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Our breathing is as beautiful as music.

There’s so much wisdom in nature that when we notice it, it awakens possibility within us. It is through communing with nature that we move closer to our own nature.

We can begin to experience nature as a doorway to the sacred, a way to find stillness, silence, and timeless mystery.

being in Nature evoked a feeling of belonging to something bigger, opening a pathway to a spiritual connection with the Cosmos that transcended the passage of time.

Listen with greater presence and acuity – to ambient sounds, to the voice of loved ones and wisdom teachers, to the whispers of one’s own heart, to the silence of the infinite.

Bell of Mindfulness

Upon your arrival you might hear a bell sound and suddenly people around you have stopped still, stopped talking, and stopped moving. It might be the telephone ringing or the clock chiming, or the monastery bell sounding. These are our bells of mindfulness. When we hear the sound of the bell we relax our body and become aware of

We all travel the Milky Way together, trees and men. . . . In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks. The clearest way into the universe is through a forest wilderness.