Seasonal Retreats

Mindful Birding: Sounds of Spring

Dr. Barb Patterson

April 5, 2025

Program Date & Time: April 5th  |  9:30 am – 12:00 pm Discover the beauty of spring and the melody of birdsong at Drala Mountain Center through the practice of mindful birding. This approach blends birdwatching with mindfulness techniques, fostering a practice centered on heightened awareness. The focus is not on identifying or labeling birds, […]

Wild Tending: Nature and Forest Therapy

Laurie Fonken, Ph.D.

April 5, 2025

Program Date & Time: April 5th  |  1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Connect with the natural world in a respectful and reciprocal way while using your senses to engage with and experience the richness, magic and complex beauty that lies within. Wild Tending is a fundamental principle of forest therapy and is an act of […]

Mindful Birding: Sounds of Spring

Dr. Barb Patterson

May 3, 2025

Program Date & Time: May 3rd  |  9:30 am – 12:00 pm Discover the beauty of spring and the melody of birdsong at Drala Mountain Center through the practice of mindful birding. This approach blends birdwatching with mindfulness techniques, fostering a practice centered on heightened awareness. The focus is not on identifying or labeling birds, […]

Wild Tending: Nature and Forest Therapy

Laurie Fonken, Ph.D.

May 3, 2025

Program Date & Time: May 3rd  |  1:30 pm – 4:00 pm Connect with the natural world in a respectful and reciprocal way while using your senses to engage with and experience the richness, magic and complex beauty that lies within. Wild Tending is a fundamental principle of forest therapy and is an act of […]

Radiance Rising: A Summer Solstice Movement and Meditation Gathering

Heather Lindemann and Tracey Lanham

June 20–22, 2025

Program Start Date & Time: June 20th  |  5:30 pm Program End Date & Time: June 22nd  |  12:30 pm Celebrate the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, by welcoming the light and honoring this powerful moment of transition. This is a time to connect with our natural gifts and allow our inner […]

Yoga and Nature: Gifts of the Season 

Melissa Lago

June 27–29, 2025

Program Start Date & Time: June 27th  |  5:30pm  Program End Date & Time: June 29th  |  12:30 pm Replenish your body, mind, heart and spirit and bring it into harmony and balance with the seasons through yoga and spending time in the natural world. Many of us spend more time staring into screens, and […]