breathe in a forest / a forest breathes you

716-808 Martin Luther King Junior Drive,San Francisco CA 94122

13 March, 2022

Description

Come get lost in tree time. Spend a morning practicing mindful breathing, surrounded by a native Bay Area forest, the “lungs” of our planet. Trees are often called the living “lungs” of the earth. In one year, one tree can remove 48 pounds of CO2, storing our societal waste products deep in their tree trunks. As non-photo-synthetic beings, we are dependent on a tree’s conversion process of sun and water into sugar and moisture-rich oxygen that we breathe in through our lungs and carry through blood to all of our vital organs. In this experience, we will dissolve the boundaries between self and trees, drawing upon the Japanese practice of forest bathing, shin-rin yoku (しんりんよく) breathing in the citrusy smell of pines, feeling the scaly bark, or the rustling of the morning wind. Through journaling, hiking, and multisensory meditation, we will collectively ponder: • our relationship, kinship and reciprocity with trees through breath • “tree time,” or the elongated, longer time scales of tree existence • the sentience, intelligence, and aliveness of trees You will leave this experience with a renewed appreciation and connection to trees in our local backyards and neighborhoods, with the meditative and journaling practices to stay attuned to the ecosystems around you. For more programs on cultivating a connection to trees, please see being green, and interbeing. See you in the forest! 🌲🌲🌲 About the GuideSophie is a co-founder of Wild Awake. She harnesses her mixed-race identity of Japanese, American, and Eastern European ancestry to bridge Eastern and Western ways of knowing to create programmatic experiences. She is a stargazer who loves to meet people by a campfire, on the yoga mat, and over a cozy cup of tea. She grew up climbing the olive tree in her front yard, finding homes in trees, and has traveled in forests all over the world, including multi-week backpacking treks in Colorado, Patagonia, Nepal, Guatemala, South Africa, and most recently, old growth forests in Mt.Rainier. Sliding ScaleBy all of us contributing what we can afford, we can create the world we want to live in. Thank you for giving as much as you are able so that people of different economic backgrounds are able to join our programming. Suggested contribution: $50 - $25. Covid-19 Safety Proof of full vaccination is required. Social distancing will be observed. Please do not attend if you are not feeling well, have COVID-19 symptoms, or have been in close contact with anyone who is COVID-19+. TransportationIf possible, we request that you walk, bike, or use public transportation to this event to reduce your carbon output. 😊 About Wild AwakeWild Awake curates immersive outdoor learning experiences that are rooted in connecting with and caring for ourselves, each other, and the more-than-human world. We believe that when we practice reawakening to the wonder of the present, we can embody deep awareness of our relational interdependence. For more details about Wild Awake, please visit www.wildawake.us Wild Awake curates immersive outdoor learning experiences on Ohlone land that are rooted in connecting with and caring for ourselves, each other, and the more-than-human world. We believe that multisensory experiences in nature—watching the belly of a full moon rise in a canyon, breathing in the woody smell of pines after the rain, listening to the first hoots of owls at dusk—bring us back into our bodies, connect us to our humanness, and deepen our awareness of how interdependent we all are. For more details about Wild Awake, please visit www.wildawake.us.