The following is part of an ongoing dialogue with the feelings and questions of our time. This month, our founder Ariana Candell explores ways we can orient to the crises at hand and be of service on behalf of a life sustaining society.What can we give in the service of life on Earth when there is so much need? Similar to me, you may be alternately nervous or terrified about the upcoming U.S. election. You may go between being horrified, enraged, and in denial around the tens of thousands of...

The following is part of an ongoing dialogue with the feelings and questions of our time. This month, our teacher Kai Siedenburg explores the potent possibilities when we engage with nature and the more-than-human as beloved kin. "In Native American culture, we see everything as being alive. Each living thing has a specific role as a teacher and family member. Everything on Earth, whether stone, tree, creature, cloud, sun, moon, or human being, is one of our relatives.” — Jamie Sams Imagine...

The following is part of an ongoing dialogue with the feelings and questions of our time. This month, our teacher Ryan Van Lenning explores the ebb and flow of sinking into community, confrontation with the heartbreaks and disharmony, and practices for us to "re-inhabit the deeper animate world rooted in vision and love." I’m basking deep in that nourishing afterglow of gratitude, connection, and accomplishment after co-facilitating an Ecotherapy immersion in Massachusetts. What a treasure to...

The following is part of an ongoing dialogue with the feelings and questions of our time. This month, our teacher Lili Nakita Kroutilina speaks to the fiery potential that we can harness on behalf of action, purpose, and justice, while tending to Earth and self. She also offers us suggestions for how we can access the gifts of cold water in the Nature Practice offering! June can be a time of tender reflection and awakening, leading to inspiration and action. As the snow is melting down the...

The following is part of an ongoing dialogue with the feelings and questions of our time. This month, our teacher Connie Habash leads us through her practice of "Returning to my Senses," a sensation rich, narrative meditation on the gifts of tuning in to the more-than-human environment. It was an upsetting day. I knew I had to get into the forest - ASAP. As I arrived and parked, a feeling of relief was beginning to envelop me, and a few steps down the trail, the smile returned to my face. I...

The following is part of an ongoing dialogue with the feelings and questions of our time. This month, our Teacher Yvonne McGaughey reflects on "Earth Day Life," focusing on the impacts which humans can have on the ecosystem, and the importance of developing more reciprocal relationship with Earth. A twinge of pain alerted me that something had penetrated my foot. I regularly walk barefooted to provide a continuous connection to the direct surface of the earth. A tiny, almost invisible to the...