In episode two, we engage in an awe-inspiring dialogue with the wildly popular punk rock legend and lifelong nature lover, Mark Coleman. This episode dives deep into ephemerality, loss of identity, and how to reclaim the sense of our highest self, beauty, connection, being in the presence of 'wild things,' nervous system regulation, protecting the natural world, the great turning, remembering what it means to be human, opening to what is, and so much more.

May you find spaciousness, calm, and mystery in our wondrous conversation with Mark

About Mark Coleman:

Mark is a life-long nature lover and is passionate about guiding people into the beauty of meditation and nature. He has led wilderness nature retreats for over twenty years worldwide. Through his organization Awake in the Wild Mark leads year long nature meditation teacher trainings in the US and Europe.

Mark has trained extensively in the Buddhist tradition, both in the Insight meditation and in the Dzogchen tradition. He is a senior teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and has taught insight meditation retreats since 1997.

Co-founder of the Mindfulness Training Institute Mark also leads year long professional mindfulness teacher in Europe and the US.

Mark also founded the non-profit Mindful of Nature, that takes nature meditation work to communities and populations that will most benefit from these resilience building practices.

He is author of Awake in the Wild - Mindfulness in Nature as a Path to Self-Discovery, Make Peace With Your Mind, From Suffering to Peace and his recent book A Field Guide to Nature Meditation.

He lives in Sausalito, CA and likes nothing more than hiking, biking, kayaking, and being outdoors.

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ER - PART SIX: Meeting Adversity

“Steadying like a mountain.”

In a world full of noise and distraction, what’s your recommendation for maintaining equanimity?