We made the decision to postpone this event given the risks with COVID-19. Spending time outdoors boosts your immune system and helps you heal from illness, so please do still be outside if you are able in this time of uncertainty. We will hopefully be able to host our June 20 workshop and will let you know soon.
Join us for guided meditation at the spring equinox and a day in a beautiful, private forest garden with redwoods, oaks, and laurels. Using simple mindfulness, breathing, and somatic techniques, we will guide you to return to the present moment, exploring places of rest in the body as a tool for releasing tension.
We’ll start the day with a mindfulness meditation to become aware of our bodies and senses. Then we’ll offer teachings on the gifts of nature and guided exercises to connect with the surrounding trees and plants and to explore the relationship of our bodies to nature. The outdoors will be our playground for walking in nature as a meditative practice. Through mindfulness practices and reflective contemplation, we will explore finding places of rest and ease in the body as a way to come more directly into the present moment. Leave feeling refreshed, calm, and connected.
Nina Horne is a meditation in nature teacher with a twenty-five year practice of meditation and somatic mindfulness experience, and has spent more than 3 months in silent retreat. Originally seeking out yoga and meditation as a tool for managing panic attacks, Nina experienced the transformative power of calming the mind to calm the body, which led to studying and receiving training in a wide range of trauma-informed somatic healing practices, including somatic experiencing, EMDR, reiki, energy work, guided imagery, yoga, massage therapy, shamanic journeying and conscious dance. She’s known for her deeply grounded presence and heart-based teaching style.
Laura Pustarfi, Ph.D., is a writer, creative, and integral ecologist. She holds a doctorate in Philosophy and Religion, and works at the intersection of philosophy, ecology, and religion. Her dissertation is titled Arboreality: Revisioning Trees in the Western Paradigm and includes her personal reflections with trees in the forest. Read her writing here.
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A testimonial from Suzanne: This exceeded my expectations for a day of meditation and relaxation. I arrived in the beautiful space with the world on my shoulders and left calmer and much more grounded. I would definitely attend again and recommend it to others.