BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Bay Nature - ECPv6.2.6//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://baynature.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Bay Nature REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241031T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241103T110000 DTSTAMP:20240329T061439 CREATED:20240221T004351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240313T052712Z UID:10003434-1730390400-1730631600@baynature.org SUMMARY:Healing with Nature Retreat at River Ridge Ranch DESCRIPTION:TO REGISTER AND/OR TO LEARN MORE\, PLEASE VISIT HERE. \n–Overview & Site Location–\nOff-Grid Retreats is delighted to team up with Retreat Teacher Dr. Rochelle Calvert for a 2nd time to offer Healing with Nature\, a nature-centered mindfulness weekend retreat. \nPractice and connect in the beautiful landscape of the southern Sierra Nevada Mountains at River Ridge Ranch. This ranch is amidst the Tule River and a vital ecosystem of a 722-acre nature preserve of oak woodlands. \nWe welcome you to stay in our Large Glamping Bell Tent\, Medium Glamping Tent or Bring Your Own Tent/Van! \nThrough this retreat\, explore how nature-based practices\, relational connection to the natural world\, and somatic healing can support the transformation of challenging or traumatic experiences. \nStudy\, practice\, and integrate the wisdom of these teachings into this community. Relax\, participate in guided nature meditations\, experience reflective journaling\, and enjoy beautiful hikes too. \n–The Participant’s Experience–\nPractitioners from any and all backgrounds are welcome. Some mindfulness experience is valuable but not required. Complete mindfulness instructions will be given\, appropriate for your level. This retreat is intended to be enjoyable\, not rigorous and participants are expected to have an open mind and heart as we build our community and share experiences together. \nParticipants will enjoy: \n-Guided nature meditations and other nature-based practices\n-Sitting\, walking\, and playing in a beautiful wild setting with miles of hiking trails\n-Land orientation talk(s) / walk(s) led by Wildlife Biologist and Site Owner Gary\n-Somatic experiencing\n-Delicious plant-based meals\, tea and coffee – 3 simple and healthy meals each day from dinner on Thursday night through breakfast on Sunday.\n-Use of silence: every effort is made to support a deep and fruitful event\, and noble silence can be a valuable part of the process. We will weave periods of silence into the event at strategic times\, to allow you to go deeper within. Some meals may be in silence.\n-Time to relax/reflect and unplug from cell service and wifi\n-Evening “community-building” and celebration\n-Sharing in meal preparation and cleanup\n-One-on-ones with Rochelle (Retreat Teacher)\n-Sliding scale and dana (donation based) pricing\n-Various lodging options \n–About Dr. Rochelle Calvert–\nRochelle Calvert\, PhD\, CMT\, SEP\, licensed clinical psychologist\, certified mindfulness teacher\, somatic experiencing practitioner has a devoted love to share the power and healing potential of mindfulness\, somatic awareness and nature. She has studied and taught mindfulness for the past 20 years and knows personally the transformational potential. To share the love of these healing practices she has published a book Healing with Nature: Mindfulness and Somatic Practices to Heal from Trauma. \nDr. Calvert leads courses and retreats in mindfulness\, somatic experiencing\, and Awake in the Wild\, nature-based mindfulness. She also facilitates professional training in mindfulness for clinicians. She is the director of the Ecotherapy Program at SouthWestern College and New Earth Institute in Santa Fe\, New Mexico. She is a certified mindfulness teacher with the Mindfulness Teaching Institute\, the International Mindfulness Teachers Association\, and Awake In The Wild organization. \nRochelle is the founder and clinical director of New Mindful Life\, which offers mindfulness\, nature-based\, and somatic experiencing therapies. She teaches individual meditations with nature that assist in healing from trauma. She supports her clients and takes them into nature with the aid of Bertha Grace\, a Sprinter van that serves as a mobile therapy office. \nShe enjoys spending her free time in nature\, hiking\, practicing yoga\, exploring Indigenous heritage\, and resting with trees. She practices mindfulness-based meditation rooted in the Buddhist Theravada Tradition and practices meditation outside in nature daily. \n–Pricing Information–\nOur sliding scale pricing is set to just cover the costs of camping at River Ridge Ranch and the ingredients in our vegetarian meals. The Retreat Teacher\, Chef\, and Off-Grid Retreats are offering their teachings and services under a dana model so there will be an opportunity to donate towards each of them at the end of the retreat. \nWe also offer a scholarship fund to those who are unable to afford our pricing at this time. \nTO REGISTER AND/OR TO LEARN MORE\, PLEASE VISIT HERE. URL:https://baynature.org/event/healing-with-nature-retreat-at-river-ridge-ranch/ LOCATION:River Ridge Ranch\, Springville\, CA 93265 CATEGORIES:Agriculture/Ranching/Aquaculture/Sustainable Practice,Campfire program,Camping,Creeks and Rivers,Environmental Education,Forest Bathing,Habitat Restoration,Meditation / Mindfulness,Natural History,Nature Journaling,Nature Journaling,Retreat,Trees and Forests,Wildlife ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://baynature.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Screen-Shot-2024-03-12-at-10.26.54-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Off-Grid Retreats":MAILTO:admin@offgridretreats.org END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR