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Nature Immersion: How To Melt Into The Wonder And Mystery Of NatureA nature immersion is where you immerse yourself alone in nature for 3-4 days. This is one of the most profound experiences I have ever had. What happens during a nature immersion is that the boundary of where you end and nature begins melts away. You get to experience the one-ness of everything around you. Your sense of self dissolves and you get to tap directly into the wisdom of the creator. You get to touch and be the essence of the real you...
Words are difficult to portray exactly what the experience is like for in today's society we are mostly disconnected from nature and the sense of connection with self and everything around us. This sense of connection is always present and always there, even if we 'think' we are not connected. This is an underlying lore that becomes real when you immerse yourself in nature for an extended period of time. Before immersing yourself in nature for 3-4 days, it is important to know why you feel drawn to do it. Most people who feel drawn are at a transition point in an area of life that is important to them. For example, the transition could be in a relationship, in your career, in discovering your purpose for being on the planet or a transition in an area of your health. There are three stages to a nature immersion. The first stage is the separation stage. This is where you actively separate yourself from your daily life and routine in order to be within nature without distractions. In this phase one major activity you do is go through all your belongings and throw out anything that is no longer you. Some people find this difficult as they have to face a lot of issues from the past that no longer serve them. However, most people I speak to about this find it liberating as they feel a weight has been lifted off their shoulders. During this phase you also have the conversations that you have been avoiding that have also been weighing you down. The idea behind this is to create a clear slate for something new to arise. What you are trying to do here is to complete the past of everything that has been niggling you in the back of your mind so that you can enter into nature with an empty cup. After you have cleared the space for something new to arise the other major part of the separation phase is to set your intentions for going on a nature immersion. This is where you write down what it is you would like to get from your nature immersion. I find some people have difficulty getting clear on their intentions, however the clearer you are before you immerse yourself the clearer the messages will be. If you are having difficulties one exercise is to just start writing and get everything down on paper. It could be as many as 20+ pages of things you would like clarity on. After you have finished writing you can then go through your intentions and summarise them. Then you can make summaries of the summaries until you have a number of short, simple and to the point bullet points of what you'd like to explore during your nature immersion. Again, the clearer you are on your intention then the clearer the messages will be from nature. Once you have cleared the space and set your intentions, the last phase of the separation phase is to pack what you will be taking with you into nature. This packing phase is mostly symbolic of the way you go through life. For example, some participants load their backpacks up to the brim and nearly include the kitchen sink. Whereas other participants only pack a blanket and one change of clothes. In the packing process you may get to see a lot about the way you operate in life. There is nothing wrong with the way you pack, it's more about the insights you get into the way you operate in the world. The second phase of the nature immersion is called the threshold. This is where you go out into nature alone by yourself to an area you feel drawn to. It usually feels like you are being called to a particular place to spend this time and it is often the first place that comes to your mind when you think of spending time alone in nature. Before you leave you can also start tapping into the place you feel drawn to. The way to do this is to start using your inner voice and start asking the place you feel drawn to if it is OK for you to immerse yourself there for 3-4 days. Then it is just a matter of listening to the response you get with your inner listening. This inner listening is similar to a feeling that you are getting back from the area. If it feels like a 'no' then respect that and go to another place. The answers you are seeking will not be found at that place. Keep doing this until you get a 'yes'. You'll know by the feeling you get...
When you arrive at the area you feel drawn to, the next step is to check in with your heart and allow it to guide you to the exact spot for your nature immersion. To do this, scan your body and notice where there is any tension. Then like letting a rock drop to the ground, just let go of any tension you feel within your body. The earth can use this tension elsewhere. When all tension has been dropped from your body and from your mind, next place your attention on your heart centre. There is a subtle and gentle force that is continually guiding us through life. To me the pull feels like a tiny spider web pulling me from my heart centre. Feel the pull and allow it to guide you into nature. You don't need to know where it is guiding you. The important point is to just go with the subtle pull from within. Some people also feel like they are being pushed by this subtle force. Yet others feel a mixture between being pulled and pushed. However it feels for you, just go with it and allow it to guide you to your nature spot. This spot is where you will be basing yourself for your nature immersion. When you feel you have found your nature spot, the next step is to find the 'exact' centre of it. You do this by tapping into the feeling of the place. Stand in one place and notice how it feels. You may feel a slight pull to stand one step to the left or right or forwards or backwards. Keep doing this until the exact centre of your nature spot feels right. Sped some time at this point and ask the objects around you with your inner voice whether it's OK for you to be there. Ask the trees. Ask the rocks. Ask the saplings. Ask the birds. Ask the insects. Tell them what you are wanting to do. Tell them why you are wanting to do it. Ask them if they have any questions of you. Tap into the place. Tap into the spirit and feeling of the place. Go with an open heart and nature will be a mirror.
