We Mature through Attunement

Night becomes day. Seasons turn. Birth always gives way to death. Direct Encounter Divination Sessions, Mentorship Programs, and Centering Waters Way Group Experiential help individuals, organizations, and communities recognize where they are, what time it is in life, and what the present moment is asking of us all.

A guide or mentor does not simply provide answers or facts like an expert. In my experience, they are more like a friend who walks beside you, still learning with you, creating space for the interior life to take form. Like a shell, we are not built from the outside in. We grow our dwelling from within. Layer by layer, experience shapes a luminous inner chamber that is not an armor against the world, but the very form that allows us to encounter it more fully.

Lila Edwards

Founder + Facilitator + Ecopsychologist + Guide

Direct Encounter is a Transdisciplinary Consultancy Dedicated to Ecological Identity Development, Social Justice, Regeneration, and Healing through Synchronizing with Natural Rhythms.

What is Ecopsychology?

Ecopsychology is an interdisciplinary field that explores the reciprocal relationship between human wellbeing and the living Earth. Emerging from transpersonal psychology, ecology, the environmental movement, and the behavioral sciences, it recognizes that psychological health and ecological health are inseparable. Rather than viewing nature as simply a setting for healing, ecopsychology understands the more-than-human world as an active participant in human development, identity, and meaning.

Every offering begins from the same orientation: meaningful action is born from stillness, and lasting change begins in relationship.

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"The pain you feel for the world is not a burden to be hoisted up and lugged around on our shoulders. It is a sign of your love, and your capacity to heal. ... If we have nothing to do with our despair but keep it bottled up, it drains our vitality. If we can manage to share it, we not only find communality with other people's experiences but despair can become a source of both personal empowerment and politicization." — Joanna Macy