Morning meditation can help us to wake up and begin the day on the right foot, feeling more centered, focused, and uplifted, and the natural world can inspire our practice. The series is led by Awake in the Wild (AitW) founder Mark Coleman along with skilled AitW teachers from around the world.

Join us on Zoom every Sunday evening for a 45-minute nature-oriented session that includes a short talk and guided meditation. The series is led by skilled Awake in the Wild (AitW) teachers from around the world. Sessions include a short 10 – 15 minute talk on a theme and a 30-minute guided meditation. Tune in from any peaceful environment with an internet connection, ideally immersed in nature or at the very least with a view of the outdoors. All are welcome!

The Awake in the Wild Teacher Training is an apprenticeship training in contemplative nature practice, inspired by contemporary mindfulness practice, traditional Buddhist wisdom, and by Mark Coleman’s 2006 book Awake in the Wild. Mark has been leading wilderness retreats for mindful nature lovers across the Americas since 2003 and has trained and inspired 65+ AitW teachers from around the world.

In this contemplative one day in southern Marin, we will open to the joy, beauty and tranquility of the natural world. We will utilize various sensory awareness practices, and mindfulness based meditations to support us being present and awake to our direct experience and to the wonder and mystery of nature. This time will be one of deep nourishment, regeneration and connection.

Immerse yourself in a day of profound healing and connection. This workshop weaves together Joanna Macy’s “Work That Reconnects,” somatic practices, and nature-based meditation to help transform anxiety into inspired action. Together, we’ll discover tools for nervous system regulation and explore how our connection to nature can guide us through personal and collective challenges.

A Day of Renewal and Learning for K-12 Educators — Whether you work in a rural or urban setting, this transformative workshop explores the powerful connection between nature and social and emotional learning (SEL), offering fresh perspectives to enrich your teaching and school culture.

Immerse yourself in community into the key practices, exercises and science of the different Mindful Self-Compassion programs with two Certified MSC teachers from Germany and Israel. Explore practices of gratefulness, nature meditation and monthly nature walks , interpersonal mindfulness in dyads and council practice, and the Inner Development Goals (IDG) communication framework.​

Through 52 engaging weekly practices, you will (learn to) meditate in a variety of natural landscapes in all kinds of weather with confidence and clarity. This yearlong meditation practice is supported by Mark Coleman’s A Field Guide to Nature Meditation which will serve as our “guide-book” for the practice. Mark will provide guidance by email each month as to which weekly meditations…

This is an insight meditation and sea kayaking silent retreat in the pristine wilderness of the Sea of Cortez. Cultivate mindful awareness through sitting, walking, and movement meditations. Mark will guide practices each day to deepen a contemplative relationship to nature.

We would like to invite you to experience connected community with like-minded people, to support each other through our warm, authentic presence, to orient ourselves by moving essential questions internally and connecting with internal forces in order to respond to the unmistakable change in a good way.

Awake in the Water by bringing your meditation practice to the vibrant coral reefs of Bonaire! UMI (Underwater Meditative Immersion) is a first-of-its-kind retreat that brings mindfulness into the underwater world for the purposes of individual insight & climate and social justice empowerment…

Find a home in the lush cloud-forests of Monteverde with a community of fellow Earth-lovers as we delve into nature-centered mindfulness and embodiment practices. This program, running for its 4th year, is dedicated to the inner work of outer transformation, and centers…

Explore with like-hearted human beings and more than human beings contemplative nature connection practices (AITW) in a wild setting at 1,500 m asl, including an educational framework for inner growth (IDGs) and, throughout, supported by compassion-based practices (MSC).

Join us in the stunning high desert of New Mexico for a restorative exploration into the sacred and unfolding alchemy of resilience. Supported by our sense gates, resourced with curiosity and awe, this retreat is about stepping into nature’s enduring and elegant blending of wisdom, mystery and might.

Morning meditation can help us to wake up and begin the day on the right foot, feeling more centered, focused, and uplifted, and the natural world can inspire our practice. The series is led by Awake in the Wild (AitW) founder Mark Coleman along with skilled AitW teachers from around the world.

Join us on Zoom every Sunday evening for a 45-minute nature-oriented session that includes a short talk and guided meditation. The series is led by skilled Awake in the Wild (AitW) teachers from around the world. Sessions include a short 10 – 15 minute talk on a theme and a 30-minute guided meditation. Tune in from any peaceful environment with an internet connection, ideally immersed in nature or at the very least with a view of the outdoors. All are welcome!