Do you ever feel like you're meant to live in a more nature-centered way?

• Grounded like the earth?  
• In flow like water?  
• Clear like air? 
• Full of possibility like space? 
• And as passionate as fire?

Is your lifestyle getting in the way?  

• Are you too busy to get outdoors as much as you'd like?
• Or when you are outdoors,  are you taking your problems with you and can’t seem to calm your overwhelm and be fully present?

Are you increasingly concerned about the state of the Earth?

• Do you want to be more skilled in being a part of healing her?

Does this sound like you?

If so, it may be time to focus on deepening your relationship with nature, because when you do, it's good for you and it's good for the Earth.

I'd love to help.

A 3-month program designed to help you restore your calm, clarity and fearless courage in a nature-centered way as part of a diverse, international community.  I help you develop your own personal practice of 25-minutes per day, so you can show up for yourself, for others and for our Earth in a way that is more aligned with the truth of who you are and all you are here for.

Our 3 Months Together will Include

1 – Lifetime Access to 6-Modules of Audio Guidance to Listen to Outdoors  

Through these  recordings, I will guide you in developing your own 25-min daily nature practice.   I will teach you how to deepen your relationship with nature on a number of levels - physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually.  I like to weave a creative combination of teachings, meditation, storytelling, poetry, sketching, music, journaling etc. that have rooted me in my nature practice to inspire your journey.

The idea is that you listen to them on your own time, just outside your door – on your terrace or porch or stoop or at the neighborhood park. When you’re not able to go outside or the weather is inclement, you can also practice by the window.

2 – A Journal to Help You Soak-In Your Experience.

The Nature Practice Journal is printable and custom-designed. With beautiful illustrations, it's fun to fill out and to color in. It has been a favorite amongst the community. 

There's a section in the journal that corresponds with each module of the program, for you to make note of insights and to track your transformation.

3 – Live Online Sharing Circles for Meaningful Connection & 1:1 Guidance.

During our 3 months together, I will host six Sharing Circles to offer you meaningful opportunities to review progress and to meet other participants.  

They also offer opportunities for me to answer your questions, offer clarification and expand on any points you are curious about.  If you ever get stuck with your practice,  I will be here to support you throughout the three months.   

The gatherings have enough structure to keep you accountable and enough flow to let things happen naturally.

These 90-min video calls are recorded, for when you can't attend.

4 – A Private Online Community to Make Friends & Stay Engaged.

This is where participants of the community stay in touch with pictures and stories of what's uplifting them and also of what’s challenging . This space will help keep you inspired and build friendships with an international group of like-minded and committed nature lovers which has come to feel like family.

5 – Lifetime Access to Aligning to the Rhythm of the Moon Video Course.

Nature sets rhythm and cycles for us to move in, yet our modern lifestyle tends to ignore much of them, setting us up for exhaustion and overwhelm.  One of my favorite rhythms to work with is the moon's and in this extra video course I will introduce you to how to align to her cycles so that you can manage your creative flow in a more conscious way.

And, a special bonus: 

A Mini Nature Retreat for Extra Restoration

In the past, I have invited some of my favorite teachers to participate in these 2-3 hour mini retreats. Like our other events, this online gathering will also be recorded, for you to enjoy later.

During our Mini Nature Retreats we explore a particular theme of interest in more depth, we enjoy practice together, engage in unhurried conversation.  There is usually poetry and music that we enjoy together as well. 

In the past our mini retreats have explored themes like Opening to the Medicine of Winter, Healing Trauma with Nature, Music, Día de los Muertos, and Taking Inspiration from Elephant Behavior.  

What life looks like when you deepen your relationship with nature.  

Here are some examples of what's 100% possible. 

Before I started a regular nature practice, I was doing my best to take care of myself in other ways – through yoga, meditation, journaling, nutrition, volunteering.  All those things were helpful, and still are.

But, when I decided to reprioritize my relationship with nature, everything changed.  

• PHYSICALLY, I went from feeling exhausted and weak to more energized, refreshed and revitalized.
  
  
• MENTALLY, I went from being tangled with overexertion to being more clear, confident and courageous.
  
  
• EMOTIONALLY, I went from being sad and concerned  to being more calm, flexible and resilient.
  
  
• SPIRITUALLY, I went from feeling congested and confused to feeling more engaged, receptive and inspired.

I get goosebumps sharing these with you.

The best part is that when you lose your way, you will know how to get back on track more quickly.

Are you ready for this sort of transformation?

How it Works 

✓ As soon as you sign up - we will get you onboarded and you'll have access to the program within 24-48 hours, so you can start your guided nature practice.

