast. The journey has just begun but I wanted to take a moment to reflect on the past season. It's be great and it's also been a ton of work behind the scenes (and maybe on our brains too!) and some critical distance is in order to recharge and marinate with some really expansive ideas on the horizon! In this episode I discuss Oslo Parks, Podcast...

In this new episode we hear from Artist and Researcher Ernie Roby-Tomic  in the wake of his recently released, online exhibition *Exposing Coal  Seams and Appalachian Fatalism with Digital Apparatuses* published in  the (online) Nordic Journal for Artistic Research. Ernie Roby-Tomic is a  multimedia artist and researcher who uses, among many mediums and  methods, music, poetry, archival research, video game design, GIS and 3D  printing via the paradigms of Electracy and Verticality to tell...

Árpád Bárnai is the director of the Academy of Experience in Budapest. The Academy supports local youth in foster care programs and Roma communities through offering Outdoor and Experiential Education workshops, activities, and other community-building exchange opportunities. Learn more about Árpád's work with the Academy of Experience here https://elmenyakademia.hu/en/. Listen to Árpád's "Source" Podcast https://anchor.fm/source-podcast Visit www.transnaturalperspectives.com for more info on...

Dr. Rebecca Olive is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia. Her feminist cultural studies research has focused on women’s experiences surfing and issues of localism, in the water and on social media. Her work focuses on issues of equity and diversity in action/lifestyle sports and cultures.  Learn more about Dr. Olive's work at www.movingoceans.com Visit www.transnaturalperspectives.com for more...

Dr. Ove Daniel Jakobsen is a Researcher and Professor of Ecological Economics at Nord University in the Arctic town of Bodø, Norway. Ove has dedicated his life to the study of Ecological economics and has written many books on the topic including his latest, Anarchism and Ecological economics. Ecological Economics takes a Transdisciplinary approach to the topic of economics that connects Ecology, Sociology and Culture while taking a holistic, decentralized, community lead, bottom-up approach...

Dr. Kate Rawles is an Outdoor Philosopher, Writer, Cyclist and activist who is using her love for epic journeys to communicate on environmental issues. Her upcoming book, The Life Cycle, sets our focus on Biodiversity as she bikes from Costa Rica to the southern tip of South American. Kate Joins us from here home in Northern England to discuss everything from what she left academia become a full time Environmental Activist and Travel writer! For more information about the Adventures of Dr....

Alice Wilson is an ERSC funded PhD researcher in Urban Sociology at the University of York in the U.K. Wilson's PhD research focuses on the experiences of women in the UK Tiny House movement and the potential that Tiny Houses have to address inter-generational justice issues whilst moving closer to achieving our environmental justice goals in the U.K. and around the world. As well, is the Director of Ophouse Tiny housing project in York & co-founder of Women in Academia. Connect with...

Dr. Bob Henderson is an Outdoor Educator, Travel Guide, Speaker and Author of many great books on both Canadian Outdoor Recreation and Norwegian Friluftsliv. As well, Bob was a professor of Outdoor Education for 29 years at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada. In this episode, Bob joins us from the Oak Ridges Moraine in Ontario for a conversation on trends observed in outdoor activities, land use, education and more in the COVID era (thus far) as they relate to Ecological Consciousness. We...

Fran Turauskis is a writer and creator of the Seize Your Adventure podcast, which showcases stories of adventurers and outdoor lovers alike who also happen to have epilepsy, After Fran walked the Camino de Santiago, solo, in 2017, she became uncomfortable with descriptions such as 'brave' and 'inspirational' when people learned about her epilepsy diagnosis. She created the Seize Your Adventure podcast to normalize the idea of epilepsy in adventure settings. Fran has a lot of good ol’...

Jason Moore is the host of the Zero to Travel podcast, one of the longest-running and most widely listened to travel podcasts available. Jason is also the co-founder of Location Indie, an online community that helps people combine their love of travel and entrepreneurship into sustainable ways of life that are not dependent on being in a single location. After interviewing over 400 travellers over the past 7 years on his podcast, Jason is here to share with us his nuanced perspectives on the...

** Please Subscribe, Share and Enjoy the show! ** Time Stamps and Show description Below ** Laura Owen Sanderson is the founder of "We Swim Wild" a non for profit organization that inspires, unites and empowers wild swimming communities and water users to take action against microplastic pollution and other silent contaminates in U.K waterways. Laura, base din Snowdownia, Wales in the U.K., stopped by the virtual studio to share her story of how wild cold water swimming changed her life,...

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Klaudja Koci joins us from Prespa National Park in Albania where she currently specializes in Transboundary Nature preservation through her work as the Outdoor Education Programs and Project Coordinator with the PPNEA - (Organization for the Protection and Preservation of Natural Environment in Albania). Klaudja has served as professor of Outdoor Sports at the University of Sports in Tirana, as well, as a former Erasmus Mundus student herself, Klaudja is a strong advocate and promoter of...

Huck Midekke is a Wilderness Guide and Survival Instructor based in Eastern Finland. Huck is the founder of NordicByNature which provides wilderness guide services, sustainability consulting, and survival workshops around the world, as well, he is Chairman of the Wilderness Guide Association of Finland. Huck's latest endeavour is the establishment of Nomad Town/ Resilience Hub, an off-grid, minimalist, mobile, community that lies on the outskirts of Joensuu, Finland. We discuss much theory...

Deb Matlock calls the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, U.S.A. her life-long home, one rooted in the local rivers, mountains, and animals. Deb has been a Nature-Based Spiritual Arts Practitioner and Environmental Educator for over 25 years. Deb currently teaches in the Environmental Education program at Prescott College, as well, Deb is a coach and workshop organizer who facilitates animal communication, shamanic style journeys, and nature connection through her spiritual guidance practice, Wild...

Victor Elderton has lead a life of imagination, exploration, community and education in the great outdoors of British Columbia. Victor has been working within Nature-based Learning and Leadership for 30+ years primarily with the Cheakamus Center just outside of Vancouver, Canada. He is currently working on a PhD at Simon Fraser University about the Impact of Place & Nature-based Experiential Learning for Students who Attended North Vancouver Outdoor School over the past 50 years. More...