Online Ecofluency 4-week course: Create a strong, safe and meaningful Nature communication practice

This 4-week online course offers you a radically efficient way of establishing, or growing, a step-by-step practice in the science, art & magic of Ecofluency, i.e. two-way communication with the rest of Nature using an expanded spectrum of senses and awareness.

But what is Nature Communication?

Essentially, it's the oldest language that exists.

This inherent ability, sometimes called intuitive or interspecies communication, is a capacity that all humans have, because we are Nature. Since their earliest days, our ancestors knew intuitively how to communicate with all beings, including plants, animals, ancestors, landscapes and more. They were more deeply in touch with Nature, and this is where they got a lot of their knowledge from, such as harvesting plants for food, medicine, fibre for clothing and housing. Even today, this ability is still within us, but many of us have forgotten it because of modern systems and ways of living. Fortunately, it is still practiced by indigenous cultures and spiritual traditions on almost every continent.

The aim of this course is to equip you with skills to reclaim this capacity, and easily access the deeper knowledge and wisdom of Nature that is not often available to our everyday human minds, so that you can inform your everyday practical decisions and be truly co-creative and in harmony with all of Life.

Lessons are recorded if you can't make the live calls, although participating in live calls brings you immense value!

This course is for anyone who is interested in the broad field of Nature dialogue, or anyone who practices it already. This includes communication with animals, plants, insects, microbes, water, rocks, land, nature spirits or other non-human aspects of Nature.

No previous experience required. This is a BYOB event - bring your own beliefs!

Ecofluency Retreat at Bodhi Khaya, presented with Olivia Moon, South Africa, 2024

Course structure

This course consists of 90min Zoom calls (approx. 60-75min lesson that's recorded and 15-30min Q&A) at 17:30-19:00 GMT / 19:30-21:00 SAST on Wednesdays 4-25 Nov 2026.

You will also be given simple exercises to practice at home, and space to share about your experience.

Please note the timezone differences because of daylight saving in some countries - Google is often inaccurate, so I recommend timeanddate.com.

The follow-up integration call will be on Wed 16 Dec, at the same time as the course calls. Recording of part or all of this call is only with the agreement of those participants who join the call.

Ecofluency weekend workshop at Tomtit Farm in New Zealand/ Aotearoa, March 2026

Why is Nature communication so important?

In my academic research, professional life, personal practice and my ongoing work with Ecofluency, I have seen and experienced the benefits of using it to inform and make more holistic practical decisions. This can be for anything, such as understanding physical and/or mental health issues, growing food in your garden, choosing a new place to live, how to expand your work in ecological alignment and healing old wounds and traumas to grow spiritually and become whole.

Nature communication is a critical skill, not only for survival, but for growing beyond resilience, into a state of thriving, for people from all walks of life.

It is a vital resource for physical, mental & emotional healing & health, happiness, abundance and harmony, in our relationships with humans and more-than-humans.

It is a powerful experience when people remember that humans are Nature itself, and that they are never alone, even when we feel lonely. It is wonderful when they realise that they can, and should, communicate with the rest of Nature, bringing a sense of belonging, that benefits yourself, others and our beloved Earth.

Everyone can do this, whether you're a farmer, corporate leader, home-maker, butcher, baker or candlestick-maker, or live any other kind of human lifestyle. Remembering this ancestral way of accessing wisdom is eco-socio-cultural repair on many levels, and is a tool for stitching both one's soul and the world whole again. And it can bring a sense of belonging, that benefits yourself, others and our beloved Earth.

Working with land in this way, we can reclaim our role as a keystone species in regenerating landscapes, not just restoring ecosystems as engineers, but as biodiversity artists.

Most importantly, it’s become more urgent than ever that we know how to evolve through and beyond this chaos and co-create our future in true alignment with Nature.

Read what previous participants say about my courses and workshops here.

Animal communication workshop, presented with Eleni Gkikakis, Greece, 2019

What you can expect

The aim of the course is to support you in establishing or growing strong and deep roots in safe, efficient and clear Nature Communication, regardless of which aspects of Nature you choose to focus on.

