Meet Evelyn & her Healing Dogs
"I believe in the loving healing power of nature. As a child, I grew up on a rural property near São Paulo, with loving and lovable animals and a strong tie to everything green. My dream is that more and more people become integrated to this powerful, unique love, for the good of all and of our planet.” (Evelyn Hartoch, coordinator)
To learn more about Retreat Bela Naturezea's slogan “Touchable Love”, click here.
“Nature Sanctuary
for the healing arts
and environmental consciousness.
Joy, retreats and studies,
healing and wellbeing!
Let us connect
with our wisdom
and the artists that we are!
To our planet:
gratitude, love, and respect.”
(Evelyn Hartoch)
Dr. Evelyn Hartoch, coordinator of Retreat Bela Natureza:
Landscape architect with Ph.D. in Environmental Structures from FAUUSP, University of São Paulo and in Socio-Environmental Sciences from Kassel University, Germany; BA in Communications and Arts from ECAUSP, University of São Paulo; consultant and holistic therapist in colors (chromotherapy) and complementary therapeutic sounds.
Twice a week Evelyn leads a "good morning meditation" at which the dogs are present. After the meditation we have the opportunity to interact with them for an hour and delight in the affection given and received. These are precious and unforgettable moments!
Retreat Bela Natureza's family of 15 resident dogs, which have been trained for this purpose during years, is central to our group meditation sessions. Having 15 of them means that there may be enough doggies to accompany each person during the meditation sessions; however, this cannot be guaranteed because dogs are also sensitive to people's auras and may choose when to interact with specific humans at specific moments.
Please see more about the the philosophy of the project in this video:
Retreat Bela Natureza's dog family
Here at the retreat we have a wonderful group of loving, affectionate, healthy and well trained dogs, a real family of healing dogs! The more time you spend with them, the more you will be surprised by their individual personalities and notice all their different characteristics.
To learn more about our story and how our dog family came to be, click here.
You'll be amazed at how independent and intelligent the dogs are and how, most of the time, they're busy communicating with each other. Because they are a family and grew up together, they've developed a sort of hierarchical behavior among the group that is quite similar to a wolf pack in nature.