**10. Conclusion**

Starting to think about how to help people develop or learn the path to wellbeing through learning embodied skills is a new way of thinking about this area. The long-term success and expansion of this intervention which has grown from local need would suggest that using alternative embodied approaches for mental health and behavioural issues particularly for those not currently engaging with 'treatment as usual' could be a way forward. Indeed, do we need to consider that the increases in mental ill health and distress need us to re-configure services to the point that embodied nature-based approaches are part of, or at the forefront of what is offered routinely. It is important to recognise that in these interventions there is no need for long term costly consultations, diagnostics and pharmacological approaches along with the stigma and labelling which accompanies them. Nature based embodied approaches are very acceptable to both participants and practitioners with little associated stigma, low drop-out rates and high completion rates and may be the most appropriate initial approach for those with non-psychotic issues.
