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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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Special Event: Winter Solstice

Saturday, December 21, 2024 (Online)

with Jenny Mulholland-Beahrs

We invite you to join us for a special 90-minute evening community event. The winter solstice marks the depth of quiet and solitude in nature’s calendar. The shortest day of the year brings us the most darkness and also a beginning of a return to the light. Join the Awake in the Wild community for an evening of practices that explore and honor the beauty… (Cont’d)

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 USA Training: Oct 2024 – July 2025

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

Wild Hope

Stolte Grove, Mill Valley, CA

with Kyyio Cecil-Raditz

December 07, 2024 | 10:30 am – 4:30 pm PT

Experience the profound medicine of nature meditation, movement, and song to transform eco-anxiety into wild hope and inspired action. Join us for a transformative journey weaving Joanna Macy’s The Work That Reconnects with embodied nature practices. Discover how the healing power of mindful nature connection can awaken your resilience and joy.

Details & Registration

Click the “Retreats” Tab Above For Longer Programs

Special Event: Winter Solstice

Saturday, December 21, 2024 (Online)

with Jenny Mulholland-Beahrs

We invite you to join us for a special 90-minute evening community event. The winter solstice marks the depth of quiet and solitude in nature’s calendar. The shortest day of the year brings us the most darkness and also a beginning of a return to the light. Join the Awake in the Wild community for an evening of practices that explore and honor the beauty… (Cont’d)

Registration & Details

2025 Yearlong Community

Nature Meditation For Joy, Wisdom and Wonder

52 weeks – 52 meditations

Registration Opens: December, 2024

Through 52 engaging weekly practices, you will (learn to) meditate in a variety of natural landscapes in all kinds of weather with confidence and clarity. This yearlong meditation practice is supported by Mark Coleman’s A Field Guide to Nature Meditation which will serve as our “guide-book” for the practice. Mark will provide guidance by email each month as to which weekly meditations…

Registration & Details

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

Baja Kayaking and Meditation Retreat

Sea of Cortez Loreto, Baja California Sur Mexico

With Mark Coleman

March 17 – 22, 2025

This is an insight meditation and sea kayaking silent retreat in the pristine wilderness of the Sea of Cortez. Cultivate mindful awareness through sitting, walking, and movement meditations. Mark will guide practices each day to deepen a contemplative relationship to nature.

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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Special Event: Winter Solstice

Saturday, December 21, 2024 (Online)

with Jenny Mulholland-Beahrs

We invite you to join us for a special 90-minute evening community event. The winter solstice marks the depth of quiet and solitude in nature’s calendar. The shortest day of the year brings us the most darkness and also a beginning of a return to the light. Join the Awake in the Wild community for an evening of practices that explore and honor the beauty… (Cont’d)

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 USA Training: Oct 2024 – July 2025

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

Wild Hope

Stolte Grove, Mill Valley, CA

with Kyyio Cecil-Raditz

December 07, 2024 | 10:30 am – 4:30 pm PT

Experience the profound medicine of nature meditation, movement, and song to transform eco-anxiety into wild hope and inspired action. Join us for a transformative journey weaving Joanna Macy’s The Work That Reconnects with embodied nature practices. Discover how the healing power of mindful nature connection can awaken your resilience and joy.

Details & Registration

Click the “Retreats” Tab Above For Longer Programs

Online

Special Event: Winter Solstice

Saturday, December 21, 2024 (Online)

with Jenny Mulholland-Beahrs

We invite you to join us for a special 90-minute evening community event. The winter solstice marks the depth of quiet and solitude in nature’s calendar. The shortest day of the year brings us the most darkness and also a beginning of a return to the light. Join the Awake in the Wild community for an evening of practices that explore and honor the beauty… (Cont’d)

Registration & Details

2025 Yearlong Community

Nature Meditation For Joy, Wisdom and Wonder

52 weeks – 52 meditations

Registration Opens: December, 2024

Through 52 engaging weekly practices, you will (learn to) meditate in a variety of natural landscapes in all kinds of weather with confidence and clarity. This yearlong meditation practice is supported by Mark Coleman’s A Field Guide to Nature Meditation which will serve as our “guide-book” for the practice. Mark will provide guidance by email each month as to which weekly meditations…

Registration & Details

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

Retreats

Baja Kayaking and Meditation Retreat

Sea of Cortez Loreto, Baja California Sur Mexico

With Mark Coleman

March 17 – 22, 2025

This is an insight meditation and sea kayaking silent retreat in the pristine wilderness of the Sea of Cortez. Cultivate mindful awareness through sitting, walking, and movement meditations. Mark will guide practices each day to deepen a contemplative relationship to nature.

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