We believe that by fostering a relationship with the natural world, we can inspire a passion to protect our precious natural landscapes and all their inhabitants.

“Nature is Medicine” with Nature Immersion Guide Elena Rios - Video by Julio Alcala

NATURE IMMERSION

WITH ELENA RIOS

Elena Rios, a certified Nature Connection Guide/Mentor, Interdisciplinary Artist/Cultural Practitioner and Wildland Fire Professional with the Chumash Fire Department, guides participants through sensory awareness activities to expose them to the healing power of Nature.

There has been a global reduction in access to natural environments which has led to increasing disengagement with Nature. Studies have demonstrated a wide array of health benefits to nature connection activities, especially in the cardiovascular and immune systems, and for stabilizing and improving mood and cognition.

Nature Immersion builds on those benefits and looks beyond, to what happens when people remember that we are a part of nature, not separate from it, and are related to all other beings in fundamental ways. The importance of our relationship to land, plants, and place is rooted in ancestral Indigenous Knowledge all over the world. Experience an integrative mindfulness practice that honors this ancestral wisdom.

You are the medicine. Tu eres la medicina.

CULTIVATING STILLNESS WITH COLOR

WITH KATRINA ESPIRITU

This grounding and meditative watercolor experience invites us to be present and reconnect with nature through the playful flow of color. The session begins with a guided walking meditation and transitions into a reflective painting practice in the garden. Katrina’s mission is to create space where nature and creativity invite us back into stillness, connection, and a deeper sense of being. The experience closes with a tea ceremony offering space to reflect and be present in community. All levels welcome. No previous experience is necessary.