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Inner Harvest - autumnal meditation gathering
Inner Harvest Meditation: a contemplative journey in autumn
a community gathering at the Berkshire Botanical Garden (Stockbridge, MA)
Saturday, October 24th @ 4 - 5pm
The fall season invites a shift in energy and intention, moving from summer’s fullness and towards winter’s slowing. Join BBG’s mindfulness facilitator Sandrine Harris on Sat. Oct. 24 from 4 to 5 p.m. for a gathering to contemplate and explore the meaning of autumn.
No experience needed and all adults 20-plus years are welcome.
Register in Advance. Contact BBG.
UNDERSTANDING & HEALING TRAUMA - online retreat
UNDERSTANDING & HEALING TRAUMA through Mindfulness, Embodiment and Connection
an online retreat with Sandrine Harris, SEP, and Vamsi Koneru, PhD
Saturday, Nov. 14th and Sunday, Nov. 15th
10am - 3pm eastern US time (both days), including 30mins for lunch
FEE TO ATTEND:
$400: contributing at the full fee supports the possibility for other community members to attend
$350: contributing at this scale, supports the running of this program
$300: community scale
ABOUT THIS PROGRAM
We begin by collaboratively creating a nurturing space to foster safety, exploration and connection. Following this, we encourage and support you to participate in experiential practices including meditation, gentle movement, journaling, inquiry and deep listening.
Throughout your participation, you will be invited to learn practices in trauma- sensitive mindfulness, body-centered awareness and compassion to promote greater presence, self-care and emotion regulation. This will allow you to more skillfully work with your mind and body, cultivate deeper resiliency and experience holistic trauma recovery.
WHO THIS PROGRAM IS FOR
All adults (age 20+) are welcome to join this program, conducted in English. No experience with mindfulness meditation, or other practices, is needed to attend. This workshop is accessible to folx from all walks of life and mobility levels.
Past Attendees include: people in the caring professions of social work, psychotherapy, healthcare; educators; social justice activists; parents; people wishing to understand their own and others’ lived experience with more clarity and compassion.
PLEASE NOTE: This program is not a replacement for medical or mental health treatment or therapy. This is educational and experiential.
Sandrine and Vamsi have been offering this program since 2018, and are heartened to share this time in learning and healing together. To read more about your facilitators: here.
HOW TO REGISTER
Kindly send a registration email to: Sandrine Harris and Vamsi Koneru
Payment in full, in advance, is required to secure your registration. Credit Card payments are accepted. Once we receive your email, we’ll send payment instructions (via PayPal).
Read More about this program on the dedicated page: here.
Embodying Boundaries
EMBODYING BOUNDARIES
a somatic workshop to nourish the way you sense and steward your experience of connection
facilitated by somatic practitioner, Sandrine Harris
Sunday, November 22nd
10am - 12pm
Heartseed Healing: 40 Railroad St, Suite # 208, Great Barrington, MA 01230
$50
REGISTRATION IN ADVANCE IS REQUIRED
Boundaries are often thought of as walls for protection or blocking out energies we don’t wish to be near.
Boundaries are far more nuanced and loving — towards ourselves and others. They are the bridge to the kind of connection we long for, and the texture of belonging we desire.
During our time together, we’ll explore perspectives through embodied learning drawn from Somatic Experiencing®️(an embodied therapeutic process for healing trauma) and Feldenkrais®️ (a method of somatic education), to define, cultivate and sense our loving boundaries. We will have meaningful discussions, personal writing time, and visual / creative play on paper with boundary work as well.
This workshop is appropriate for adults age 20+ yrs
What to bring:
yoga mat
blanket
cushion or whatever you like to sit on, for floor sitting (chairs will be provided)
notebook & pen
2 or 3 belts / yoga straps / scarves
REGISTRATION IN ADVANCE IS REQUIRED
LOCATION: Sandrine’s space = Heartseed Healing (40 Railroad St, Suite # 208, Great Barrington, MA 01230)
FEE: $50 via VENMO (SandrineHarris-EmergentNature)
AGES 20+ yrs
What to bring:
yoga mat
blanket
cushion or whatever you like to sit on, for floor sitting (chairs will be provided)
notebook & pen
2 or 3 belts / yoga straps / scarves
REGISTER by sending an email to Sandrine (sandrine@sandrineharris.com) and sending your payment to VENMO (SandrineHarris-EmergentNature)
ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR
Sandrine Harris is a somatic practitioner with a private practice in healing the impacts of trauma, stress patterns and chronic pain. Based in the Berkshires of Massachusetts, she offers a cohesive process for individuals, that nurtures bodily awareness and sensing, understanding patterns, and cultivating growth and relief through healing.
