Primarily concerned with the health and survival of the environment, Deep Ecology is founded on the belief that people can mature enough to stop their uncaring or destructive behaviour towards the Earth.

Deep ecologists call this maturation process the cultivation of ecological consciousness. Besides becoming more aware of the existence of nature, cultivating ecological consciousness also stands for “a process of learning to appreciate silence and solitude and rediscovering how to listen.”

Deep Ecology requires from people to become more receptive, trusting in the flow of life, and working towards non-exploitative science and technology.

Bio

Werner [Sattmann-Frese] studied conventional medicine and bodyoriented psychotherapy from 1977 until 1984. Since then, he has worked as a psychotherapist mainly in private practice.

Since 1992 he has also been supervising psychotherapists and training students in psychotherapy, psychosomatic medicine, and holistic bodywork.

He attained a PhD degree in Social Ecology
through a research project on the emotional and psychosocial background of ecological crises and
the relationships between personal, social, and environmental sustainability. 
 
Werner is currently completing an online learning and workshop version of a professional development programme for professionals
working in the fields of community development, sustainability education, public health, and organisational change. Information on this programme is available at www.slse.edu.au

 Books

Learning for Sustainable Living
Werner Sattmann-Frese & Stuart Hill, 2008

(available for purhase at Soul in the City on 27 July)