When we remember that we belong to this living world, care naturally flows - to ourselves, to one another, and to the Earth.
Nature Connection Experiences
You belong to this living world.
When we slow down enough to listen, the forests, rivers, mountains, birds, and open skies remind us of something we have always known: we are not separate from nature—we are nature.
These guided experiences invite you to step away from the noise and urgency of daily life and into a more reciprocal relationship with the living world. Through mindfulness, deep listening, gentle practices, and time spent in nature, we cultivate wellbeing, resilience, connection, and a renewed sense of belonging.
Drawing inspiration from ecotherapy, ecopsychology, mindfulness, and forest therapy, these experiences support the health of both people and place while remaining welcoming and accessible to all.
Private Sessions & Custom Retreats
Connect with Amarin to create a personalized nature-based experience tailored to your interests, intentions, and group size.
Offerings may include: Forest Bathing & Nature Therapy, Mindfulness in Nature, Hammock Healing Sessions, Yoga & Embodied Movement, and Evening, Half-Day, Full-Day, or Multi-Day Retreat Experiences.
Available for: Individuals, Couples, Families, Groups, and Corporate Wellness Teams.
Referrals Welcome
Experience Journeys offers trauma-informed nature connection experiences that support wellbeing, mindfulness, nervous system regulation, and a deeper sense of belonging. Referrals from therapists, healthcare practitioners, and wellness professionals are welcome.
Please reach out to explore whether these offerings may be a supportive complement to your client's journey.
UPCOMING REGISTERED OFFERINGS
These experiences are informed by principles found within ecotherapy, ecopsychology, mindfulness, and forest therapy, while remaining accessible to anyone seeking greater wellbeing, connection, and belonging.
Day Retreat: Restoring in Nature
Nature Lovers and Eco Activists! This day in the wild will nurture body, mind and heart. Remember what you are standing up and fighting for ! Lets rejuvenate ourselves so we may continue to ‘Protect what we Love’.
DAY RETREAT Remembering Our True Nature
The natural world west of Bragg Creek partners with Amarin to bring you a day to be nourished and nurtured on all levels. We will explore how being still and opening our hearts in a supportive environment can connect us back to ourselves, to each other and the more than human world.
Mindfulness Based Nature Connection- Sept. 4/11/18 Oct.2
A Four week Nature Meditation Course : Learn to deepen your connection to nature.
Cypress Hills Retreat
In collaboration with my dear friend Kim Dick of Five Spirit Wellness, we gather on the ancient lands of the Cypress Hills for a long weekend of deep rest, nervous system renewal, and reconnection with the more-than-human world—woven with nature immersion, gentle movement, restorative yoga, and sound healing.
Held in a spirit of simplicity and care, this retreat offers space to soften, unburden, and remember your place within the living world.
YOGA MCC Meditation Retreat in Golden, BC
Five day Meditation retreat offered by Yoga MCC
Blue Moon Retreat
Join Amarin and Kim Dick of Five Spirit Wellness for a deeply restorative weekend Retreat in beautiful Bragg Creek
Spring Equinox Daylong Retreat
A day of restorative yoga, sound healing, fireside meditation, and nature-based reflection—designed to soothe the nervous system and support intentional renewal at the turning of the seasons.
DAY RETREAT Tending the Exhausted Heart
EcoActivists ! This day in the wild will nurture body, mind and heart. Remember what you are standing up and fighting for ! Lets rejuvenate ourselves so we may continue to ‘Protect what we Love’.
Wild Wanderings
Friday evenings by drop-in (email to join up).
July 4/Aug 8/Sept 5/Oct 3. $40/experience
Join Amarin for a variety of mindfulness/forest bathing practices in some of her favourite natural spaces in the Bragg Creek area. Wild Harvested Tea & Treat included.
MidSummer Gong & Forest Bath
Join Amarin and Kim under the July full moon! Forest bathing, Mindfulness Meditation, Hammock hang out, Planetary Gong bath, Wild crafted tea & treat.
Mindfulness Based Nature Connection
A Six week Series with Yoga MCC in a City of Calgary Park
Summer Solstice Evening Meditation in Nature Retreat
Riverside Solstice Nature Meditation . Join Amarin in celebrating the longest day of the year! A part of our weekly Wednesday evening Mindful Meandering experiences.
Moonlit MOUNTAIN MEADOW MEANDER Nature Therapy /Forest Bathing Experience
This Nature therapy walk will be illuminated by the moon! Arrive, unwind, and be nurtured by nature.