She offers workshops and guides retreats at KRIPALU, OMEGA and elsewhere.
Her work is collectively known as Emergent Nature. Learn More: here.
New Year’s Meditation Retreat - KRIPALU
Moving Through Stillness
somatic meditations to support your new year transition
Sunday, Dec. 27th evening through Tuesday, Dec. 29th midday
KRIPALU retreat center (Stockbridge, MA)
Join this restorative weekend retreat full of practices to cultivate bodily ease, a centered mind, and a peaceful heart. Combining several forms of meditative and contemplative process, along with writing and reflection, you will be guided on a journey to reduce stress levels, tune into yourself with tenderness, and close out this year with the energy of embodied presence and renewal.
The turning of the new year asks us to look inwards and check in with ourselves. This program offers time and space to reflect, to forge meaning from the year that's ending, and let the language of your body speak through a guided somatic awareness process.
In this program, you will experience:
Meditation
Guided movement and body-centered practices
Time for reflection
A compassionate community to share your learnings
This retreat is suitable for all adults.
NOTE: Please wear clothing for movement and time on the floor, including layers for warmth. Please bring a notebook and pen.
*Some meditation experience is suggested, but all are welcome, including those for whom meditation has felt challenging in the past. Chairs will be provided for all participants, and no floor sitting is required.
CONTACT KRIPALU to register: Moving Through Stillness with Sandrine Harris
Summer's Beauty: a meditative experience on the joy of connecting with nature
Summer’s Beauty
a meditative experience on the joy of connecting with nature
facilitated by Sandrine Harris, hosted by the Berkshire Botanical Garden
Join us on Saturday, August 29th @ 4pm - 5pm
Sandrine Harris guides this experience of contemplation and meditation centered on beauty and our connection to the natural world. This outdoor program offers mindful prompts, quiet reflection and optional sharing in a supportive setting.
No prior experience is necessary; all adults 20+ yrs are welcome.
REGISTER IN ADVANCE via BBG: https://www.berkshirebotanical.org/summers-beauty-meditative-experience-joy-connecting-nature
MARROW - an emergent experience of aliveness & connection {retreat}
MARROW - somatics, embodiment and meditation retreat
Sunday evening, Aug 16th through Friday midday, Aug 21st 2026
OMEGA Institute (Rhinebeck, NY)
Like the life-giving marrow of our bones, this retreat is a transformational time to reconnect with your body, sense belonging within nature, and find community.
Join Sandrine for a 6-day, annual immersive experience in somatics, embodiment and meditation through the MARROW process. Forged over decades of learning and discovery, MARROW is a path to unearthing your aliveness, unlearning patterns of being, emergence and growth, and connection.
Throughout this time together, you’ll be invited into a range of approaches to self-learning and expansion, including: somatics and guided movement, sharing and listening, creative embodiment explorations, outdoor forest bathing walks, guided restorative meditations, personal writing time and r-e-s-t.
Learn more about MARROW on the dedicated page: here.
Register directly via OMEGA’s website (lodgers + campers + commuters welcome):
All lodging, logistics, payments are arranged directly with the OMEGA Institute. Commuter, shared room, individual room, camping options are all available.
If you have questions specifically for Sandrine about this experience, please email: sandrine@sandrineharris.com
Community Dance Party
Come and dance your face off!
Join embodiment facilitator and dancer, Sandrine Harris, for a joyful, creative and connective COMMUNITY DANCE PARTY on Saturday, August 15th.
Part-guided movement (first 30mins), part-free flow (1hr).
Held in the big, airy loft above the Berkshire Food COOP (Great Barrington, MA).
All are welcome, and all ages are welcome
(*Kiddos younger than 18 years old join for free)
DONATION: $10 to Sandrine’s VENMO - SandrineHarris-EmergentNature
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15th @ 7 - 8:30pm
Loft above the Berkshire Food COOP
ABOUT SANDRINE
Sandrine Harris is a somatic therapist, dancer and embodiment facilitator based in the Berkshires. She offers retreats at KRIPALU and the OMEGA Institute, local classes and workshops, and has a private practice in somatic approaches for healing trauma, chronic pain and stress patterns (her office is on Railroad St, Great Barrington). Her work is collectively known as Emergent Nature.
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
9th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
6 summer Fridays:
July 10, 17, 24, 31 + August 7, 14
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and spectacular views in the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
*No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Tickets via NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/447201/
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
9th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
6 summer Fridays:
July 10, 17, 24, 31 + August 7, 14
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and spectacular views in the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
*No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Tickets via NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/447200/
Community Dance Party
Come and dance your face off!
