James Neill - Bad Ass of the Month
James Neill is a leader in the field of experiential therapy and outdoor education. James coordinates the Outdoor Education Research & Evaluation Center and is the editor of the Australian Journal of Outdoor Education. No other organization integrates holistic innovative activities with modern education and counseling as does the outdoor education field. James believes humans have evolved through intimate connections with nature. He contends that experiences of consciousness have moved away from a direct encountering with nature. The direct experiencing of nature, especially the elements, offers the potential for profound alterations of both inner chemistry and consciousness. He describes his philosophy as a psych-evolutionary theory of outdoor education. Much of James’ work is applicable to our mission and modern psychotherapy. Without James' efforts in compiling and making accessible, research in outdoor education, searching this body of knowledge would be painstaking. If you’re interested in this area, James has a Bad Ass website