ITS SUMMER! Lets celebrate the natural beauty that surrounds us as we take a mindful hike up to a mountain meadow . Your guide Amarin will offer a series of contemplative nature practice that will invite a deeper sense of connection to self, each other and the more than human world. Click on title above for more info.
Mindfulness in Nature Meditation Series
Thursday evening 5 session monthly series.
join Amarin for a variety of mindfulness based practices in some of her favourite natural spaces in the Bragg Creek area. Tea included. Click on title above for more information
MOONLIT MINDFUL MEANDER… Nature Therapy /Forest Bathing Experience
This Nature therapy walk will be illuminated by the moon! Arrive, unwind, and be nurtured by nature.
ITS SPRING! The May full moon will guide us as we wander through the forest together with our senses wide open.. a bonfire will warm us, our shared experiences will connect us, locally harvested tea and snack will nourish us.
Plant Wisdom Walk
A day long nature immersion with Latifa Ahmed-Pelletier and Amarin Dawn.
Treat yourself to this nourishing experience -unwind, reconnect and be nurtured by nature.
Thursday Evenings’ Mindfulness in Nature Meditation
Thursday evenings by drop-in (email to join up)
join Amarin for a variety of mindfulness based practices in some of her favourite natural spaces in the Bragg Creek area. Tea included.
MOONLIT MINDFUL MEANDER… Nature Therapy /Forest Bathing Experience
This Nature therapy walk will be illuminated by the moon! Arrive, unwind, and be nurtured by nature.
ITS SPRING! The May full moon will guide us as we wander through the forest together with our senses wide open.. a bonfire will warm us, our shared experiences will connect us, locally harvested tea and snack will nourish us.
MOONLIT MINDFUL MEANDER… Nature Therapy /Forest Bathing Experience
This Nature therapy walk will be illuminated by the moon! Arrive, unwind, and be nurtured by nature.
ITS SPRING! The May full moon will guide us as we wander through the forest together with our senses wide open.. a bonfire will warm us, our shared experiences will connect us, locally harvested tea and snack will nourish us.
‘Into the Night’ Half day Meditation in Nature Retreat
Participate in the turning from day to night. Refine your attention and connection through Mindfulness Meditation practices as the sun sets and moon rises. Your senses will sharpen as the shadows lengthen and slowly envelop the landscape.
Lite evening snack and locally harvested tea is included.
Mid Summer Daylong Meditation in Nature Retreat
Take a day to unwind, relax and be nurtured by Nature. Nourishing plant based lunch included
MOONLIT MINDFUL MEANDER… Nature Therapy /Forest Bathing Experience
This Nature therapy walk will be illuminated by the moon! Arrive, unwind, and be nurtured by nature.
Locally Harvested tea and snack included.
MOONLIT MINDFUL MEADERING… Nature Therapy /Forest Bathing Experience
This Nature therapy walk will be illuminated by the moon! Arrive, unwind, and be nurtured by nature.
ITS SPRING! The May full moon will guide us as we wander through the forest together with our senses wide open.. a bonfire will warm us, our shared experiences will connect us, locally harvested tea and snack will nourish us.
Sacred Silence -A day retreat (Shirley, B.C.)
Take a day to unwind, relax and be nurtured by Nature. Nourishing plant based lunch included
Lovers Moon Couples Forest Bathing/Nature Therapy Full Moon walk
This Nature therapy walk will be illuminated by the moon! Arrive, unwind, and be nurtured by nature.
Full Moon Forest Bathing/Nature Therapy
This Nature therapy walk will be illuminated by the moon! Arrive, unwind, and be nurtured by nature.
ReAwakening Your Roots Retreat
Awakening Your Roots Retreat - An oceanside nature immersion with Amarin Dawn
This four day retreat near Sooke, BC is an invitation to the remembrance that you are connected to everything.
Daylong Nature Immersion
Take a day to unwind, relax and be nurtured by Nature. Nourishing plant based lunch included
Mindfulness in Nature Series
Wednesday evenings by drop-in (email to join up)
join Amarin for a variety of mindfulness based practices in some of her favourite natural spaces in the Bragg Creek area. Tea included.
Nature Therapy/Forest Bathing Experience
The natural world around us is transforming! Birdsong, green leaves, wild flowers , flowing water and warm gentle breezes!
Lets wander through the Forest and fully embrace the arrival of Summer!
FULL MOON Nature Therapy /Forest Bathing Experience
This Nature therapy walk will be illuminated by the moon! Arrive, unwind, and be nurtured by nature.
ITS SPRING! The May full moon will guide us as we wander through the forest together with our senses wide open.. a bonfire will warm us, our shared experiences will connect us, locally harvested tea and snack will nourish us.
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