Nature-Based Meditations

Our Mindful Nature explores the deep connection between the land and Self through nature-based meditations that invite us back into belonging - to each other, our ancestors, the earth, and all beings that make up this universe.

This podcast features interviews, guided meditations, and collaborations with some of the top nature field recordists of our time. Each episode is created with the goal of fostering connection and resilience in the face of climate crisis. You can expect classes centered on accessible, equitable, communal well-being primarily through nature-based meditations created through the lens of Tantric meditation and Spiritual Ecology.

Now, let’s grab a cup of tea, a comfy seat and settle in for today’s practice.

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Meryl Arnett 4/29/20 Meryl Arnett 4/29/20

Rick Hanson on Neurodharma, Corona & 7 Practices of Awakening

Are y’all ready to geek out with me today? We are going deep!

Today’s episode is a special interview with Dr. Rick Hanson about his new book Neurodharma: New Science, Ancient Wisdom, and Seven Practices of the Highest Happiness

Meryl Arnett 4/26/20 Meryl Arnett 4/26/20

Mini Meditation: Too Soon

Oh, how my heart is hurting. I am angry and scared and overwhelmed with our local government’s decision to open the economy back up despite the science saying this is far too soon. It is precisely in this moment I turn inward for the calm and the confidence I need to move forward with courage. Today’s mini meditation is an invitation into spaciousness and timelessness that I hope offers a sense of alignment and an ease in making the decisions and taking the actions you/we/all need to make for the good of humanity.

Meryl Arnett 4/22/20 Meryl Arnett 4/22/20

Connecting the Dots {Part 3 of 3}

What is working for you right now? Has anything felt easy? Has there been an auspiciousness or a synchronicity that has shown itself to you? Even something that has just made you go… hmmm.⁠

Meryl Arnett 4/19/20 Meryl Arnett 4/19/20

Mini Meditation: Real & Not True

Today’s mini meditation is another short meditation practice designed to help you through the emotional & mental struggles of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is the moment we must LET GO of convention and constraints. This is the moment we must let go of the shoulds, the coulds and the pressures of self-inflicted guilt.

Meryl Arnett 4/15/20 Meryl Arnett 4/15/20

Connecting the Dots {Part 2 of 3}

I want to talk about letting go today. Today marks week FOUR of our shelter-in-place, our quarantine.

And, the longer I sit and meditate and breathe and work and live and love in this time, the more I realize there has never been such a moment of “Both. And.”

Meryl Arnett 4/12/20 Meryl Arnett 4/12/20

Mini Meditation: Let it Be

The beauty of the human experience is that we are fully capable and innately wired to feel seemingly conflicting emotions simultaneously. It is true. We can feel joy and pain. We can feel fear and trust. As long as we are willing to feel, we can feel it ALL.

Meryl Arnett 4/8/20 Meryl Arnett 4/8/20

Connecting The Dots {Part 1 of 3}

As the days of quarantine tick by, I’ve discovered a new, intense mental rhythm to daily life. It is marked by many, cyclical, consuming thoughts that often take the shape of planning:

Meryl Arnett 4/5/20 Meryl Arnett 4/5/20

Mini Meditation: For A Broken Heart

Are you riding the waves of grief as part of this COVID-19 pandemic? I know I am – some days the hurt and the worry feels all consuming {and other days, thank goodness, not as intense…}. Today’s mini meditation is something I’ve been using on the tough days.

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