You will learn:

~ the background of the science, art and magic of Ecofluency,

~ why and how Nature communication is our birthright, a critical skill and a vital resource,

~ the 9-steps of the Ecofluency guide to Nature communication, based on my experience and research,

~ basic principles for opening and closing the communication space for energetic safety,

~ how to refine your intent and deepen your connection for more meaningful and efficient communication,

~ simple practices for nervous system regulation and for cleansing and managing your energy field, for clearer communication and for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing

~ practices to develop trust, compassion and confidence in communicating with various kinds of beings, such as your own body, animals, plants, trees, insects, microbes, rocks, rivers, nature spirits, the elements, the Earth etc.

Each lesson builds on the previous one, so if you cannot attend a call, you can watch the recording and practice before the next lesson.

Course notes, additional resources and suggested reading will be sent out in follow-up emails during the course.

Included in the course is access to a new Ecofluency global network that's free until 31 December 2026, where you will be able to meet and practice with other people who have attended Ecofluency workshops and courses. This will also give you access to a collection of exercises with which to practice, alone or with others, to further develop your skills.

Tree communication workshop, presented at Wild Spirit, South Africa, 2019

Your host

Saskia von Diest, PhD - founder of Ecofluency, an award-winning organisation that offers education and consulting in Nature communication. I'm also involved in academic research and activism within this field.

In 2012, an animal communication workshop during my PhD in Plant Pathology sparked my interest in how farmers use intuitive communication with Nature to inform practical management decisions. From 2014 to 2020, I held two postdoctoral fellowships, at Stellenbosch University, South Africa, and at Coventry University, UK, to investigate intuitive farming as part of a wider new field of subtle agroecology.

Throughout my postdoctoral years, I further developed my own understanding and practice in communicating with trees, animals, landscapes, nature spirits and ancestors. I trained as a Family Constellations facilitator, and in the Way of the Warrior Healer for psychic surgery.

Ecofluency officially launched in 2021, has appeared dozens of times in the media including on TV, and was awarded gold for innovation at the Eco-logic Awards in 2025.

With 16 years of experience in teaching and facilitating, I work internationally with individuals and organisations, online and in-person. I enjoy promoting other human voices in the field of Nature communication, and am a founding member of Nature’s Council and a co-founder of the Organisation for Noetic Ecology.

My passion is creating experiences for humans to reclaim the power of our ancestral skills, joining the conversation with the rest of Nature once again, for personal transformation, planetary well-being and the evolution of our shared consciousness: www.ecofluency.org

What to bring

Please join up to 5min before the start of each session, so that we can begin on time.

Please bring:

• water to stay hydrated,
• writing or drawing materials,
• an open mind and open heart!

Ecofluency workshop at Artemis Art Garden, co-hosted with Lydia van Rooyen, April 2023, South Africa

Book your spot

I offer three different rates, please choose an amount that you truly can afford (or more, if you wish).

• Normal - £190 / €215 / $249 / R3900
• Reduced - £150 / €175 / $199 / R3100
• Farmers / beekeepers - £110 / €125 / $149 / R2300
• Join again (for those wanting to repeat an Ecofluency course) - £75 / €90 / $100 / R1750

Payments and donations can be made via Bank transfer, Stripe, Wise, PayPal, or through cryptocurrency.
NB: For bank transfers, I use Wise, an international multi-currency transfer system with zero exchange fees for the payer and very low fees for me (far more cost effective than Stripe and PayPal) - please contact me at saskia(at)ecofluency.org for my bank account details in your country.

Donations towards Ecofluency's activism and pro bono work are also greatly appreciated.

I really look forward to sharing this work with you!

Contact

For any queries, please contact Saskia at saskia(at)ecofluency.org.
To find out more about Ecofluency, please visit https://www.ecofluency.org

Service policy

• Cancellation and refund:
  • If I cancel the event for any reason, ticket(s) will be refunded in full.
  • If I postpone the event for any reason, you will have the option of either a full refund, or a transfer of your ticket(s) to the postponed event or a similar event.
  • Refunds are not possible once the course begins.
  • If you are unable to use your ticket(s) for any reason, I do not issue refunds, but I offer a flexible exchange or ticket transfer:
    • Ticket(s) can be exchanged for another course in the same year. To take advantage of this, please contact me to request the exchange at least 7 working days before the event, OR
    • You may transfer your ticket(s) to a friend of yours. To do this, please contact me to provide contact details of the new ticket holder(s) at least 3 working days before the event so that I can give them any necessary details about the course.
    • No-shows without the above notice are not entitled to refunds, exchanges or transfers.
      

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