Being in the Wild

Upcoming Events

May 1 – May 3, 2020: Spring Weekend Retreat

Every season has its unique gifts. As a season for reawakening and renewal, spring provides us a unique opportunity to see the world with fresh eyes and to feel the wonder of the earth as it comes back to life. To help you come into a deeper rhythm with the natural world, Lin Gordon and Lee Steppacher will weave nature-based meditation practices throughout this...

July 15, 2019

2020, Weekend Retreat

Meditate in Nature

"Nothing supports the opening of the heart and mind like the beauty, tranquillity, and silence of the natural world. When we meditate in nature, we bring a receptive presence to the natural world. It comes alive—and so do we.”

- Mark Coleman, from Spirit Rock Meditation Center, author of the book Awake in the Wild

Read Mark's Awake in the Wild article on Lion's Roar, March, 2018

May 1 – May 3, 2020: Spring Weekend Retreat

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Every season has its unique gifts. As a season for reawakening and renewal, spring provides us a unique opportunity to see the world with fresh eyes and to feel...

July 15, 2019

2020, Weekend Retreat

Mon. Aug. 7th, 7pm – Sacred Earth Sangha

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Sacred Earth Sangha – Monthly Meetings As promised at our Climate Crisis Community Meeting in June, New York Insight is relaunching the Eco Sangha as the new “Sacred Earth...

July 3, 2019

2019, Evening Events

Meditative Hike to Lake Awosting – How to Listen (July 2017)

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Believe or not, this hauntingly beautiful flower bloomed from a native cactus in the New York area. It’s the only native cactus found east of the Rockies, from Massachusetts southward to Florida and west to Minnesota and Texas. #pricklypearcactus #hookmountain

Appreciating the extraordinary in the ordinary. #naturemeditation #eastoverestateandretreat

Four elements practice contemplating water, air, earth and fire. What a glorious afternoon. #springretreat #eastoverestateandretreat #fourelementsmeditation

Spring weekend nature retreat @eastoverestate #walkingmeditation

Such beautiful flowers from cactuses. #cactusflowers #hookmountain #rocklandlakestatepark

Resilience. #hookmountain #twistytree #rocklandlakestatepark

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About

Being in the Wild is born out of a love for meditation and nature. When meditating in nature, our senses come alive. Whether it is touching tree barks, hearing bird songs, or meandering on unknown paths, nature allows us to see into the essence of our experiences and our world. From focusing on a single leave to dissolving into the sky, nature practices may help you connect to a rich and vast inner and outer world, and you can access them any time in the midst of an urban life.

Lin Gordon has been practicing insight meditation in the last eight years under the guidance of Jonathan Foust and Mark Coleman. In stillness and silence, she discovers the transformative power of mindfulness practices to help live a life of flow, joy, grace and gratitude.

In the last few years, Lin was particularly moved by the power of nature meditation practices to connect with a deep sense of well-being, tranquility, love and resilience. She graduated from Mark Coleman’s Awake in the Wild Nature Meditation Teacher Training in 2017 and has since taught at New York Insight Meditation Center and around the country.

Our Senses

“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”
W. B. Yeats

Past Events

July 3, 2019