Once you have found your spot the next step is to create your sacred space. This is the space in which you will do most of your 'work'. This is the space where you will get a lot of your insights. This is the space where you will do most of your ceremony work from. The idea when creating your sacred space is to create it at a natural pace. You will probably gain a lot of insights in the way you create your sacred space. For example, you may feel you need to get it sorted ASAP, or you may notice you want to create it 'perfectly' or you may notice that you just slap it together without much thought. Just notice how you both find and set up your sacred space and write down any insights in your notepad. Everything that happens on a nature immersion is symbolic and there to teach you lessons. However the sacred space is to you is how it is to you. There is no 'right' or 'wrong' way to do this. Simply tap into the space around you and ask to be guided. For example, there may be a nearby rock that feels like it is to be part of your sacred space. This may be at one of the edges. There may be some fern leaves that feel right to make a border with next to the rock. Then there may be some sticks or a dead log that feels right to make another border to your sacred space. Tap into the feeling, do it at the pace that feels right and always ask before moving or touching objects to create your sacred space. Your sacred space is the space for you to just be. Whether that is to cry. To dance. To sing. To sleep. To laugh. To jump. To stretch. This is the space where you are to feel safe to be the way you are to be at that moment in time. The edge of your sacred space is like an imaginary border. It is up to you how you enter the sacred space. Whether you enter from one direction only. Whether you only walk in your sacred space in a particular direction. Whether you use smoke to purify your sacred space. All of these things are up to you. As to whether it feels right for you to do. You are making up your own ceremonies that are right for you in that moment in time and at that particular place.
Your sacred space is for you to be any way that you are to be. There are no rules except the ones that feel natural for you. (Note: if you are in a fire-prone area then out of responsibility you should take note of warnings from the fire department and abide by them.) After you have settled in to your sacred space and are feeling comfortable and in tune, it is a good time to go over your intentions for going on a nature immersion. You are now there and nature is constantly speaking to you. It's just a matter of tapping in. Putting energy into your intentions again will set up the space for insights from to happen. It is most important however that you do not become distracted by your mind whilst on your nature immersion. After a day or two your mind will probably slow down naturally and by itself. This is the way indigenous people experience the world. There is no real need to 'think' when out in nature. However, if you notice that your mind is constantly going then a good way to slow it down is to close your eyes and listen to it. Notive it's tone. Notice it's speed. Notice what is says. Then start to treat it like a little child and simply say 'Thank you for sharing'. After you say this, you'll probably notice there is a pause in your thinking. Then another thought may pop up. Again, say 'Thank you for sharing' and listen again to the pause in your thinking. As you focus on and place your attention on this silence it typically grows longer and longer. This is what the buddhists call no-mind. I also like to call this state 'innocence' because this is how infants and young children are in the world. It's OK not to think. In the space of innocence you can then scan your body for any tension. If you notice any tension then like letting go of a rock, just let it go and allow it to drop to the earth. The earth can use this tension where it is needed. This space of innocense and relaxation then allows you to tap into your heart center...
