Nature Practice

Celebration is our practice today. We close our first week by engaging the "Immeasurable" practice of Mudita (Sympathetic Joy). We gather around the fire to witness the profound shifts happening in our community—from reclaiming time for ourselves to remembering our true identity alongside the trees. Using a simple storytelling framework I learned from the memoirist Joyce Maynard ("I used to... but now I..."), we validate that by deepening your relationship with the Earth, you are literally preparing your biology for warm-heartedness. Come add your voice to the constellation.

🎉 Your Week 1 Transformations:  Please let me know how it's going here.

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𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

• Heart to Heart with the Earth — Free Guide
Context for Nature Practice + answers to the most common questions.
Get your free guide here.

• Watch the Film: Inmanencia
A poetic exploration I made of presence, reciprocity, and the Earth’s intelligence.
Audience choice award in Bhutan – the world capital of Gross National Happiness.
Watch the film here for free.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 - 𝗜'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂- let me know what you think:
• By leaving a voice note here. 🎤
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"We shall be known by the company we keep." Today, we bridge the gap between self-care and community care, exploring how your time in nature supports you in your service to the world. Drawing on the poetry of MaMuse and the physics of sound science (the Tomatis Effect), we discover how listening to the wild literally tunes your voice and your presence. This episode is an invitation to consciously offer the peace you’ve found.  To become the medicine—bringing the calm of the Oak and the flow of the river back to the people you love and to everyone around you.

Song: We Shall be Know by MaMuse

Conversation with Tracee Stanley:

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𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

• Heart to Heart with the Earth — Free Guide
Context for Nature Practice + answers to the most common questions.
Get your free guide here.

• Watch the Film: Inmanencia
A poetic exploration I made of presence, reciprocity, and the Earth’s intelligence.
Audience choice award in Bhutan – the world capital of Gross National Happiness.
Watch the film here for free.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 - 𝗜'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂- let me know what you think:
• By leaving a voice note here. 🎤
• On Instagram....

Many of us live with a subtle sense of separation—walking on the land, looking at the sky, feeling exposed to the elements. But today, we shift the perspective. We explore the biological and spiritual reality that we live within the Earth—nestled beneath the arc of her atmosphere, breathing her breath, and held inside her membrane like a child in a womb. Through the poem "Within Her," this episode invites you to feel the air touching your skin not as empty space, but as the body of the Earth holding you close. Come remember what it feels like to be completely surrounded by the Mother.

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𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

• Heart to Heart with the Earth — Free Guide
Context for Nature Practice + answers to the most common questions.
Get your free guide here.

• Watch the Film: Inmanencia
A poetic exploration I made of presence, reciprocity, and the Earth’s intelligence.
Audience choice award in Bhutan – the world capital of Gross National Happiness.
Watch the film here for free.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 - 𝗜'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂- let me know what you think:
• By leaving a voice note here. 🎤
• On Instagram....

We often feel a subtle restlessness.  A sense that we can leave at any time, never fully committing to the land beneath us. But you cannot deepen your relationship with a place you are ready to abandon. Today, we bridge the biology of safety with the sacred practice of Rematriation. From the measurable calm your nervous system finds in the forest to the Dalai Lama’s ritual of humility, this is an invitation to finally take your second foot off the boat, as Robin Wall Kimmerer puts it.  To stop holding yourself up and allow yourself to drop into the arms of the Mother.

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𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

• Heart to Heart with the Earth — Free Guide
Context for Nature Practice + answers to the most common questions.
Get your free guide here.

• Watch the Film: Inmanencia
A poetic exploration I made of presence, reciprocity, and the Earth’s intelligence.
Audience choice award in Bhutan – the world capital of Gross National Happiness.
Watch the film here for free.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 - 𝗜'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂- let me know what you think:
• By leaving a voice note here. 🎤
• On Instagram....

Do you remember the secret sanctuaries of your childhood? Today, we return to "Frog Church" to reclaim the truth that enjoyment leads us back to the Earth. We dive into the wisdom of the hummingbird: taking small, frequent sips of the divine. Today the invitation is to stop striving for a perfect practice and simply invite  the wind, the light, and the sacred back into the intimacy of your everyday life.

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𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

• Heart to Heart with the Earth — Free Guide
Context for Nature Practice + answers to the most common questions.
Get your free guide here.

• Watch the Film: Inmanencia
A poetic exploration I made of presence, reciprocity, and the Earth’s intelligence.
Audience choice award in Bhutan – the world capital of Gross National Happiness.
Watch the film here for free.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 - 𝗜'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂- let me know what you think:
• By leaving a voice note here. 🎤
• On Instagram....

