Wild Heart: Opening to Ourselves as Nature (Silent Retreat)

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The Buddha often encouraged his followers to go into the forest to spend extended periods of time in retreat. He recommended this because to connect with the natural world is to connect with human nature. We, as humans, are nature after all. With modernization and the busyness of our day to day lives, the truth of our true nature has been forgotten and the results can be seen all around us. Stress, pollution, climate catastrophe, all speak to our disconnection from who and what we really are.

On this silent retreat, we will explore natural, sensory-based awareness and embodied mindfulness through the practices of meditation, Qigong, yoga, and inquiry. Held at the Land of Medicine Buddha (LMB) in the Santa Cruz mountains of Northern California, this sacred land offers an idyllic environment for you to connect with yourself and the world around you. In addition to our sessions together,…