The Natural World

Our Natural World is a gift and a treasure. Connecting with the Natural World around us, learning new ways to care for and reciprocate the gifts of nature can be incredibly invigorating and healing. Join us in exploring nature, how nature supports us, and how we can best support nature in return.

Yoga and Nature: Gifts of the Season 

Melissa Lago

January 9–11, 2026

Program Start Date & Time: January 9th  |  5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: January 11th  |  12:30 pm Replenish your body, mind, heart and spirit and bring it into harmony and balance with the seasons through yoga and spending time in the natural world. Many of us spend more time staring into screens, […]

Healing with Nature

Rochelle Calvert

January 22–25, 2026

Program Start Date & Time: January 22nd, 2026 – 5:30 pm Orientation Program End Date & Time: January 25th, 2026 – 1:30 pm This nature meditation retreat is designed to support healing through nature-based mindfulness and somatic practices. Trauma often disrupts our inner ecosystems, leading to a dysregulated state that hinders our ability to fully […]

FREE ONLINE EVENT: The Great Silence: Mindfulness and Nonduality

Johann Robbins

March 29, 2026

Program Start Date & Time: March 29th |  10:00 am Program End Date & Time: March 29th |  12:00 pm This is a free introduction to Nonduality, and a chance to be with Johann Robbins before his seven day nature retreat at Drala at the end of the summer. He will offer a guided meditation, […]

FREE ONLINE EVENT: The Great Silence: Mindfulness and NonDuality

Johann Robbins

March 29, 2026

Program Start Date & Time: March 29th 10:00 am Program End Date & Time: March 29th 12:00 pm Discover a deeper ease in meditation — and meet Johann Robbins — in this free two-hour online introduction to Mindfulness and Non-Duality in Nature. If you’ve ever longed for a meditation practice that feels natural instead of […]

Seeding Self-Renewal

Didier Sylvain

April 9–12, 2026

Program Start Date & Time: April 9th  |  5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: April 12th  |  12:30 pm The destiny of Earth seed is to take root among the stars. — Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Sower In spring’s awakening, renewal bursts into the open — vibrant, visible, and alive with possibility. […]

Regenerations: Cultivating Connections to Earth, Art & Activism

Molly Murfee and Ivy Kim

April 28–May 3, 2026

Program Start Date & Time: April 28th  |  5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: May 3rd  |  12:30 pm Regenerate: to bring into renewed existence, to replace that which is injured, to give it a new and more vigorous life. Regenerations: Cultivating Connections to Earth, Art & Activism is an active investigation of our […]

The Art of Zen Birding

Ryan Dibala

May 15–17, 2026

Program Start Date & Time: May 15th  |  5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: May 17th  |  12:30 pm There are birders and there are Zen birders. What’s the difference? Intention. Join naturalist and Birding Man Wildlife Tours Founder Dr. Ryan Dibala in a series of workshops that explore what could be considered the […]

The Luminous Wilderness: Awakening with the Five Elements

Lama Elizabeth Monson, PhD

May 22–28, 2026

Program Start Date & Time: 5:30 pm Orientation on May 22nd Program End Date & Time: 12:30 pm on May 28th Spiritual traditions from all over the world honor the sacred interconnectedness between the human, non-human, and the living world. From the shamanic traditions of South America to the Buddhist and Dzogchen traditions of Tibet, […]

Wild Rest: An Embodied Devotional Retreat in Nature

Devon Hase, Djuna Devereaux and Yong Oh

June 1–7, 2026

Program Start Date & Time: June 1st, 2026  |  5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: June 7th, 2026  |  12:30 pm Devotion begins as attention and deepens through love. Devotional practice can be expressed in the body, heart and mind as our most intimate longing to awaken. Within the refuge of an integrated experience […]

Mindfulness and Non-Duality in Nature

Johann Robbins and Alice Robbins

September 6–12, 2026
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Healing Sound, Healing Plants: Kirtan Chanting, Sound Healing & Wild Plants

Christine Stevens

September 23–27, 2026

Program Start Date & Time: September 23rd  |  5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: September 27th  |  12:30 pm Join author, naturalist and sound healing practitioner Christine Stevens in a profound sound retreat that combines botany & sacred music. Awaken your senses through wild harvesting and learn how to work with medicinal and edible […]