✓ You'll get daily access to the worldwide community - through our private online channel, to get your questions answered and also share pictures and stories of encouragement.

✓ You'll get two monthly Sharing Circles  to meet with Natasha and the nature practice family live on a Zoom call.  These calls are recorded in case you can't make them.

I want you to know that it is possible for you to live in a more nature-centered way.

Even if you live in the city.

Even if you just had a baby.

Even if you work full time. 

Even if you don't like camping. 

What You'll Learn  

Most of my guidance will be in the form of audio recordings, meant to be listened to outside – on your porch, terrace, garden, at your neighborhood park, at the beach, or even by the window.  The idea is that you keep one earpiece in listening to me and the other out so you can enjoy nature's soundscape as well.

MODULE 1 - Opening to Nature Practice.  

Your relationship with nature starts with being with nature, which is why we start the program here.  In this module, we explore ways to make more space for nature in your current life within your existing schedule.  As and orientation, I will also walk you through the qualities and elements of nature practice.

MODULE 2 - Grounding in Your Lineage.

In order to get a better sense of where you want to go on your nature practice journey, I help you feel into your roots and consider how they flow through your branches.  Who has been a part of supporting your nature practice and what role will they play or what influence will they have on the impact you make on others?

MODULE 3 - Embodying Clarity.

One of nature's greatest gifts that nature offers you is support in calming down your inner turbulence.  But to achieve this level of calm and clarity, requires awakening our senses from so many hours indoors and so many hours entangled in so many thoughts.  Once we do, we can achieve greater visibility and perspective.  We can also access our subtler senses with more ease. 

MODULE 4 - Dissolving Solitude.

One way to dissolve our sense of separation from nature is to recognize ourselves in her, to see her as a mirror and also as a teacher.  This strengthens the humility necessary to enter into healthy relationship with the Earth, gives us a  better understanding of who we are and puts us in touch with the freedom of understanding the nature of interbeing.

MODULE 5 - Responding Consciously.

We all intend to respond to difficult situations with grace and kindness, but sometimes we find ourselves reacting in habitual ways before we can even stop ourselves, leading to suffering for ourselves and others.  In this module, I will show you how nature can help you respond more consciously and in alignment with how you want to show up in the world. 

MODULE 6 - Soaking in Nature's Love.

The best way I have to explain what we do in this module is to share Robin Wall Kimmerer's words.  In Braiding Sweetgrass, she says, "Knowing that you love the Earth changes you, activates you to defend and protect and celebrate.  But when you feel that the earth loves you in return, that feeling transforms the relationship from a one-way street into a sacred bond."

• Lifetime access to 6 Modules of Audio Guidance to support you in developing your personal 25-min daily nature practice.
• A Custom-Designed Printable Journal (with a touch of coloring book) to help you soak in what you're learning.
• Bi-Weekly Live Online Sharing Circles with Natasha and the community where you can make friends and receive 1:1 guidance in a group setting.
• Support and Fun through our private online community.
• Aligning to the Rhythm of the Moon – a video course to help you manage your creative flow in a nature-centered way.
• BONUS:  A Live Online Mini Nature Retreat for extra restoration. 

The Investment

When You Join, You Help Another Person Join Too.

For each person who joins Nature Practice Foundations, we offer a scholarship for one person who could currently use financial assistance or who is living in a country where the monetary currency makes our prices inaccessible.  In my life, I have benefitted greatly from the help and support of many people and this is a way for me to strengthen that stream of support.  

It's good for us too, because a community with a diversity of experiences makes the program better for everyone!  To apply for a scholarship, simply send me a note here with a bit about yourself, your need and why you would like to join Nature Practice Foundations.

Why charge for this?

No one has actually asked me this question,  but it's an important question for me and something I’ve asked myself a lot.

In the past, I’ve had a good amount of resistance to charging for something so precious that it should be offered freely.  On top of that, I believe that a gift economy is much better for humans and for nature than our current profit-obsessed system. So, for a long time, I tried to avoid engaging fully with our current economy.

Just the other day, I was at the local surf shop while my daughter was in the water. The owner told me he doesn’t like this system either. His rent just went up and he hates raising prices for his boards and wetsuits. He tells me he prefers how it was when he was a firefighter. “We worked for the rich and for the poor.”

And — recently, I’ve also come to accept that the world will probably not transition to a gift economy during my lifetime. So, in the meantime, I figure I can either move to the forest and become a monk — or I can try to be of service within this flawed system in the best way I can. . .

Charging in the way that I do now, enables me to make the program accessible to a wide range of people, while making it possible for me  invest in reaching more people with this work.  It also helps me finance the production and distribution of my independent films, which are also focused on healing our relationship with nature.