Mindfulness with the Meadow

A Monthly Nature Gathering at Conestee Nature Preserve: Church of the Wild

If you've ever felt more at peace in the woods than in a church, more yourself on a trail than in a meeting room, or simply long for a reason to slow down and actually be outside — this gathering is for you.
Once a month, we meet at the edge of Henderson Meadow at Conestee Nature Preserve for 90 minutes of guided mindfulness, sacred wandering, and quiet community connection. No meditation experience needed. No particular belief system required. Just you, the land, and permission to slow down.

What we do together:

We arrive, greet old/new friends, and ground ourselves with a simple land acknowledgment and mindfulness practice. There may be facts about nature or inspirational poems shared. Then we saunter into the preserve for 30 minutes of unstructured wandering — not a hike, but an invitation to slow down and let the natural world meet you where you are. A drum call brings us back together to share what arose, and we close with song.

Plan to stay a little bit afterwards to share refreshing watermelon together!

Details:
📅 Monthly — next gathering: Sunday, November 15, 2026
🕙 10:00am – 11:30pm (\\Park by 9:45am\)
📍 Henderson Meadow, 601 Fork Shoals Road, Greenville SC
💛 Donation-based ($10–25 suggested) — all are welcome

What to bring: Water, sun protection, bug spray, a small blanket or sit pad, and comfortable shoes for uneven terrain.

Your guide: Andrea is an ordained Interfaith Minister, 500-hour yoga teacher, and somatic practitioner with a devotional relationship with the other-than-human world. She created Mindfulness with the Meadow because she believes nature is one of the most reliable paths home to ourselves. Read more here.

👉 More details at embodiedwayfinding.com/mindfulnesswiththemeadow

Rooted in earth-based wisdom traditions and informed by the book Church of the Wild. Open to all backgrounds — spiritual, secular, skeptical, and everything in between.