Nature heals….
The healing effects of nature have been studied for over four decades and has proven to lower blood pressure, boost immune system, reduce stress hormones, and improves mental health. Our nature therapy experiences and Meditation in Nature retreats will leave you feeling connected, calm, and refreshed.
Spending time mindfully in nature nurtures the connection between the human and more than human world. It assists us in unwinding from our day to day lives, invites us to relax and recharge, improving our mood and concentration, boosts our immune system, enhances the felt experience of aliveness and our place within the natural world. In slowing down in nature, we begin to perceive life from a new lens, we gain new insights, creativity is inspired, we experience an enhanced sense of belonging.
Amarin Dawn offers solo and group experiences in natural landscapes that provide opportunities to connect to self, each other and especially the more than human world. Simple inquiries and mindfulness based practices serve as invitations to arrive, unwind and reconnect and heal.
“When you bring your attention to a stone, a tree or an animal, something of its essence transmits itself to you. You can sense how still it is and in doing so the same stillness arises within you. You can sense how deeply it rests in being, completely one with what it is and where it is, in realizing this, you too come to a place or rest deep within yourself.” -Eckart Tole
Periods of stillness and silence may provide us with an opportunity to listen to our own hearts, to listen to the landscape we are immersed in, tapping into the richness and aliveness of the moment… perhaps even contemplating the love that binds all of life together. This practice instils a heartfelt embodied relationship with Nature. Nature therapy invites a remembrance of our place in everything, that we are connected to everything, that we are not separate. The sense of connectedness invites compassion, supporting the kind of relational values that will support new solutions for the health of people and the planet.
The result is the cultivation of a deep love of Self as nature, You protect what you love…
WHAT TO EXPECT
- a widely accessible experience
- a sense of belonging
- healing interactions with nature
- a safe, nonjudgmental space to share
- connection with nature, self, and community
“The time I got to spend with Amarin and Dave was truly amazing. From the moment I arrived to meet them I felt as if they were welcoming me home. I could sense their open and honest nature every step of the way which created a safe and secure environment. The space they created allowed me to let go of everything that was no longer serving me and sink deep into the present moment. I felt an energy that had been dormant in me start to build, a real sense that I am not separate from but connected to all that is.
As a firefighter, I have learned the importance of building resilience against the stresses of my career and life in general. Over the years, I have evolved my self-care practice to include meditation and mindfulness with great results. Amarin helped me enhance my practice at every level, she was able to deepen my connection to presence and the natural world that sustains us all. She is a gifted guide and an amazing human being.
I have only had a handful of experiences in my life that I can honestly say have been game changing and my day with Amarin and Dave can now be added to that list.” Mike Rayton