ALWAYS FROM NATURE
ECOMINGA’s 20th Anniversary Ecotour & Celebration
Galápagos Islands and Tropical Andes Mountains
Join us January 9 – 23, 2026, on a botany field program across one of the most diverse countries on Earth, from the Inter-Andean Valley to the Galápagos Islands and beyond, featuring several national parks and ECOMINGA reserves. Please review the program’s terms and conditions and register using the link below.
Get Involved
EcoStudio Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that contributes to environmental conservation through programs in education in the arts.
Our mission is to unite conservation, education, and the arts to create a more just world. We pledge to support grass-roots conservation efforts, fight biodiversity loss in the world’s most crucial ecosystems, and advocate for the rights of those whose lives and land are endangered by environmental threats.
We advance this mission through our Global Learning programs, including faculty-led study abroad in Ecuador for US students, and through the publication of literary and artistic material by our imprint, River Glass Books.
In 2022, we sent over one hundred students to Ecuador on faculty-led programs for US colleges and universities, published two chapbooks of short fiction and poetry, and launched our first coordinated fundraiser.
In 2023, we sent over 150 students, artists, scientists, and lifelong learners to Ecuador on experiential learning programs, published a chapbook of poetry, and donated $8,000 for the protection of threatened forests in Ecuador.
This is just the beginning! We’re planning several more university programs, literary publishing projects, and fundraising initiatives for the coming months.
As we expand our offerings, we’re looking to welcome more members to our team.
Open positions will be posted here. Or, send us an email if you’d like to get involved but don’t see your ideal opportunity here.
Program Administrator / Tour Operator in Ecuador
This opportunity is for an organization—either a study abroad program administrator, tour operator, or comparable organization—that is licensed and authorized to provide in-country services for our educational programs in Ecuador. We are accepting proposals between August, 2023, and January, 2025. See the full details here.
Volunteer
Do you want to volunteer at EcoStudio Foundation and assist in one of our upcoming study abroad programs or publishing projects? Get in touch at marley@ecostudiofoundation.org to receive updates on upcoming programs.
ALWAYS FROM NATURE
This program benefits Fundación ECOMINGA, a conservation NGO that has been protecting areas of high biodiversity and endemism across Ecuador for 20 years
Follow in the footsteps of renowned naturalists like Humboldt, Jameson, André, Spruce, and Darwin, as you journey through the Ecuadorian Andes and the Galapagos Islands. Explore a variety of biodiversity hotspots, from the páramo, at 4,000 meters above sea level, down to the Andean-tropical, cloud, and foothill forests at 900 meters. Discover the magical endemism forged over millennia of evolution in botanical form, color, scent, and flavor. Every moment is an opportunity to uncover the delicate bonds between plants, sun, wind, water, and the pollinators and seed dispersers that sustain them. Everything you find, from breathtaking flowers to tiny blossoms as delicate as snowflakes, will enchant you. View full itinerary here.
This program benefits Fundación ECOMINGA, a conservation NGO that has been protecting areas of high biodiversity and endemism across Ecuador for 20 years.
Follow in the footsteps of renowned naturalists like Humboldt, Jameson, André, Spruce, and Darwin, as you journey through the Ecuadorian Andes and the Galapagos Islands. Explore a variety of biodiversity hotspots, from the páramo, at 4,000 meters above sea level, down to the Andean-tropical, cloud, and foothill forests at 900 meters. Discover the magical endemism forged over millennia of evolution in botanical form, color, scent, and flavor. Every moment is an opportunity to uncover the delicate bonds between plants, sun, wind, water, and the pollinators and seed dispersers that sustain them. Everything you find, from breathtaking flowers to tiny blossoms as delicate as snowflakes, will enchant you. View full itinerary here.
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OUR STORY
How It All Began
It was our own calling for a more holistic life that gave birth to naturis back in 2008. In a bid to escape the everyday bustle, we moved to a remote old Derbyshire cottage surrounded by farmland that was home to more cows than people and with no TV reception to speak of…
It was there that we discovered a silence that we never knew existed. In those quiet reflective moments we found a new path; natural soap making and it was love from the very first batch. It changed everything and in the coming months, we took a leap of faith and gave up the 9-5 to chase a new dream.
The years have flown and today, over a decade later while that little cottage is just a memory, every day we can still be found behind the doors of our workshop, using slow unhurried methods to mindfully bring our natural products to life. At the heart of each one lies a blend of essential oils consciously created to help reconnect your mind, body and spirit.
WHO ARE WE?
Behind The Brand
their ingredients provide and how they make you feel.
Leanna Doolin
Leanna is the creative force behind naturis, using her life long love for essential oils to intuitively create aromatherapy products for women who want to create more calm and mindful days.
Michael Houlden
Michael is the more technically minded side of the team. After studying his business degree, he pursued a career in logistics before the call for a more conscious life caused him to say goodbye to the traditional career ladder.
Tallulah Rose
Tallulah joined the team in 2014 but quickly moved up the ranks to become chief happiness officer, she prides herself on bringing joy into everyone’s day – including the postman – with tail wags, cuddles and kisses.
Our Team
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The Pure Promise
We use nature’s most precious elements to make non-toxic skincare products that support
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