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Know a program in Hawaiʻi that supports healing through land, ocean, movement, or creative arts? Let the IET research team know about it.
Innovative Experiential Therapeutics (IET) programs are land-, ocean-, and community-centered experiences that support healing, cultural connection, and wellbeing. They go beyond traditional talk therapy by engaging participants through direct experience with the natural environment, cultural practices, movement, and creative expression.
Ocean Practices
Surfing, paddling, ocean swimming, fishing, canoe paddling, marine cultural traditions
Land Restoration
ʻĀina-based programs — farming, restoration, gardening, native planting, traditional land practices
Movement
Yoga, dance, hiking, fitness, tai chi, embodied wellness practices
Creative Arts
Visual arts, music, hula, storytelling, theater, creative healing modalities
Not an IET program: Clinical therapy sessions, medical treatment, support groups without an experiential/nature-based component, purely recreational tourism, or programs without a wellbeing or healing focus.
Innovative Experiential Therapeutics · University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Questions? Contact Dr. John Souza, Jr. at jgs808@hawaii.edu