AND we know this already…we are intuitively drawn to Nature,

We can hear the whispers and the tugs but aren't sure what they mean or what to do with them.

or how to bring Nature into the practices of Yoga without it being an appropriation of another's culture, or (gasp) a "distraction", not to mention the lingering question of "will it still be a yoga practice if it's not in a studio or inside?"

and many of us wonder if Nature is “allowed” to be part of a Yoga practice

So it's not surprising that Nature being the key to having regular direct experiences of Yoga (Union) seems new-ish.

But I believe that Nature was ALWAYS meant to be part of the practice!
Our Bodies and Nature Speak The Same Language
When we forgot one, we forgot the other

We’ve been rewarded to forget

Words from students who has done this work:

"I'm getting deeper into what it is to be moved by connectedness, to be able to abide in that space before and after thought until what is called forth is not fabricated by a mental effort but by something much deeper, larger, more full..."

-Chris Alford, Australia

Those that love this work often:

• feel deeply impacted by what we humans are doing to Nature, and may experience eco-grief

• love Yoga

• love Nature

• love contemplating and feeling deeply so they may better understand

• looking for understanding and compassion, not necessarily the one big Truth

• want to directly experience connection, belonging and peace

• long for a simpler society that holds Land and Nature as intrinsically valuable

• love dyading

• are open to seeing and feeling things in a new way (and in fact, love that)

IS THIS WORK FOR YOU?

This is a gift…

Over my years of teaching Yoga practitioners how to use their yogic skills to communicate with Nature (allowing them to actually EXPERIENCE union with Nature deep in their bones and bodies) I’ve noticed one key piece that’s foundational to understanding where Nature fits into our practices.

This free, mini, self-paced, online course explains this very first step of re-naturalizing your practice and self, and offers some introductory Nature-connect activities and contemplations.

FREE intro & mini e-course

Contemplations

Hello I’m Natt Forrest - I know great last name for someone who loves Nature.

Yoga is meant to (re)unite us with our Inner Nature, and we need Nature to do that. I facilitate direct experiences of Yoga using Nature as a teacher so that we feel more at home in ourselves and Earth.

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