Location:
Seward Park - Duwamish Territory (Seattle)
A special nature walk! Here’s why:
Seward Park is a rare, urban, ancient forest.
That day is close to peak summer solstice, and we will weave lessons of this occasion into the guidance. We will observe how nature responds and transitions into the season, and see if we can receive some inspiration.
At the end of our walk, we will carry on to the shores of x̌ačuʔ (Hatchu - Lake Washington) to soak in the (almost) longest sunset of the year
I offer these walks in the greater context of engaging with the today’s crises: climate, ecological, and human people.
In our urban lives, hypnotized by modern culture, we are disconnected from what truly nurtures us. How can we care and prioritize something, someone from whom we are disconnected?
Wilderness is not only a place “out there, far from here”.
Wilderness is everywhere. In us, around us, and on a downtown concrete block.
When we got confused about how we are part and not apart, the destruction began.
The wilderness of our towns and cities diminished.
We have been blessed with the ability to witness this wilderness and be in choice about how to connect and nurture it.
We gather and immerse ourselves in the embrace of nature. To give our loving attention. To experience life a little deeper, a little slower. We invite our inner children out with their curiosity and play. We do it with intention and with others who also want to tune in to our source. This is an act of mutual healing💚✨
This container is also political. We see healing and reconnecting with nature as a radical act of resistance. To bring awareness to this ultimate source of sustenance and to the forces that exploit and destroy it. Our work is to recognize that the struggle for protecting Mother Earth is inseparable from the struggle for liberation.
The walks will flow in pace and activities based on the moods of the group, the season, and the land.
Identification practice: plants, birds, and mushrooms
Storytelling
Forest bathing and mindfulness practice
Ecology, climate, and sustainability conversations
Participation contribution: Sliding scale from $0 to $65.
(Limited to 15 participants)
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