MBNE – Mindfulness-based Nature Experience

A 6 Week Mindfulness in Nature Meditation Course

Hosted Live on Zoom (Sessions will be Recorded)

Course Overview

Join us for this live online course that explores accessible and powerful meditation practices in the beauty of nature. Each week we will guide participants in various nature meditations that allow people to refine their meditation practice, deepen their awareness of the natural world, and open up to qualities of delight, insight, and awe. We will also give short talks on various mindfulness in nature themes as well as offer times for discussion and inquiry.

You will learn to cultivate many beautiful nature practices including foundational techniques like breathing with nature, arriving practice, mindfulness of body outdoors, and listening meditation. You will also learn sensory awareness meditations and how to practice meditation as a meandering practice with various points of focus such as orientating toward curiosity, love, or open awareness. You will explore heart-based meditations like gratitude practice, loving and being loved meditation, and there will be wisdom meditations on the 4 elements, interconnection, knowing and being known meditation, and a host of other accessible and powerful contemplative practices.

Learning Objectives

  • Cultivate a natural mindful presence outdoors
  • Study a variety of nature meditation practices that can be practiced anywhere
  • Access expansive qualities of joy, awe, and wonder
  • Develop intimacy with the natural world
  • Join a rich learning community of like-minded meditators
  • Deepen your meditative journey

Location

The course will be held online via Zoom Meetings, and you are encouraged to join the sessions from a device where ideally you can be outdoors or at least with a view of the natural world. All sessions will be recorded and made available for viewing within 48 hours of each session – for review or for those who cannot attend live.

Registration Fees and Scholarships

The course is available for a registration fee of $275. Partial scholarships are available for those who need financial assistance. To qualify, please submit your request at this link by writing a 2-3 sentence statement about your financial situation and how much of a scholarship you would need. No one turned away due to a lack of funds. Our Cancellations and Refunds policy.

Waitlist Signup

Next Offering: Fall 2023
Length: 6 Consecutive Tuesdays
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 pm (pacific time)

Location: Live on Zoom
Recordings: Available within 48 hours after each class session

Registration Fee: $275
Scholarships: See “Details” section
T&C: Cancellations and Refunds

Waitlist Signup