We are constantly getting guided by a force. Some call it the life force. If you go into innocence, let go of all tension and focus on your heart center you will notice there is a little pull that is guiding you in a direction. Once you feel this subtle pull, allow it to guide you. It may guide you to ay down and sleep. Or it may guide you to dance around your sacred space. Or it may guide you to a tree on top of a hill. Wherever it guides you, go with it. Go where it feels right to go. This force that guides you is your true nature. You are going where you are meant to go. In the moment. Moment by moment. Being guided. Without distractions. Being your true nature in nature. When you are in the flow of your natural way of being then synchronicities abound. Synchronicities become the norm. It feels like you are in the exact right place. At the exact right time. Birds will make themselves seen when it is exactly right for them to appear. Clouds will form shapes that are the exact shape you need to see at that moment in time. Animals will come and give you the exact messages you need to hear at the exact time you need to hear it.
It's just a matter of getting out of your mind, into your senses and allow your heart to guide you. Nature is continually giving us messages and it's just up to us to listen to them. This is done by your imagination. By making things nature is showing us mean something. Literally making it up. Adding our imagination to the messages nature is constantly giving us. Imagination is the language of the soul. When attaching meaning to the symbols nature constantly giving us, you'll know the meaning is right by the feeling you get from the meaning. If the meaning you are making up feels 'right' then the meaning is right. You literally make up the meaning. If it feels right then it's right. However, if you are interpreting the symbol and it's not quite feeling right, then the meaning you're making up probably isn't quite right. In this case, just stop, tap in again and start making it up again. Going with the meaning that feels right. It's done with your inner voice within your heart center. Everything in nature also has a gentle inner voice within. Every tree. Every rock. Every cloud. Every storm. Using your inner voice you can ask everything questions. Then just listen. Listen to the answers you receive. The objects in nature may also ask you questions. Again, just listen and respond with your inner voice. That is how you talk with nature. A conversation with nature. During the threshold phase of your nature immersion, stay aware of your intentions. Go where your heart is guiding you to go. Do what your heart is guiding you to do. Listen to the messages nature is constantly giving you. Talk with nature with your subtle voice within. Enjoy the conversation. After some time you'll melt. Melt into the wisdom and mystery of nature. Finding and being your true nature in nature. Being both a drop in the ocean and the whole ocean at the same time. There will be a right time to write your insights down. When the time is right, write. When it's time to sleep, sleep. When it's time to yawn, yawn. Everything in nature has it's natural rhythm. You too have your natural rhythm. Tap into your natural rhythm and be your natural rhythm. The next stage of the nature immersion is called the incorporation phase. This is where you take all of your insights and bring them into your daily life. After the threshold phase you will probably have a lot of pages written about the insights you have gained during the nature immersion. Now is the time to reflect and integrate these insights into your life. As you look over your notes and reflect, you may feel like writing more insights. Take your time whilst doing this. It may take a couple of days until the insights stop flowing. Once you have all the insights down on paper, you can then start making a list of 'things to do' in order to bring these insights into your life. Insights are great, however by themselves alone nothing in your life will change without taking action on them. As you review your insights, the next step is to ask the question 'What is the next step?' and then write bullet points of 'things to do' to bring this insight into your life. Aim to get at least 3x bullet point for each major insight you saw during the threshold phase. For example, in one of the early nature immersions I did some yellow flowers showed me they had their natural rhythm of opening in the morning and closing in the late afternoon. The insight I got to see was to go at my natural pace through life. That's a great insight, but how to I bring that into my life. It was confronting as I was working in a professional career and got to see that I was going at the pace of the company I was working for and not my pace. So some of the bullet points I got from that were: - notice when I'm not going at my natural pace - stop when I'm not going at my natural pace - go at my natural pace again When I brought this into work, I knew when I wasn't going at my natural pace. So I stopped whenever this happened and went back to my natural pace again. After some time of practicing this I got to see it was no longer authentic for me to work there, quit the career and started again in life at my own pace. A radical shift, all from the insight from being with a yellow flower opening and closing by the coast. Once you have these bullet points of how to bring the insights into your life, it's then just a matter of doing them. This is the hard part because it can cause you to make some pretty big changes to your life when you have the courage to follow the insights. You know they are true to do and delaying them just prolongs the pain. However, there will be a right time for you to do them. Sometimes it's taken me up to three years to integrate the insights into my life. That's where courage comes into play in order to bring your outer life into alignment with your inner life during the integration phase of your nature immersion. _______________________________________________________________ "The Heart Walk"
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