Contemplative Day Retreat: Mindfulness on Land and Water

Join us for a contemplative retreat starting on the beautiful land at The ONE Center in the morning and then on the South Salish Sea in the afternoon. The pace throughout will be gentle, spacious, and meditative to help you arrive more fully, feel grounded, peaceful and calm. We’ll begin the day practicing Shinrin Yoku lead by Certified Forest Therapy Guide and Mindfulness teacher, Brenda Butterfield. Shinrin yoku is the simple practice of receiving healing medicine from nature through the senses. The day is dappled with mindful invitations guiding you into ease of body, mind and soul with afternoon contemplative sea kayaking in Gallagher Cove and Totten Inlet. We’ll paddle quietly together creating space for quiet reflection as well as warm conversation and connection with each other noticing harbor seal, bald eagles, osprey, blue herons, jelly fish and other more than human friends. Practicing non-striving, we will let go to…