Mark Coleman is the author of Make Peace with Your Mind and Awake in the Wild. He is the founder of the Mindfulness Institute and has an MA in Clinical Psychology. Mark has guided students on five continents as a corporate consultant, counselor, meditation teacher, and wilderness guide.
Meditations for Connecting with Nature
In this 4-part series we’ll explore how to bring mindfulness to our sensory experience. Mark Coleman teaches outside, so if you have the capability of watching this on your phone, try doing this at a local park or in some natural setting. If that’s not possible or doable, though, these practices can be done just as well at home.
Session #1: Mindful Listening: Attuning to What’s Present
Mindful Listening: Attuning to What’s Present
Bringing awareness to our sensory experiences enhances how we operate in the world, no matter where we are. Read More 
Session #2: Cultivating a Sense of Presence and Awareness
Cultivating a Sense of Presence and Awareness
Meditation is often done eyes closed. Soft-gaze meditation can broaden our visual field and encourage an open, receptive quality of attention. Read More
Session #3: A Grounding Practice to Focus Your Busy Mind
A Grounding Practice to Focus Your Busy Mind
Meditation is often done eyes closed. Soft-gaze meditation can broaden our visual field and encourage an open, receptive quality of attention. Read More
Session #4: Opening Our Hearts to the Natural World
Opening Our Hearts to the Natural World
Both loving-kindness practice and being in nature are ways for us to abide more naturally in a sense of open-hearted connection. Read More
