Mindfulness-centered, somatic & nature-based offerings for groups & individuals
Storm building above late summer crop Val Marie, Saskatchewan
Lichen on rock, Mary’s Labyrinth, near Grasslands National Park
January rime frost, Swift Current, Saskatchewan
Upcoming four week course
Winter Mojo
“To appreciate the beauty of a snowflake you have to stand outside” -Aristotle
Inspired by the living landscapes, animals and seasons of southern Saskatchewan, and based in integral education, eco-psychology, wisdom traditions and the contemplative & expressive arts, this four-week course is intended as a portal to greater intimacy with self, other & the ‘more-than-human’ world. The invitation of the course is to deepen into the magic and medicine of our longest season— to slow down, go within, and experience a sense of resilient aliveness, wonder and quiet joy.
Through readings, discussions, mindfulness and expressive arts exercises out in nature, we’ll explore our innate capacity for presence and connection. We’ll cultivate a felt sense of inter-relationships of inner and outer landscapes, moving away from the idea of a self that is somehow separate from it all.
Mindfulness-centered, somatic, nature-based practices, workshops & counseling
EMBODIED SPIRITUALITY
SELF-DISCOVERY, MINDFUL INQUIRY
SHARED GROUND OF BEING
Prickly pear cactus blossoms, early summer, Grasslands National Park
Upcoming four week course
The Ecological Self
“Care flows naturally if the self is widened…” Arne Naess
Inspired by the living landscapes and animals of southern Saskatchewan, integral education, eco-psychology, and the contemplative & expressive arts, this four-week course is intended as a portal to greater intimacy with self, other & the ‘more-than-human’ world. The invitation of the course is a deepening into the felt-experience of belonging and re-membering our place in the family of things. Through readings, discussions, creative and meditative experiential exercises in nature, we’ll explore our innate capacity for presence and connection. Moving away from the idea of a separate self, we’ll cultivate relationship with our inner and outer landscapes.
Weeping fig roots on tree lined street, Escandón, Mexico City
Explore our virtual meditation space
Grounded meditations & practices, rooted in embodied self discovery
Deepen your relationship to self, to community, to nature. In the virtual practice space you’re welcome to explore different styles of meditation, join in discussions about your practice, participate in experiential nature-based practices & embodied creative exercises. Engage your body, your senses, your emotions, intuition, imagination, ideas and creativity in mindful exploration of inner & outer landscapes.
Hawk circling over quonset, storm building, Val Marie, Saskatchewan
Gentle yet powerful assisted self-study
Mindfulness-centered somatic counseling
This gently guided one-on-one work focuses on present moment experience and uses mindfulness to uncover how past experiences shape current emotions and behaviours, facilitating healing and self-discovery. Although sessions include talking, emphasis is on an experiential approach, based in the body, which goes beyond words to access that which defines and shapes day-to-day experience. Previously unconscious material comes to conscious awareness to be worked with, transforming the way we experience life.
“Eco” comes from the Greek word oikos, meaning home. Ecology is the study of home, while economics is the management of home. Ecologists attempt to define the conditions and principles that govern life’s ability to flourish through time and change. Societies and our constructs, like economics, must adapt to those fundamentals defined by ecology. The challenge today is to put the “eco” back into economics and every aspect of our lives.”
― David Suzuki, The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature
Summer flowers Stowel Lake Farms, Salt Spring Island, BC
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