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Buddhist teacher Mark Coleman joins Forrest and Dr. Rick to share how we can learn from nature and incorporate it into our practice. Mark shares his insights and experiences from years of leading wilderness retreats, and explains how reconnecting with the natural world can deepen mindfulness and enhance our well-being. You\u2019ll learn specific meditative practices, how to bring the outside inside, the power of our \u201cwild\u201d aspects, and how we can move from being in nature to simply being nature.\nAbout our Guest: Mark Coleman is a senior meditation teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in northern California, and the founder of Awake in the Wild, an organization that runs programs focused on immersing people in the natural world. He\u2019s also the author of four books, including From Suffering to Peace: The True Promise of Mindfulness and his newest book A Field Guide to Nature Meditation: 52 Mindfulness Practices for Joy, Wisdom and Wonder.\nWatch the Episode: Prefer watching video? You\xa0can watch this episode on YouTube.\nKey Topics:\n0:00: Introduction\n1:40: What drew Mark to practice in nature\n5:15: Being drawn outward by meditation\n9:20: Access to nature, and \u201cbougie-fication\u201d\n15:15: Novelty, acclimation, and quieting the \u201cself\u201d\n20:25: The brutal side of nature, and uncertainty\n25:05: Reciprocity and relationship\n28:05: From appreciating nature to being nature\n30:15: Searching for a place vs. searching for a feeling\n35:50: What meditating in nature looks like in practice\n41:40: Bringing the benefits of practice to the mundane\n45:05: \u201cA bunch of tame monkeys\u201d\n49:15: Recap\nNEW Offering from Rick! Join Rick and 5 world-renowned teachers \u2013 including Dr. Gabor Mate, Tara Brach, and Thupten Jinpa \u2013 for The Heart of Compassion, a 5-week online program that will teach you how to access, grow, and apply compassion. Head to rickhanson.net/hoc to learn more, and use code\xa0BEINGWELL10 for 10% off.\xa0\nSupport the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link.\nSponsors:\nZocdoc helps you find expert doctors and medical professionals that specialize in the care you need, and deliver the type of experience you want. Head to zocdoc.com/being and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book a top-rated doctor today.\nFinally get that project off the ground with Squarespace! Head to squarespace.com/beingwell for a free trial, and when you\u2019re ready to launch use coupon code BEINGWELL to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain.\nJoin over a million people using BetterHelp, the world\u2019s largest online counseling platform. Visit betterhelp.com/beingwell for 10% off your first month!\nWant to sleep better? Try the Calm app! Visit calm.com/beingwell for 40% off a premium subscription.\nConnect with the show:\n\nSubscribe on iTunes\n\nFollow Forrest on YouTube\n\nFollow us on Instagram\n\nFollow Forrest on Instagram\n\nFollow Rick on Facebook\n\nFollow Forrest on Facebook\n\nVisit Forrest's website