Understanding Stress & Using Nature for Stress Management

Start Date

06/20/2025

End Date

06/20/2027

Description

Discover how to distinguish between toxic stress and resilience-building stress. The session will also explore effective strategies to manage stress using the outdoors and local surroundings. Participants will walk-away with further understanding of lifelong stress and strategies to transform stress to enhance well-being through practical, nature-based solutions.

Distance Learning

Yes

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Parks & Recreation

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

Distinguish between toxic stress and resilience-building stress – Participants will gain an understanding of the differences between harmful stress and stress that contributes to personal growth and resilience.
Identify nature-based stress management strategies – Participants will explore and learn practical techniques for using outdoor environments and local surroundings to manage and reduce stress effectively.
Apply strategies to transform stress into opportunities for well-being – Attendees will develop the skills to recognize stress patterns and use nature-based solutions to enhance overall mental and physical health.

Instructors

Zulma Y. Terrones (she/they) Psychology & Education Research-Practitioner; Outdoor Health Tech Entrepreneur, Life Stages

Course Codes

Provider

American Trails

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