I'm Ash Lounsbury (she/her) and I started Wake! Ecohealing in the fall of 2024. An ecopsychologist and enrolled citizen of the Wahzhazhe (Osage) Nation, I am currently settled on the mountainous, unceded land of Tsalaguwetiyi (Eastern Band Cherokee), or what is often referred to as Asheville, North Carolina, within the watershed of the Tah-kee-os-tee, or French Broad River.
Over the past few
years, I have been reclaiming and remembering my belonging to the natural world,
a journey that began as a way to navigate severe depression.
Now, I bring these practices into my work, offering them to
the community as pathways to reconnect with the earth. My hope is to provide accessible, ecopsychologically informed experiences that foster insight, healing, and an ever-deepening relationship with nature.
I sometimes write about myth, ecohealing, and birds. Check out my writing here.
Credentials
I hold a non-clinical Master's in Ecopsychology from Naropa University and
Level 1 and 2 certificates in ecotherapy from the Earthbody Institute. With over a decade of meditation experience, I have had the honor to support Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield's
virtual meditation community members. In 2025, I co-founded Earthwild Ecology Club where I co-facilitate virtual ecopsychological workshops.
Note: While I hold a Master’s in Ecopsychology and offer nature-based coaching and guidance, I am not a licensed therapist or clinical mental health practitioner. My work is rooted in personal experience, academic training, and earth-based practices. It is intended to support self-discovery and connection—not to replace professional mental health care when needed.
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