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Retreat Dharma Talks at Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center

Awake in the Wild

Taught by Mark Coleman and Kirsten Rudestam

2025-06-08 (8 days) Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center

  
2025-06-10 "When you know the place you are, practice begins" -- Working with obstructions to clear, embodied knowing 49:22
Kirsten Rudestam
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This talk describes hindrances as fuel for our practice and offers suggestions for working skillfully with them.
2025-06-11 Wisdom Teachings From Nature 53:31
Mark Coleman
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Exploring how the three characteristics are revealed in nature practice
2025-06-12 Belonging, Reciprocity and Gratitude 40:42
Kirsten Rudestam
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This talk looks at the dependent co-arising in the context of nature-based practice and the tenderizing of the human heart.
2025-06-13 Nature as Beloved 56:24
Mark Coleman
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Exploring the four diving abodes amidst the natural world
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