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Walking in the Texas Hill Country

October 15, 2021 by Jana Wesson-Martin

The Texas Hill Country weather is so super nice in the fall and spring. There are months and months around here when pleasant temperatures allow us to spend time in the beautiful outdoors.The correlation with good mental health and getting out in nature has become common knowledge.

There is a large volume of literature that provides psychological and physical validation for walking and its tremendous healthy benefits.  More and more discoveries are also published about the incredible power of exposure to nature.  Endless studies claim that walking can improve mood and boost self-esteem and reduce stress. And all of those benefits make an individual much healthier.

You knew this already. Right? So when someone suggests you “take a walk,” it isn’t just a casual suggestion.  Now this endeavor is so well-recognized, a relatively new therapy is on the rise.  Yep. Walk and talk therapy.  This therapy is a psychotherapeutic approach based on the idea that there is a strong relationship between bodily movement and cognition within outdoor settings.  The foundation of walk and talk therapy supports the idea that it is in the dynamics of walking and talking that the client and therapist interact to contribute in the change process. 

Research indicates that this vein of therapy can be instrumental in getting through an impasse in therapy.  Walk and talk therapy can be an invaluable means of furthering and enhancing the psychological processing that takes place in therapy.  Most of the practitioners who have used it do so not as the sole or absolute format, but rather with a variety of creative treatments and theoretical approaches particular to the client. 

Perhaps walking and talking is a way to get us all moving on a path, both literally and figuratively.  Walking on the soles of one’s feet can be a metaphor for reflection and self-realization.  It isn’t so easy to compartmentalize the physical from the psychological. 

So even if your therapist doesn’t offer walk and talk therapy, it could be coming in the not too distant future.  Yet there is one very important thing you can do in the here and now: get out there.  Walk. Walk your dog. Hike.

Here’s a good one: walk and talk with a good friend whom you consider a confidant. Nature stimulates us in extraordinary ways. And there are so many breath-taking places to walk or hike around here.  Here are a few of my favorites:

-Lady Bird Johnson Park

-Panther Canyon Nature Trail

-San Antonio Mission Trail

-Rio Medina Trail

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February 9, 2024

I have dealt with 2 therapists in the past, and I can tell you from experience that Raymund Begaye is world class. He has all the wisdom, grace and savvy of Hannibal Lector without the cannibalistic tendencies. Always selfless, supportive, and non judgemental, meeting Raymund has been a huge blessing in my life. I know from the bottom of my heart that he got into this business because he cares about people and the human element. He also thinks outside of the box. His knowledge and ability to conduct EMDR sessions have been pure gold. I was skeptical at first about EMDR, but after several sessions with Raymund I can honestly say past traumatic experiences that have kept me in a state of bondage, are not as intense as they once were. Raymund is a true American hero in many ways. He saved many lives fighting for our great country, and he continues to save lives by providing hope to the hopeless.

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February 8, 2024

My therapist has been Ray B since fall of 2021. I was diagnosed with PTSD after the death of my husband. We were together 24 years and have a son. I know I'm alive today thanks to God and Ray. His techniques, patience, experience, care, effort, ideas and many more I can't think of, have been amazing. Ray is a blessing in my life.

Maggie Anaya
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February 3, 2024

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Charles Earley
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Charles Earley
January 17, 2024

Canceled 3 weeks in a row.

Jessica Wicklund
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Jessica Wicklund
December 25, 2023

I saw your video on FailArmy. Sorry your beautiful ferns got stolen. If I ever make it to your area I’ll have to stop by and check it out. Looks like a cool place!

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