Name: Nature Connected Contemplative Retreat
Start: 2025-10-01T14:30:00-07:00
End: 2025-10-05T12:00:00-07:00
Location: 2371 Arbot Road, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, British Columbia V9R 6S9

Hosted By: Naturally Resilient
This 4-day contemplative retreat is a gentle invitation to slow down, reconnect with yourself, and tune in to the world around you through a nature-connected lens. Together, we’ll explore how presence, stillness, and deep listening can nurture a more compassionate heart and a greater sense of belonging, both within ourselves and in relationship with the natural world.
You’ll be guided through practices that engage the senses, open space for reflection, and deepen awareness of the more-than-human world. Rooted in the growing body of research that supports the healing and integrative power of nature-based contemplative practice, this retreat offers a chance to experience how slowing down and listening deeply can support our physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.
Throughout our time together, we’ll gather in gentle group conversations, learn new skills, and immerse ourselves in the practice of quiet attentiveness in nature. There will be ample spaciousness for solo reflection, rest, and simply being.
Much of our time will be spent outdoors, sometimes sitting on the ground, and at other times slowly walking along forest paths, over uneven terrain, for distances of up to 1–2 km.
No prior experience is needed to participate. Those with an existing contemplative or spiritual practice may find renewed depth, while those new to this work will be warmly welcomed. All beliefs and worldviews are invited; we hold this space with care, reverence, and a commitment to safety and inclusion.
At times, we may use language that honours the sentience and wisdom of the living world around us, trees, waters, winds, and stones, and recognizing that they too have teachings to offer.