Mindful by Nature
April 27 & 28, 2019
Saturday 4/27 9am-4pm
Sunday 4/28 10am-3pm
Where: Hummingbird Healing Arts Lodge, 9416 Miller Creek Rd, Missoula, Montana
Instructor: Kate Crouch
Registration: $149 per person for both days or $90 per person per day
Bring a sack lunch
12 OPI renewal units available
Event #18560001
If you have any questions, please contact director@wmplc.org
Immerse yourself in the beautiful practices of Natural Mindfulness. Enjoy this 2 day workshop inviting you to develop and explore a mindfulness practice based in nature. Within the comfort of the Hummingbird lodge yurt you will move in your creative body through yoga and guided into connection with the earth through meditation. Following, you will be exploring nature based mindfulness and art practices in the forests of the Miller Creek drainage.
We will delve into the importance of a personal exploration of mindfulness and the benefits they hold for your students and the classroom space. This workshop will provide teachers with accessible arts based mindfulness techniques. These are tools you can use in your personal and professional life. Throughout the weekend Kate will guide you to develop a sense of belonging to yourself, each other and the natural world.
Bring your own yoga mat, journal and hiking shoes. Please be prepared for the elements! Also, any art supplies you would like. There will be filtered water and tea available but no food will be provided. A sack lunch can be stored in a fridge and snacks are encouraged.
About the host
Kate Crouch holds a Master's degree in Art Integration in Education from the University of Montana where she studied Mindfulness and Art. She has completed the Forest for Every Classroom teaching program through U of M and Montana Natural History Center. Her B.A is in Integrative Studies from Warren Wilson College.Kate is a certified Yoga instructor, with over 300 hrs in education. Currently She is a teaching artist for SPARK! Arts Missoula and conducts yoga classes in the valley. Her passion for teaching is rooted in her belief that movement, mindfulness and nature connection bring us all closer to our truest nature
Itinerary
Saturday April 27
9:00-4:00
Personal Practices of Mindfulness and Nature Connection
9:00: Welcoming, Introductions and materials check
9:30: Core concepts of Mindfulness Arts and the importance of Nature connection
10:00: Yoga practice based on grounding
11:00: Guided Meditation practice
12:00:Developing a personal mindfulness practice
12:30: LUNCH
1:00:: Patterns in Nature. Hike, journaling and observational drawing
2:30: Mindfulness Art activity
3:30 Closing circle
Sunday April 28
10:00-3:00
Bringing an authentic Connection to the classroom
10:00: Welcome and recap
10:30: Allowing the student space to discover
11:00: Elemental Yoga practices to take into the class”room”
11:30: Meditation for children, a little goes a long way
12:00: LUNCH
12:30 YOU are an Ecosystem! How to help kids see themselves as a part of nature-Hike, journaling and mindfulness art outside
2:30: Closing circle
To register, go to https://goo.gl/forms/b7J3PtNVy1CNPiVp2