Hi - I'm Natasha.

I help Earth lovers & leaders feel more like themselves in their everyday lives, not just in nature.

In this way, they can stop contorting to the pressures, demands, expectations and downright absurdity of the artificial world. They can deepen their relationship with the Earth, beyond spending time outside. And they become more resonant instruments in service of the Great Healing of our times.

I spent twenty years studying with the Dalai Lama (attending teachings with him in Dharamshala and around the world, later serving as Chairperson of the Dalai Lama Fellows), and a lifetime learning from Indigenous wisdom keepers (throughout the Americas, from Venezuela where I grew up to California where I now live). Then, an unexplained heart attack stopped me in my tracks. This gift in an unexpected package revealed how my way of contributing was actually depleting me and limiting the positive impact I could have. It invited me into a more regenerative way of collaborating with the Earth in bringing about my visions for a better tomorrow.

Today, I help others do the same.  I guide people who spend a lot of time in nature but still feel depleted, heartbroken, and frustrated in their actual lives. I work with them to restore their Natural Self by rooting into profound peace (from feeling peaceful on a good day in nature to feeling peaceful every day), cultivating natural reciprocity (from loving the Earth to living in reciprocity with her), and awakening intuitive intelligence (from leading with the rational mind to soaring with both wings).

I've taught this Nature Practice method at Stanford University and led workshops and retreats for UNESCO, the Dalai Lama Fellows, One World Ayurveda in Bali, and NatureBridge at Yosemite. As a documentary filmmaker, my projects focus on spiritual ecology and they have been broadcast on PBS, screened at the Smithsonian, presented at UNESCO and have won several awards in festivals around the world. 

If you love the Earth, are devoted to the wellbeing of all beings, and are ready to feel like your natural self every day — more peaceful, alive, and whole — I'd love to accompany your journey.

One word to heal our relationship with the Earth.

An uplifting short film I co-directed with Michael "Pom" Preston of the Winnemem Wintu tribe of Mt. Shasta.

It's based on one question:

What's one word from your ancestral language that changed your life and that you can offer to the next generation to heal our relationship with the world?

Appropriate for all ages.  (20 mins.)  

Who's Rosa Guayaba?

I can't possibly take credit alone for the nature practice method.  
It's a result of many generous whispers from the Earth.  
Rosa Guayaba is my name for this collaboration.

Rosa Guayaba is the particular color of a ripe guava fruit. You say "dusty pink". I say "rosa guayaba." Saying those words connects me not only to a favorite color and a treasured taste of my beloved Venezuela. Rosa Guayaba is gratitude for the immeasurable gifts that nature offers us each day. Rosa Guayaba is the scent carried by the breeze, reminding us of who we are and what we are here for. Rosa Guayaba is reverence for the land, the water, the air, the fire and for all that is sacred.  

This is what I look forward to helping you stay close to.

DISCLAIMER

As you might imagine, the nature practice programs and mentoring are intended to educate and inspire you on your personal journey toward wellbeing and happiness. They are not intended to replace care best provided by qualified professionals and they are not a substitute for medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.