UPCOMING EVENTS
Guided Mindful Walks | Workshops + Retreats | Presentations
Mindful Walks with Nature
Spring Equinox Celebration | A Forest Bathing Retreat, Banningwood Preserve, Lyme, CT
Friday, March 20 | 9:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Renew your connection with yourself and the Earth as we tap into nature's rhythms and welcome the season of spring
Forest Bathing Along the Artists’ Trail at the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme
Saturday, March TBA | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The 2026 schedule is coming soon. Stay tuned for March offering!
Forest Bathing Along the Artists’ Trail at the Florence Griswold Museum, Old Lyme
Saturday, April TBA | 10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
The 2026 schedule is coming soon. Stay tuned for the April offering!
Gallery Show
10th Annual Graduate Conference in Religion and Ecology
Return to the Roots: How We Move Forward
Hosted at Yale Divinity School on Friday, February 20 with an optional opening gallery on Thursday, February 19th
Inspired by root systems and mycorrhizal networks, both existing and emergent, this year’s theme invites us to explore the intelligences of nature that ground us amid crises and navigate us toward hope. May these expansive systems permeating the world remind us that we are part of something bigger, a sentiment that finds itself in the depths of ancestral wisdom, spiritual traditions, and place-based relationships. We will wrestle with several critical questions this year: How do roots inspire us in the midst of crises, whether they be environmental, within our communities, or in our own personal, spiritual lives? How can our ancestral and unfolding place-based relations tether us to hope? How do emerging roots allow us to move forward through intercommunions of persons, communities, religions, spiritualities, and scientific practices? And ultimately, we ask, what if everything we need is right below our feet?
Uprooted
wood, steel, bluestone
64 in. x 26 in. x 17.5 in.
Join me for the gallery opening reception on Thursday, February 19 from 7:00 - 9:00pm at Yale Divinity School.
Uprooted will be on display as part of the theme — “Return to the Roots: How We Move Forward.”
Mindfulness Workshops and Retreats
August 2 at Mercy by the Sea in Madison, CT
About this Offering
“Living Earth, Living Cosmos” will invite participants into an immersive day-long experience of spiritual renewal through deep connection with our planetary home. We will orient ourselves by watching the “Journey of the Universe” film, weaving together science with ancient spiritual wisdom to tell the epic story of cosmic evolution. Participants will then journey through the “Cosmic Walk,” an embodied ritual experience of the 13.8-billion-year Universe Story, held along a 138-foot spiral on the shores of expansive Long Island Sound. We will reflect together on what it means to be interconnected with life from cells to animals to stars bringing forth the elements of our bodies.
During our afternoon session, we will come into our Earthly being and touch into the aliveness that is present in every moment. Opportunities to connect with the land and ocean will be offered through a series of sensory meditations that invite us to awaken to the sacredness of life, renewing a sense of kinship and community with the natural world.
Our time together will conclude with a final reflection that will unite our Cosmic and Earthly interconnection, from stars to trees and the sea that laps the shores of time, expanding our sense of belonging in vast and intimate ways.
About the Presenters
Sam King is an environmental educator, writer, facilitator and activist. He serves as a Researcher for the Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology and Project Manager for the Emmy Award-winning “Journey of the Universe” film and multimedia project where he curates a monthly newsletter and hosts a podcast inviting audiences into a deeper understanding of what it means to be woven into the 13.8-billion-year story of the cosmos. He is also Director of Integral Ecology for the Marist School Network, working with youth leaders around the country to nurture their spiritual connection with nature and advance climate action, biodiversity restoration, and environmental justice. Learn more about Sam at https://fore.yale.edu/About-Us/Who-We-Are/Our-Team.
Regan Stacey is a returning Mercy by the Sea presenter who has facilitated many day and weekend program offerings. She is an artist and advocate for Earth whose passion is to bring humans and nature together for personal, collective, and planetary wellbeing. She is the co-founder of The Forest Therapy School, a forest therapy guide training program, and offers forest bathing and mindfulness in nature retreats. She is a certified mindfulness meditation teacher though Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. Learn more about Regan at https://reganstacey.com/.
Living Earth, Living Cosmos
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