Wisdom and Medicine of the Earth: Nature as a pathway to healing ourselves and the Earth

“Just as there is a relationship of mind to body, so there is a relationship of body to Earth.” – Carl Jung

Most of us have lost our connectedness to the living world. At the same time, climate change, mental health challenges and chronic illness have skyrocketed. Connection to our bodies and the Earth is the missing piece for sustainable healing.

In this experiential workshop, we will focus on reclaiming our birthright: a deep, and connected relationship with the Earth. A relationship with nature as a pathway to relational and physical healing can holistically transform your life through offering an ongoing source of timeless compassionate love and awareness. Because this is intrinsic to who you are, and we are the Earth.

Set amongst the beautiful Esalen grounds, with the Redwood trees and Pacific ocean, one of the most spectacular coastlines in the world, we will practice both groundbreaking somatic methods based on body awareness science and relational attachment theory, and ancient Buddhist contemplative tools that will support you to foster a connection with nature.

We will mindfully listen to musician John Newton share his own relationship to nature through his original fingerstyle guitar music, reminiscent of the primitive guitar tradition of North America and chamber folk music of the British Isles. 

Through embodied mindful awareness, and nature connection practice, you will:

• Slow down and receive nourishment from connection to the Earth.
• Experience a loving, interdependent relationship with nature.
• Gain tools to support your own body’s innate intelligence for healing. 
• Find embodied support for navigating climate collapse, grief, and more.

Return home with the budding beginnings of a life-long relationship with the Earth that will help you to remain centered, joyful, and more resourced in an anxious world.

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