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Dana Based Sitting Groups

Join our dedicated community of nature-based mindfulness meditators. We have two Primary sitting groups you can join! The Daily Nature Meditation group meets every weekday morning and starts off with a brief 10 – 12 minute nature inspired talk followed by a guided meditation. We also have a similar format for our Sunday Evening Meditation group. Click the buttons below to view the schedules.

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Summer Solstice

A Mindfulness Celebration

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 5:00pm (Online)

with Kyyio Cecil

Join us for a special mindfulness celebration of the summer solstice, a 90-minute event designed to honor the wisdom of our planet and the transformative energy of this pivotal moment.

Registration & Details

Daily Nature Meditation

With AitW Teachers

Daily: Monday – Friday (Online)

Morning meditation can help us to wake up and begin the day on the right foot, feeling more centered, focused, and uplifted, and the natural world can inspire our practice. The series is led by Awake in the Wild (AitW) founder Mark Coleman along with skilled AitW teachers from around the world.

Upcoming Schedule

Sunday Evening Meditation

With AitW Teachers

Weekly: Every Sunday (Online)

Join us on Zoom every Sunday evening for a 45-minute nature-oriented session that includes a short talk and guided meditation. The series is led by skilled Awake in the Wild (AitW) teachers from around the world. Sessions include a short 10 – 15 minute talk on a theme and a 30-minute guided meditation. Tune in from any peaceful environment with an internet connection, ideally immersed in nature or at the very least with a view of the outdoors. All are welcome!

Upcoming Schedule

Awake in the Wild Teacher Training

A Yearlong Apprenticeship Training

Next Training: TBD

The Awake in the Wild Teacher Training is an apprenticeship training in contemplative nature practice, inspired by contemporary mindfulness practice, traditional Buddhist wisdom, and by Mark Coleman’s 2006 book Awake in the Wild. Mark has been leading wilderness retreats for mindful nature lovers across the Americas since 2003 and has trained and inspired 65+ AitW teachers from around the world.

Details & Application

Click the “Retreats” Tab Above For Longer Programs

Summer Solstice

A Mindfulness Celebration

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 5:00pm (Online)

with Kyyio Cecil

Join us for a special mindfulness celebration of the summer solstice, a 90-minute event designed to honor the wisdom of our planet and the transformative energy of this pivotal moment.

Registration & Details

Click the “Sitting Groups” Tab Above For Online Meditation Groups

Nature as Refuge
Cultivating Awareness, Love and Awakening in Nature

Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center
Ward, CO 80481

With Mark Coleman and Eleni Monos

June 16 – 22, 2025

In this silent, fully outdoor nature retreat, participants will engage in meditation and sensory awareness practices amidst mountains and meadows, cultivating insight, interconnection, and well-being. The retreat offers an opportunity to explore nature’s teachings on change, equanimity, and love for the earth, while deepening mindfulness and fostering a contemplative relationship with the natural world.

Registration & Details

The Way Out Is In

Piemonte, Ostana at Monviso Institute, Italy

With Mirjam Luthe

Sept 01 – 06, 2025

Explore with like-hearted human beings and more than human beings contemplative nature connection practices (AITW) in a wild setting at 1,500 m asl, including an educational framework for inner growth (IDGs) and, throughout, supported by compassion-based practices (MSC).

Registration & Details

Living Resilience: A Nature Meditation Retreat

Ghost Ranch Retreat Center in Abiquiu, NM

With Ashley Dahl

Oct 19 – 23, 2025

Join us in the stunning high desert of New Mexico for a restorative exploration into the sacred and unfolding alchemy of resilience. Supported by our sense gates, resourced with curiosity and awe, this retreat is about stepping into nature’s enduring and elegant blending of wisdom, mystery and might.

Registration & Details

Daily Nature Meditation

With AitW Teachers

Daily: Monday – Friday (Online)

Morning meditation can help us to wake up and begin the day on the right foot, feeling more centered, focused, and uplifted, and the natural world can inspire our practice. The series is led by Awake in the Wild (AitW) founder Mark Coleman along with skilled AitW teachers from around the world.

Upcoming Schedule

Sunday Evening Meditation

With AitW Teachers

Weekly: Every Sunday (Online)

Join us on Zoom every Sunday evening for a 45-minute nature-oriented session that includes a short talk and guided meditation. The series is led by skilled Awake in the Wild (AitW) teachers from around the world. Sessions include a short 10 – 15 minute talk on a theme and a 30-minute guided meditation. Tune in from any peaceful environment with an internet connection, ideally immersed in nature or at the very least with a view of the outdoors. All are welcome!

