Dharma Gathering: 20 Years of Yatra
A thank-you gathering celebrating two decades of Yatra — the bushwalking pilgrimage community that has walked quietly across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand, …
Presentation: Outdoor Health Forum: Nature Connection and Mental Wellbeing
October 18, 2025 — Lennox Heads, NSWBr. Tenzin represented yatra.org.au at this forum hosted by Outdoor Health Australia, the peak body supporting health, healing and resilience through outdoor and nature-based practice. Alongside sessions on indigenous youth work, therapeutic surfing, equine therapy and outdoor education, he facilitated a “sacred journey” workshop condensing an 8-day yatra retreat into one hour — mindful movement, breathwork, and a silent beach walk.
Follow-up
The full write-up is on Gaia Forest, including his reflections on the value of non-cognitive, listening-based engagement with nature.
Further resources
Video: Qi-gong — Mindful Movement Practices
A series of movement and breathing practices (57 minutes) drawing on principles found in Qi-gong, Yi-Jin-Jing and Hatha Yoga. The emphasis here is not on …
Audio: Our Life as Gaia
A guided meditation exploring “our life as Gaia”. This meditation was prepared as part of a 6 week online course in Deep Ecology. It is inspired by …
Video: The Ecological Self
“I am part of the rainforest protecting myself. I am that part of the rainforest recently emerged into thinking.” — John Seed Underlying all the …
Audio: Embodied Practice — Body Scan and Total Relaxation
A guided body scan and total relaxation (32 minutes), building on earlier embodied-awareness and breath meditations to cultivate sensitivity to subtler …
Audio: Embodied Practice — Finding the Full Body Breath
A guided introduction (35 minutes) to rediscovering the full volume of the body’s natural, diaphragmatic breath — simple, safe preliminary practices …
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