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Učna gradiva

where different youth workers and professionals share about the topic of well-being and mental health of youth.

Gathered workshops and theory on the topic of play, improvisation and art as non-formal education tools. It includes somatic movement and theory, theatre games, body improvisations, art as an expressive medium, games, communication exercises and group facilitation tools to support presence, consent and relational awareness.

Movement, community and nature for the empowerment of youth

Gathered workshops, tools and methods of body and somatic, theater, nature, authentic relating, art in youth works.

Move for Well-Being of Youth

Gathered workshop and theory on the topic mental health, self-regulation, body and somatic, Theater of the oppressed, role play, nature, river of life and others

Towards Holistic Well-Being

Gathered workshop, tools and theory on the topic holistic mental health and well-being of youth, positive psychology, biology of stress, NVC, values, working with inner conflicts (rainbow of desires, cops in the head), how to approach mental distress and dealing with crisis situations

Towards Holistic Well-Being

Gathered workshop material on topics of personal growth, embodiment, creativity, connection to nature and group cohesion using holistic and somatic practices. Embodied movement and contact improvisation, forest walks, solo wanders, nature-based rituals, art & creative expression, NVC, the way of council, authentic movement. How to create a safe, inclusive and transformative space where participants are encouraged to be as they are, to express freely and authentically in connection with themselves and the world around them.

Towards Holistic Well-Being

The manual contains the basic theory of strengths and weaknesses according to eco-psychology, based on the four cardinal directions, as well as concrete experiential exercises that can be done with young people to strengthen these strengths and raise awareness of the weaknesses.

The mediums of the experiential exercises are: nature, clay, artistic expression, movement, and somatics.

It also includes additional exercises for learning authentic communication with young people.

Our Projects

Training Course

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PIA: Play, Improvisation & Art I,II

23.9. – 1.10.2025 & 11.4. - 19.4.2026,
Smolnik, Slovenia

KA2+ Partnership

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Body for Empowerment

Ongoing partnership with Amazonas HR

Youth Exchange

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Resilience through Nature and Art

07.8.-18.8.2025,
Mokovec Farm, Slovenia

Training Course

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Whispers of Nature

11-19.09.2024,
Smolnik, Slovenia

Training Course

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coME AS YOU are

29.08-06.09.2024,
Smolnik, Slovenia

Training Course

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Movement, Community, and Nature for empowerment

01-08.08.2023,
Smolnik, Slovenia

Training Course

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Move for Well-Being of Youth

06-14.07.2022,
Smolnik, Slovenia

Solidarity Project

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V naravo po moč

2021-2022, Slovenija

Documentary

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Documentary: Mental health and Well-Being of Youth

A documentary about what youth workers can do to protect the mental health of youth

Training Course

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Towards Holistic Well-Being of Youth

27.07-03.08.2021,
Smolnik, Slovenia

Youth Exchange

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Dance your dance, sustain our future

Collaboration with Sunny Hill, 08.2018, Hrvoji, Slovenia

Youth Exchange

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Open Up 2015

15.-26.08.2015, Litija, Slovenia

Partner Projects

Narava, prijaznost in čuječnost za vse

Narava, prijaznost in čuječnost za vse

Active Participation of Youth

Mala šola permakulture

Mala šola permakulture

Active Participation of Youth

True Essence

True Essence

Training course

Nature Within Me

Nature Within Me

Youth Exchange

Be The Change

Be The Change

Youth Exchange

3 days long process of Dragon dreaming

3 days long process of Dragon dreaming

Event of YE

From I to the We: Yes to Sustainability!

From I to the We: Yes to Sustainability!

Youth Exchange

Back to Nature

Back to Nature

Youth Exchange

Open Your Heart

Open Your Heart

Youth Exchange

Into the Wild!

Into the Wild!

Training Course

Rural SustainAbility

Rural SustainAbility

Training Course

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Društvo nega zemlje in duha                                                                                                              Assoc. of Nurturing the Earth and Spirit      

Društvo nega zemlje in duha

Domačija Mokovec

Bork 10, Zrece, Slovenia

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Prija Barbara Balan

| social pedagogue | facilitator and trainer | farmer | 

 +386 40 843 691

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