Upcoming Schedule
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Summer Solstice

A Mindfulness Celebration

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 5:00pm (Online)

with Kyyio Cecil

Join us for a special mindfulness celebration of the summer solstice, a 90-minute event designed to honor the wisdom of our planet and the transformative energy of this pivotal moment.

Registration & Details

Daily Nature Meditation

With AitW Teachers

Daily: Monday – Friday (Online)

Morning meditation can help us to wake up and begin the day on the right foot, feeling more centered, focused, and uplifted, and the natural world can inspire our practice. The series is led by Awake in the Wild (AitW) founder Mark Coleman along with skilled AitW teachers from around the world.

Upcoming Schedule

Sunday Evening Meditation

With AitW Teachers

Weekly: Every Sunday (Online)

Join us on Zoom every Sunday evening for a 45-minute nature-oriented session that includes a short talk and guided meditation. The series is led by skilled Awake in the Wild (AitW) teachers from around the world. Sessions include a short 10 – 15 minute talk on a theme and a 30-minute guided meditation. Tune in from any peaceful environment with an internet connection, ideally immersed in nature or at the very least with a view of the outdoors. All are welcome!

Upcoming Schedule
Teacher Training

Awake in the Wild Teacher Training

A Yearlong Apprenticeship Training

Next Training: TBD

The Awake in the Wild Teacher Training is an apprenticeship training in contemplative nature practice, inspired by contemporary mindfulness practice, traditional Buddhist wisdom, and by Mark Coleman’s 2006 book Awake in the Wild. Mark has been leading wilderness retreats for mindful nature lovers across the Americas since 2003 and has trained and inspired 65+ AitW teachers from around the world.

Details & Application
In-Person

Click the “Retreats” Tab Above For Longer Programs

Online

Summer Solstice

A Mindfulness Celebration

Friday, June 20, 2025 at 5:00pm (Online)

with Kyyio Cecil

Join us for a special mindfulness celebration of the summer solstice, a 90-minute event designed to honor the wisdom of our planet and the transformative energy of this pivotal moment.

Registration & Details

Click the “Sitting Groups” Tab Above For Online Meditation Groups

Retreats

Nature as Refuge
Cultivating Awareness, Love and Awakening in Nature

Rocky Mountain Ecodharma Retreat Center
Ward, CO 80481

With Mark Coleman and Eleni Monos

June 16 – 22, 2025

In this silent, fully outdoor nature retreat, participants will engage in meditation and sensory awareness practices amidst mountains and meadows, cultivating insight, interconnection, and well-being. The retreat offers an opportunity to explore nature’s teachings on change, equanimity, and love for the earth, while deepening mindfulness and fostering a contemplative relationship with the natural world.

Registration & Details

The Way Out Is In

Piemonte, Ostana at Monviso Institute, Italy

With Mirjam Luthe

Sept 01 – 06, 2025

Explore with like-hearted human beings and more than human beings contemplative nature connection practices (AITW) in a wild setting at 1,500 m asl, including an educational framework for inner growth (IDGs) and, throughout, supported by compassion-based practices (MSC).

Registration & Details

Living Resilience: A Nature Meditation Retreat

Ghost Ranch Retreat Center in Abiquiu, NM

With Ashley Dahl

Oct 19 – 23, 2025

Join us in the stunning high desert of New Mexico for a restorative exploration into the sacred and unfolding alchemy of resilience. Supported by our sense gates, resourced with curiosity and awe, this retreat is about stepping into nature’s enduring and elegant blending of wisdom, mystery and might.

Registration & Details
Sitting Groups

Daily Nature Meditation

With AitW Teachers

Daily: Monday – Friday (Online)

Morning meditation can help us to wake up and begin the day on the right foot, feeling more centered, focused, and uplifted, and the natural world can inspire our practice. The series is led by Awake in the Wild (AitW) founder Mark Coleman along with skilled AitW teachers from around the world.

Upcoming Schedule

Sunday Evening Meditation

With AitW Teachers

Weekly: Every Sunday (Online)

Join us on Zoom every Sunday evening for a 45-minute nature-oriented session that includes a short talk and guided meditation. The series is led by skilled Awake in the Wild (AitW) teachers from around the world. Sessions include a short 10 – 15 minute talk on a theme and a 30-minute guided meditation. Tune in from any peaceful environment with an internet connection, ideally immersed in nature or at the very least with a view of the outdoors. All are welcome!

Upcoming Schedule