Registration closes at 7:30 a.m. (Pacific Time) on May 1, 2022. A waiting list will be created if the program fills early. A recording* will be available following the program. Continuing Education Credits? (see details below)**
Awake in the Wild: Mindfulness Practices and the Joy & Peace of Meditation in Nature
Description:
Like the Buddha, people for millennia have sought sanctuary in the refuge of the natural world. In this tranquil and rejuvenating online retreat, we’ll explore how meditation is supported by the stillness of nature as we spend the day in sitting and walking meditation, accessible wherever you are.
Through nature meditation practices, we utilize the quality of mindfulness to support us being present to our direct experience and the earth around us. By learning from nature’s perennial wisdom teachings on impermanence, interconnection, and letting go, we will learn to be responsive to whatever condition we encounter.
Whether you’re in the northern hemisphere surrounded by the beauty of springtime or in the southern hemisphere deepening into autumn, we will open up to how nature evokes many sublime qualities of joy, peace, wonder, and love. With love also arises the wish to take care of what we love.
The retreat will include discussion, guided meditation, and periods of guided silent practice.
All are welcome! No one will be turned away for lack of funds as space allows. For more information, please email Registration@spiritrock.org.
*Recording Note: You will have ~90 days from the original program date to view the program. If you would like access to the recording, you must register by the deadline above. The recording will be available in ~10 days after the program.
**Please Note for CEC participants: If you are interested in receiving continuing education credits (CECs), you must register and pay for CECs prior to the start of the program (no retroactive CECs will be given) and you must attend the live program. Please review the CEC information below.
Continuing Education (CE) credit available:
This program offers 6 CE credits for $60 for licensed psychologists, and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, nurses, and chiropractors. Please review our Continuing Education Credit information page to determine if your association or board will accept credits offered by Spirit Rock.***
Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public. Care providers will be able to incorporate the healing power and presence of the natural world as an additional resource to offer themselves and their clients.
Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will better able to:
- Utilize techniques to cultivate self-care through connecting with the natural world, in preparation for or when working with clients;
- Describe a meditation technique for cultivating joy, that may improve patient care by reducing emotional exhaustion;
- Demonstrate mindfulness and nature practices that can aid in reducing client stress levels;
- Describe how practicing in nature can reduce suffering and increase a sense of ease and joy.
Continuing Education content level: Introductory
***Please note:
- For those with a different license or with a license from a different licensing board, please contact your licensing board directly to ask if CE credit from the above-approved sponsors is accepted. Spirit Rock does not confirm applicability of credit for those with licenses different than those listed above. Spirit Rock is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP16905 for 6 contact hours.
- Credit is awarded for instructional time only and does not include extended silent meditation, if offered.
- For full Provider information, and additional CEC information, including attendance requirements, cancellation, and grievance policies, please visit our Continuing Education Credit information page.
