Being in the Wild

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May 10 – 12, 2019: 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...

February 1, 2019

2019, 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 10 – 12, 2019: 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...

February 1, 2019

2019, Weekend Retreat

June 21 – 23, 2019: Meditation Fusion – Five Teachers, Five Styles

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Date: Friday – Sunday, June 21 – 23, 2019 Location: Kripalu Center of Yoga and Health, Stockbridge, MA Come join me in experimenting different meditation styles at Kripalu on...

January 31, 2019

2019, Weekend, Workshop

Sat. July 13 – Summer Hike to Hook Mountain, Rockland Lake State Park (on the Long Path)

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“Walking mindfully on the Earth can restore our peace and harmony, and it can restore Earth’s peace and harmony as well. We are children of the Earth. We rely...

January 29, 2019

2019, Day Hikes, Hudson Valley

Sat. September 13: Full Moon Meditation at Central Park

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“Do everything with a mind that lets go. If you let go a little, you will have a little peace; if you let go a lot, you will have...

January 15, 2019

2019, City Parks, Evening Events, Parks

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

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The key to discover a regular meditation practice is to find a style that resonates with you. Come to #kripalu to experiment 5 different meditation styles at #meditationfusion. Summer solstice weekend - June 21 - 23, 2019.

#winter #hibernation #deeprest #digdeep

As we sat in silence on top of a ridge last week, other hikers who passed through came into silence. I am always touched by the power and beauty of silence in a world of noise. The dignity and stillness of mountains and lakes reflect back to our own capacity for stillness and equanimity. #silence #naturemeditation

Thanksgiving weekend meditative hike with a group of lovely yogis. #ice #rocklandlake #gratitude #optoutside

Beautiful fall at one of most beautiful nature retreat center. Feeling a deep sense of gratitude to be on this land. #fallleaves #vallecitosmountainretreat #goldenaspens

Did you know there is cactus in New York? #cactus

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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, Mark Coleman, as well as various teachers at the New York Insight Meditation Center. 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 three 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.

Our Senses

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

2017 Events

June 4, 2017