Is Your Inner Ecosystem Out-of-Balance?
An ode to wind + RETREAT SAVE THE DATE
When we pull up a map, we do it because we are trying to figure out how to get somewhere we want to be. We see developed land represented as one color and forest as another. We see water represented in blue and roads in a myriad of colors indicating the type of road.
What we see are symbols that can help guide us on a journey.
The ancient meditation practitioners also left us maps. They left us markers from their journey to help us on ours…
The map of the interior journey is often described as the chakras. Depending on the school of thought, there might be differing numbers of chakras, differing locations, colors or symbols; just as different mapmakers vary their symbols.
Regardless of what the map may look like, we can read it because certain threads are consistent. In the meditation world, this consistency is the symbiotic relationship between the outer world and the inner world.
When an ecosystem is healthy and thriving, we see the elements {Earth, Air, Fire & Water} working in tandem to promote the most prosperity and diversity possible.
The same holds true within the inner landscape. We can use the elements both as an anchor for our meditation practice as well as tools for healing.
This month’s meditation series is a revisit of the fan-favorite 2021 series: Elemental Awakening. We will explore each of the four elements, starting with wind, and practicing a technique known as elemental purification. I hope you’ll join me!
Thank you to Nick McMahan for today’s nature field recordings, sound design, and editing; and thank you to Brianna Nielsen for production and editing support.
Nature’s Reflection: A Retreat of Inner & Outer Harmony
SAVE THE DATE: October 24-26, 2025
Experience the autumn beauty of Appalachia with a weekend of meditation by Our Mindful Nature podcast host, Meryl Arnett and nature therapy guide Lady Eve of Singing Pines Forest Bathing. This laid-back retreat will offer stillness and space for listening with optional excursions to explore the wilderness of North Georgia. Spend your mornings in guided meditation and immersive nature gatherings, with afternoons free to journal, walk the land, or recuperate the body. In the evenings, our small cohort will gather for a dusk meditation, enjoy nourishing meals on-site, and engage in conversation about what it means to listen deeply.
Held at Hambidge Center, Rabun Gap, Georgia
Want to jump on the waitlist? 👇
TBR: For the Wind Lover 🌬️
Did you love this week’s episode exploring the element of wind? If so, this book is for you… one of my favorite reads; it is witty and fascintating, and it will make you savor the spring winds whipping through right now…
Pro Tip: you can hear the author narrate an essay from this book here. {I’ve listened multiple times 😘}
Mini Meditation: The Ways of Wind
Want another wind practice? {clearly I love the element of air; I have LOTS of meditations dedicated to it…} Here is a short wind practice I released in 2022.
Enjoy!
