What story should we start from today and what story should we return clients to so that their individual movement is not in deep conflict with the collective one? In this reflection, its author Martin Nawrath is inspired by therapy that is ecocentric. The text was published in Psychologie DNES 4/2025. I like stories, myths and fairy tales. This text is a bit of a story, maybe for some it will be more of a fairy tale, but…
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Martin Nawrath: A Pilgrimage Bigger Than Me
This essay by Martin Nawrath on the Cosmic Walk was published in the journal Psychologie dnes (11/2024), dedicated to transpersonal psychology. Martin Nawrath is a therapist and facilitator who is educated mainly in the field of process-oriented psychology, but is also inspired by archetypal and analytical psychology. In recent years, he has focused on connecting mental health care with environmental protection. He is the co-founder of Klidem – the institute for ecotherapy.…
Martin Nawrath: The flow of pilgrimage, the flow of mind
This essay "The flow of pilgrimage, the flow of mind" by Martin Nawrath was published in the thematic issue 4 of the XXXVII. year 2023 of the Veronica magazine (pp. 4-6), dedicated to pilgrimages through the landscape. At my age, I sometimes let my steps slow down. Perhaps the body of my legs knows better than I do what speeds to walk at in this stage of life. My head still likes to touch the terrain of the pilgrimage on the map,…
Twelve poems by Martin Nawrath
Our friend and collaborator Martin Nawrath (born 1968) published his first poetry collection, Encounters, last year in the Brno publishing house Druhé město – Martin Reiner. The collection contains more than sixty poems, accompanied by delicate ink illustrations by the painter Jan Pražan; I have selected a total of twelve poems from it as a sample for the PILGRIM website. The themes of Martin's poetry are the fragile beauty of the world, the fascination of its…
Martin Nawrath: A bottomless dose of grief… and hope
“The most radical thing any of us can do at this time is to be fully present to what is happening in the world.” Joanna Macy With climate disruption ticking away in the background, we are slowly taking off our masks and quickly trying to respond to the realities of war. Our emotions are being tested, as are our physical strength, patience, relationships, as well as our wallets and our comfort. Where…
Martin Nawrath: Seen in Currants and Pets of the Darlings
Martin Nawrath (born 1968) is a facilitator, therapist, lecturer, consultant, essayist and poet. Life has led him ever deeper into the topics he has been drawn to since childhood. How to perceive, experience and protect the beauty of the world. How to seek a deeper meaning of democracy as a path to nature, naturalness and community. How to listen to the signs of the times with the ears of a fool and an emperor. Studying biochemistry, working in the field of conservation…