Let stress drift on the breeze and your worries roll away with the waves, as we dive into an exploration of mindfulness in nature.  In a NYMF workshop, you will be immersed in nature and cultivate a receptive, embodied quality of attention where deep connection and love are more accessible. 

Tune into the earth's rhythms and vibrations and let the earth come through you. 

Profound states of joy, peace and wonder may arise. 

Rooted & Rising: Nature's Path to Transformation

April 26th, 10:30-4:00 pm & July 12th

In this transformative nature-based workshop, discover powerful tools for moving through eco-anxiety and grief toward inspired environmental action. Through a blend of somatic practices, meditation, gentle yoga, and Joanna Macy's Work That Reconnects, you'll learn essential techniques for nervous system regulation while deepening your connection to nature and community. Join us to experience the healing power of the natural world and discover how your personal journey of reconnection can fuel meaningful collective change.

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In a world of mounting ecological, political, and social challenges, we all need deep connections that keep us grounded and resilient. This transformative nature-based workshop taps into the healing wisdom of the living world, weaving together Joanna Macy's "Work That Reconnects," somatic practices, mindfulness, and joyful exploration to guide participants from anxiety and grief toward compassion and meaningful action.

Through carefully curated experiences that blend embodied practices, nature-based meditation, and collective sharing, participants discover powerful tools for nervous system regulation amid personal struggles, societal tensions, and the global ecological crisis. These practices awaken our innate connections with each other and the natural world, nurturing the empathy, insight, and moral imagination essential for inspired environmental engagement.

Core Workshop Elements:

1. Somatics & Nature Meditation: Experiential learning through movement, mindfulness, and body-mind practices to identify and heal patterns of dysregulation

2. The Work That Reconnects: A profound framework that has empowered thousands worldwide to transform despair into collaborative action

3. Creative Expression and Connection: Building collective resilience through shared artistic exploration

Workshop Benefits:

Participants will develop:

• Practical tools for nervous system regulation and anxiety management

• Embodied practices for sustained emotional resilience

• A deepened connection to nature and the global community

• Creative strategies for fostering collective strength

• Clear pathways for inspired environmental action

• Meaningful connections with like-minded community members

Understanding that deep love, anxiety, conflict, and uncertainty flow through our communities and society at large, this workshop offers essential tools for discovering our inherent connections and collective power. Join us as we experience the self-healing potential of the web of life and transform our relationship with the environment into one of active hope and inspired stewardship.

Awake in the Wild Nature Meditation Library:

Opening To Love

This week we explored how nature practice can open us up to the aspects of love taught by the Buddha: loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity.

Opening Our Hearts with Nature

An exploration of nature as a gateway to gratitude, patience, appreciative joy, compassion, and interdependence.

Embracing Change & Finding Balance

Nature meditations to help us find balance while accepting change with an open heart. Each day is a different exploration of the changing seasons, our aging bodies, our minds & thoughts, feelings/emotions, and how we react to more global events such as climate change. 

Exploring the Elements as a Refuge

An exploration of the elements as a refuge during challenging times.

In Honor of Earth Day

 Nature Meditations exploring our relationship with the earth, interconnections, gratitude, interbeing, reciprocity, and right action. Meditations on the “Work that Reconnects” and sourcing ways to lean into love and compassion, as we move through both our inner and outer worlds.

Cultivating Emotional Resilience in Challenging Times

This week, we explore how to utilize nature-based practices to develop greater emotional awareness and resilience. We'll learn to attune to the wisdom of the natural world, using it as a mirror to understand our inner landscape better.

Like the phoenix rising from the ashes, we can emerge from our fears and challenges with greater wisdom and strength. By learning to work skillfully with our emotions, we not only reduce our own suffering but also become better equipped to contribute positively to our world in crisis.