We often think that to deepen our relationship with the Earth, we need to leave our lives behind and retreat to the mountains—but what if the connection we’re longing for could happen right in the middle of our workday? In this episode, we continue to unfold the soulful qualities that define nature practice, while exploring Outdoor Switches: a simple, deceivingly powerful way to invite the breeze, the birds, and the sunlight back into your daily rhythm. Instead of escaping to nature, we learn how to open the door and let her into the intimacy of your life. 

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𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

• Heart to Heart with the Earth — Free Guide
Context for Nature Practice + answers to the most common questions.
Get your free guide here.

• Watch the Film: Inmanencia
A poetic exploration I made of presence, reciprocity, and the Earth’s intelligence.
Audience choice award in Bhutan – the world capital of Gross National Happiness.
Watch the film here for free.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 - 𝗜'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂- let me know what you think:
• By leaving a voice note here. 🎤
• On Instagram....

In this episode, you’re invited to slow down and set the tone for your six-week journey — through intention, ritual, and the intimacy of listening with the Earth.

Together we explore the foundational qualities of Nature Practice: awareness, insight, stillness, and the ancient bond we are remembering as we return to a sacred, reciprocal relationship with the living world.

You’ll be guided to step outside, attune to the environment around you, and create space for your own intention to emerge — a seed planted in the fertile dark of the new moon, ready to grow alongside your practice.

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𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

• Heart to Heart with the Earth — Free Guide
Context for Nature Practice + answers to the most common questions.
Get your free guide here.

• Watch the Film: Inmanencia
A poetic exploration I made of presence, reciprocity, and the Earth’s intelligence.
Audience choice award in Bhutan – the world capital of Gross National Happiness.
Watch the film here for free.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 - 𝗜'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂- let me know what you think:
• By leaving a voice note here. 🎤
• On Instagram....

In this first week, you’re invited to shift from simply spending time outdoors to entering a deeper, more intentional friendship with the living world.

Through the practice of Outdoor Switches, you’ll begin setting the stage for true communion — a subtle yet powerful returning that opens your senses, softens old habits of estrangement, and reawakens your natural peace.

You may start to feel how even the smallest choices can become gestures of reverence, quietly transforming familiar spaces into places of belonging. 

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𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

• Heart to Heart with the Earth — Free Guide
Context for Nature Practice + answers to the most common questions.
Get your free guide here.

• Watch the Film: Inmanencia
A poetic exploration I made of presence, reciprocity, and the Earth’s intelligence.
Audience choice award in Bhutan – the world capital of Gross National Happiness.
Watch the film here for free.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 - 𝗜'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂- let me know what you think:
• By leaving a voice note here. 🎤
• On Instagram....

Our Nature Practice Foundations journey begins on the new moon of December — December 19th, 2025.

These practices will be available to accompany you through the holiday season, giving you a way to stay connected to yourself and the Earth, when life can feel especially full.

Notice List:  Add your name here to receive a reminder as we get closer.

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𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

• Heart to Heart with the Earth — Free Guide
Context for Nature Practice + answers to the most common questions.
Get your free guide here.

• Watch the Film: Inmanencia
A poetic exploration I made of presence, reciprocity, and the Earth’s intelligence.
Audience choice award in Bhutan – the world capital of Gross National Happiness.
Watch the film here for free.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 - 𝗜'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂- let me know what you think:
• By leaving a voice note here. 🎤
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As we step into this journey together, I want to offer a few simple ways to help you receive the fullest benefit from these six weeks. These suggestions aren’t rules — they’re invitations. They’re meant to help you drop into your relationship with the Earth in a way that feels both spacious and doable.As we step into this journey together, I want to offer a few simple ways to help you receive the fullest benefit from these six weeks. These suggestions aren’t rules — they’re invitations. They’re meant to help you drop into your relationship with the Earth in a way that feels both spacious and doable. 

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𝗜𝗳 𝗬𝗼𝘂’𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁

• Heart to Heart with the Earth — Free Guide
Context for Nature Practice + answers to the most common questions.
Get your free guide here.

• Watch the Film: Inmanencia
A poetic exploration I made of presence, reciprocity, and the Earth’s intelligence.
Audience choice award in Bhutan – the world capital of Gross National Happiness.
Watch the film here for free.

𝗔𝗻𝗱 - 𝗜'𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂- let me know what you think:
• By leaving a voice note here. 🎤
• On Instagram....