Rewilding the Soul 2026-2027: Coming Present to our Earth-Based Lineage (Online Series with Council Practice)

First seasonal celebration: March 20
First council gathering: April 16
Monthly on the third Thursdays: 7:00-8:30 pm ET (see dates below)

Hosted by Hildur Palsdottir, NDF Ecodharma Coordinator

Rewilding the Soul calls us to remember who we are, inseparable from the natural world. 

This yearlong series of interactive gatherings explores the deepest promise of our practice: coming present together within the social and planetary ruptures underway, and through practice and community, leaning into the truth of non-separation.

Lama Willa Blythe Baker and Lama Liz Monson, in collaboration with the Council on the Uncertain Human Future and its founder Sarah Buie, invite you to take part in this fourth year of Rewilding the Soul. 

Please join us to:

• Reflect, meditate, grieve, and celebrate
• Engage in council, a practice of deep listening and shared exploration
• Nurture and deepen relationships with one another and the natural world
  

Participants are encouraged to commit to regular attendance to support continuity, trust, and collective depth.

The series includes two complementary practices of non-dual awareness: the practice of reflection and meditation (outdoors when possible), and the practice of council.

The practice of reflection and meditation is attentional and embodied, while the practice of council is relational and based in deep collective listening. Guided by inner wisdom, we find our way into conversation with the natural world, our own non-conceptual field, and one another, exploring what it means to live into this time of rupture.

Each session begins with a reflection offered by a teacher, followed by a Council session. As the reflections and practices encourage rewilding our hearts and minds—recognizing the wisdom of nature within and around us—the Council offers a space for deep, soulful sharing and ongoing inquiry into how we might rewild our everyday lives, and the collective wisdom that may emerge.

In these times of cultural and political upheaval, the practice of Rewilding attunes us to the wisdom and love always flowing around and through us, and to the non-conceptual voices of the natural world that draw us home to our deepest being. It calls us to deep compassion, kindness, and availability to one another and to the wider world.

Council is an intentional practice of listening and speaking from the heart that builds trust, strengthens community, and creates a container for collective wisdom to arise. Circles are led by trained conveners; with a foundation in the Council on the Uncertain Human Future.

Online Council Series Schedule
Rewilding the Soul meets on the following Thursdays from 7:00-8:30pm ET. 

• April 16, 2026
• May 21, 2026
• July 16, 2026
• August 20, 2026
• October 15, 2026
• November 19, 2026
• January 21, 2027
• February 18, 2027

Please note that attendance is limited to 140 participants; early registration is encouraged. 

Returning participants may continue with their current councils, while new participants will be warmly welcomed and thoughtfully woven into both continuing and newly forming councils, supporting continuity, relationship, and collective depth.

Rewilding the Soul is a dynamic, perennial program—the content is fresh each season and reflects the current state of our world. Whether you have been participating since the beginning or are joining for the first time, fresh discoveries always arise through the teachings and ongoing inquiry that emerges in council. 

Suitable for practitioners of all levels, all are welcome!

Annual Seasonal Celebrations

Rewilding participants are encouraged to attend NDF’s solstice and equinox celebrations, which are offered four times a year. Open to the general public, these events include invited guest teachers, wild altars, collective ritual, embodied celebration and community sharing. Participants in the yearlong series do not need to register separately; the celebrations are included at no additional cost. Please note, however, that councils will not convene during these celebrations.

Seasonal Celebrations meet from 6:45-8:30pm ET on the following dates: 

• Spring Equinox – Friday, March 20, 2026
• Summer Solstice – Sunday, June 21, 2026
• Autumn Equinox -Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026
• Winter Solstice – Monday Dec. 21, 2026

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