Ecoutearth is a combination of mindfulness, ecopsychology, and expressive arts. Mindfulness is a practice of bringing our awareness into the present moment. When we add ecopsychology to mindfulness it becomes a practice of noticing our own experience as well as the experience of the environment around us. When we add expressive arts it brings in a new way of relating by studying and becoming present through experiential action. Ecoutearth is about spending time in nature and taking time to listen with all of your senses to what is around you. Listen with your heart, your ears, your eyes, your toes and feet, your nose. Listen with your whole being. In this way we invite you to join in slowing down and listening to the earth, to ourselves in the earth, on the earth and with the earth.
Flow of the day:
3:00 pm: gather and introduction to ecoutearth
3:30-4:30: ecoutearth experiential
4:30-5:00: sharing our experiences and community interaction
What to bring:
Bring yourselves, all of your senses and anything you need to feel and be comfortable for a couple of hours outdoors. Listening to the earth can open into an exploration of creativity and we invite you to bring anything that may facilitate this for you includingart supplies, journal, water, snacks, layers of clothing, blanket, instruments and other offerings you like to share with the community. Children and friendly dogs(depending on the site) are welcome, but are your responsibility.
Ecoutearth gatherings are offered for a small fee of $25-50. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Payment is accepted through Venmo @Karina-Colliat, Paypal ecoutearth@gmail.com, Cash, checks. We are offering 10% of our earnings to the Coast Miwok Tribal Council of Marin.
