What is Women Who Walk with Elephants?
Have you ever wished for:
PEACE
Feeling peaceful on a good day in nature, to feeling peaceful every day?
RECIPROCITY
Loving the Earth to living in reciprocity with her?
INTUITION
Leading with your rational wing to unfurling your intuitive one and soaring with both?
And make this happen in a practical and pleasurable way, in a cohort of women, like you,
who are devoted to the wellbeing of elephants of generations to come?
Caretakers, veterinarians, conservationists, storytellers, artists, funders.
If so, you are in the right place.
Natasha was extremely well received—a direct result of her ability to “connect” powerful facts with the heartstrings of an audience desiring to do good works and to make a difference. Natasha has a gift for powerful storytelling that speaks to both the rational and emotional needs of her audience. She was clearly a bright spot for me and for my organization.
– Greg Smith, Chief Public Support Officer,
American Red Cross, Bay Area Chapter
Bola
"Transformative experience. Connecting with nature and your inner calm in such a short span was amazing. Natasha has a calming soul and I highly recommend this experience."
Justine
"Not your average meditation session. Natasha weaves a number of wonderful practices into her ‘nature practice’ and makes them all accessible to everyone."
Stephen
"Natasha draws on personal narratives, traditions & scientific research in her 'Nature Practice'. You'll remember why moments of peace in nature are important."
Natasha has come to speak at the d.school at several years running. She’s the best kind of speaker: she speaks from experience.
Her talks are invaluable for our students as she turns her cutting edge experience into inspiring and enlightening anecdotes and insights.
– Scott Doorley
professor, Stanford University
Natasha has come to teach in my classes several times. Each time, I am amazed at the level of concentration and engagement of my students both as they completed the exercises, and reflected on their experiences. Natasha’s nature practice seamlessly and beautifully combines emotional, intellectual, phenomenological, and corporeal dimensions. Highly recommended to university students in a broad variety of courses, including ecology and environment, and ethics and humanities, and reflection on technology.
– Rasmus Winther
professor, University of California, Santa Cruz
We brought Natasha to offer a keynote talk for Earth Week on Natural Presence in an Increasingly Artificial World and to lead two small gatherings with our students.
I strongly recommend her.
Her presentation approach combines research from a variety of fields with her extensive and wide-ranging personal experiences, in a very engaging, authentic, personal, honest way.
Natasha listens to people in a way that is deeper than most people are able to, and she responds with very grounded, intuitive information. She is simply a delight to be around.
– Diane Lauber
event planner, Brandeis University
Speaker Voice & Presence Sampler
A short compilation of excerpts offering a sense of Natasha’s voice and presence. These reflections provide a glimpse into her tone, pacing, and approach to communicating complex ideas with clarity and warmth.
Signature Keynote
Beyond Spending Time in Nature
Collaborating with the Earth to restore everyday peace, natural reciprocity and grounded intuition.
Depletion from the noise, the overstimulation and from fearing that the great challenges of our time may beinsurmountable .Heartbreak from refusing to look away from the pain of the world, and the harm we are doing to each other and to the Earth.Frustration from the dissonance between the coherence they find in nature, and the misalignment of their everyday lives.
The Root Cause: How the depth of your relationship with the Earth influences whether you embody the chaos of the artificial world or the brilliance of nature's intelligence.The Three Key Shifts: A practical framework for how to stop taking your cues from the Artificial world and become a clearer more resonant, instrument of purpose.How to Get Started: We will walk through a trail-inspired map that shows you exactly where your sensitivity may be draining you, and where you have an opportunity to transform it into the profound natural intelligence that it is.
About Natasha
Natasha Deganello Giraudie is a daughter of the Venezuelan Caribbean, adopted by the Californian redwoods.
Just when she thought she had integrated 20+ years of studying with the Dalai Lama and a lifetime of learning from Indigenous wisdom keepers, Natasha experienced an unexplained heart attack without physical obstruction.
This led her on a journey to come closer to the Earth, heart-to-heart with her, to allow the generosity of her gifts, her wisdom and her healing to flow abundantly through her.
Today, Natasha is a Nature Practice advisor and mentor for people who are committed to the wellbeing of all beings. She guides them in rooting into profound peace, restoring natural reciprocity, and unfurling their intuition by deepening their relationship with the Earth—beyond spending time in nature.
The Nature Practice method has emerged from Natasha's life experience and has been shaped by the hundreds of nature lovers, changemakers, and caring humans she has worked with around the world.
She has taught Nature Practice at Stanford University and guided workshops and retreats for organizations including UNESCO, the Dalai Lama Fellows, One World Ayurveda in Bali, and NatureBridge at Yosemite. She is also the host of the Apple Top 20 podcast Nature Practice and an award-winning documentary filmmaker. Her films exploring spiritual ecology have been broadcast on PBS, screened at the Smithsonian, and presented at UNESCO events. She was also a contributor to YES! Magazine.
Beyond the Stage: Media, Musings & Reflections
Media Coverage
Interviews, awards & features where Natasha explores the bridge between ancient wisdom & current leadership.
Op-ed for Yes! Magazine
Stories and learnings from collaborating with Indigenous wisdom keepers, to bring forth a better tomorrow.
A Brief Uplifting Tour
A visual journey through diverse stories from around the world, curated for the Ecological Civilization issue.
Listen to the podcast:
Nature Practice.
Tune into daily 'soulful sips' of connection. Debuting in the
Watch the documentary: One Word Sawalmem.
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 Earth?
Appropriate for all ages. (20 mins.)
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Notes from the field
From time to time, I send out a short email to share what's uplifting me and helping me deepen my relationship with nature.
Would you like to receive it?
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Let us know what's on your mind.
I look forward to hearing from you.
DISCLAIMER
This is likely obvious, but just in case, 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.
Photography by Piccadilly Posh, Pete Longworth & Natasha Deganello Giraudie.
Design by Todd Schulte.
