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I-Ecotherapy
Immersive Ecotherapy
by Zaleski
Solace
Patients living with illnesses face multiple threats to their quality of life, including psychological distress and disease, and treatment-related symptom burden.
Pharmacologic approaches often do not address the underlying and prevalent emotional dimensions of suffering including existential fear/distress, and current
non-pharmacologic psychosocial interventions are also. resource-and personnel-intensive.
I - Ecotherapy refers to therapeutic interventions that
involve exposure to nature-based stimuli to promote
physical and psychological well-being.
This novel immersive audio & visual-based intervention seeks
to address all forms of suffering including pain, psychological distress, spiritual and existential suffering, which are among
the most common challenges patients face.
Endurance
I-Ecotherapy approach builds upon existing evidence that exposure to natural environments, whether direct or simulated, decreases anxiety and pain, and improves mood and quality of life.
I-Ecotherapy has the power to help the patient transcend his immediate condition and surroundings, is reassuring, grounding, and soothing both in healthcare environments and/or at home.
Learn more about I-Ecotherapy for:
I-Ecotherapy may be particularly beneficial
in the following applications:
- to help alleviate stress and anxiety in real time
- to lowers blood pressure.
- to reduces need for pain medication.
- to cope with the effects of psychosocial isolation.
- with symptoms of grief.
- in practising meditation and mindfulness.
- to build a positive mindset and resilience.
- to offer emotional sense of hope and security.
Emotions
About I-Ecotherapy
I-Ecotherapy is a culmination of Marek Julian Zaleski
decade of research and development in reconstructing
through his visual art: nature's emotional, psychosocial
and spiritual effects on the human being to help
rejuvenate the human spirit and to support emotional
and psychological well-being, including Canada’s first
I-Ecotherapy instalation at the Campbell River Hospital
in 2012. Artist is currently collaborating with Palliative Care, and Department of Oncology at the McGill University - exploring therapeutic benefits of I-Ecotherapy, to foster healing and improving patient quality of life.
