With Mark Coleman, Micah Mortali & Friends
Explore how rewilding can help us stay grounded, resilient, and connected to the living Earth in a rapidly changing world. Join Micah Mortali and an inspiring group of nature connection, survival, farming, and storytelling leaders for a multidisciplinary exploration of belonging, meaning, and our relationship with nature.
With Mark Coleman and Lori Schwanbeck
How often do you find yourself truly disconnecting from the chaos of daily life to reconnect with nature and your inner self, particularly during the chaos of the holiday season? Can you envision how connecting with your body, community, and the natural world could lead to a profound sense of gratitude and awe that could carry you forward? This spacious workshop will be an invitation to unplug, reset and realign as we connect to ourselves, others and nature.
With Mark Coleman & Lori Swanbeck
Big Sur, CA
On Esalen’s spectacular Big Sur coast, this immersive, nature-based mindfulness workshop invites you to meditate amid the beauty and aliveness of the natural world.
This Resilience and Nature course reveals how mindfulness in nature supports you to live with a steady presence and peaceful heart in the midst of turbulent conditions. And best of all, these practices are not limited to the “great outdoors”. You can practice meditation in nature anywhere: in your garden, on your balcony, or while simply looking out a window or gazing at a plant in your home. Each practice allows you to connect to the power of nature’s stillness and wisdom. They will fortify you with resilience.
In Meditating in Nature, Mark Coleman invites us to cultivate “the joy and profundity of a nature-based practice.” Across eight guided sessions, Mark reveals how the simplest of experiences ~ “listening to morning birdsong, gazing up at the vastness of the night sky, lying in a wildflower meadow” ~ can make meditation more effortless and enjoyable, and even “open the mind to insight about timeless truths.”
Ancient wisdom teachings, including those of the Buddha, ask humans to pay attention to the richness of life on our planet, to offer gratitude for all that we receive, and to care for all living things. And yet, while the earth calls for our attention, our focus is lost in digital screens and indoor living. As a result, we feel deeply disconnected, distracted, and dulled. We also fail to respond wisely as the earth and its species suffer greatly.
The good news? We can reawaken our sensory awareness by stepping out into any natural setting and skillfully expanding the field of our attention. Through meditation in the natural world, we can open our minds and hearts, and form a deeper connection with all living things.
Over the years, we have recorded many of our Daily and Sunday meditation sessions. While we are no longer offering ongoing recordings, we’ve created a curated sample catalog so you can experience the flavor of our sits, hear the guidance offered by our teachers, and get a sense of the community practice. These selected recordings represent the essence of what we share together—mindfulness, nature-based reflection, and supportive teachings. We hope they offer a helpful window into our practice.
