b.Nature: An Intergenerational Ecodharma Retreat Experience

RETREAT DETAILS Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or burnt out? Are you navigating climate anxiety or eco-grief? You are not alone. This retreat is created for a diverse, intergenerational community brought together by a shared wish for a better world. We welcome those seeking a deep connection with Nature, as well as leaders, negotiators, activists, and youth changemakers who want to meet the world’s challenges with peaceful, embodied energy. Elders, youth, LGBTQ+ participants, and people from BIPOC communities are especially invited to join this collective journey of sharing, healing, and learning. Join us for a profound 6-day experiential journey from embodied presence to embodied action.

This semi-silent mindfulness retreat offers a path toward committed, compassionate, and conscious eco-actions that help regenerate life on Earth.

CONNECTION, COMMUNICATION, COMMUNION AND CARE

The polycrisis we face is rooted in disconnection. The b.Nature retreat is designed to dissolve the imagined barriers between ourselves and Nature, opening the door to a deep and transformative realization: We are Nature. From this understanding, changemaking can arise from love and awe rather than struggle. The retreat weaves together periods of individual silence and introspection with group exploration and sharing.

RETREAT PRACTICES AND BENEFITS

Set in the restorative, healing energy of the Rocky Mountains, we will engage in a thoughtful blend of practices designed to replenish and support us:

• Embodied Mindfulness: Guided and silent meditation, Nature walks, journaling, drawing, and spontaneous mindful movement.
• Deepen Connection: A richer sense of connection, communication, and communion with Nature, strengthening your commitment to care for it.
• Wisdom & Reflection: Talks and reflections inspired by Buddhist Dharma and Indigenous Wisdom.
• Healing Trauma: Space to explore individual, ancestral, and systemic trauma in a safe environment.
• Restore Well-being: Nature’s co-regulating power to help reduce stress and anxiety.
• Reframing Action: A new way of approaching sustainability and regeneration, supporting personal initiatives that may help ease ecological disruption.