Join Embodiment Facilitator, Sandrine Harris, for a sober, joyful, creative COMMUNITY DANCE PARTY on Monday, August 3rd.
Part-guided movement (first 20mins), part-free flow (40mins).
Held in the big, airy loft above the Berkshire Food COOP (Great Barrington, MA).
All are welcome, and all ages are welcome
(*Kiddos younger than 18 years old join for free)
DONATION: $10 to Sandrine’s VENMO - SandrineHarris-EmergentNature
MONDAY, AUGUST 3rd @ 6 - 7pm
Loft above the Berkshire Food COOP
ABOUT SANDRINE
Sandrine Harris is a somatic therapist, dancer and embodiment facilitator based in the Berkshires. She offers retreats at KRIPALU and the OMEGA Institute, local classes and workshops, and has a private practice in somatic approaches for healing trauma, chronic pain and stress patterns (her office is on Railroad St, Great Barrington). Her work is collectively known as Emergent Nature.
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
9th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
6 summer Fridays:
July 10, 17, 24, 31 + August 7, 14
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and spectacular views in the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
*No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Tickets via NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/447199/
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
9th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
6 summer Fridays:
July 10, 17, 24, 31 + August 7, 14
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and spectacular views in the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
*No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Tickets via NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/447198/
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
9th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
6 summer Fridays:
July 10, 17, 24, 31 + August 7, 14
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and spectacular views in the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
*No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Tickets via NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/447197/
Contemplating Beauty: meditation & tea experience @ TROUTBECK
Contemplating Beauty: a Meditation and Tea Experience
with Sandrine Harris (Emergent Nature) and Sebastian Beckwith (In Pursuit of Tea)
Sunday, July 12th @ 4 - 5:30pm
TROUTBECK (Amenia, NY)
REGISTER IN ADVANCE on Troutbeck’s website: here.
JOIN US FOR A LUSH INVITATION TO APPRECIATE AND TAKE IN THE BEAUTY OF THE NATURAL WORLD, AND SAVOR THE FLAVORS OF TEA, WITH SANDRINE HARRIS FROM EMERGENT NATURE AND SEBASTIAN BECKWITH FROM IN PURSUIT OF TEA.
Sandrine Harris guides a walkabout on the property of Troutbeck to invite you to awaken your senses and begin tuning into the beauty of early summer. The second half of this journey is guided by Sebastian Beckwith, through the pleasure of learning about and tasting two single origin teas. Slow down and connect with tea as a sensory meditation.
Please wear comfortable clothing and outdoor walking shoes. No experience with meditation is needed to join us.
Ticket includes an In Pursuit of Tea takeaway, and copies of Sebastian's A Little Tea Book (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2018) will be available for purchase onsite.
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
9th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
6 summer Fridays:
July 10, 17, 24, 31 + August 7, 14
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and spectacular views in the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
*No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
ADVANCE REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED
Tickets via NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/425291/
MARROW - an emergent experience of aliveness & connection {retreat}
MARROW - somatics, embodiment and meditation retreat
Friday evening, May 22nd through Monday midday, May 25th 2026
KRIPALU (Stockbridge, MA)
Like the life-giving marrow of our bones, this retreat is a transformational time to reconnect with your body, sense belonging within nature, and find community.
Join Sandrine for a 4-day weekend immersive experience in somatics, embodiment and meditation through the MARROW process. Forged over decades of learning and discovery, MARROW is a path to unearthing your aliveness, unlearning patterns of being, emergence and growth, and connection.
Throughout this time together, you’ll be invited into a range of approaches to self-learning and expansion, including: somatics and guided movement, sharing and listening, creative embodiment explorations, outdoor forest bathing walks, guided restorative meditations, personal writing time and r-e-s-t.
Learn more about MARROW on the dedicated page: here.
Register directly via KRIPALU’s website (lodgers + commuters welcome):
All lodging, logistics, payments are arranged directly with KRIPALU. Commuter, shared room, individual room options are all available.
*NOTE: This is Memorial Day weekend 2026
If you have questions specifically for Sandrine about this experience, please email: sandrine@sandrineharris.com
Spring Equinox Meditation Gathering
Spring Equinox Meditation Gathering
facilitated by Sandrine Harris, hosted by the Berkshire Botanical Garden
Saturday, March 28th
4 - 5pm
Tickets: Berkshire Botanical Garden
Join us for Spring Equinox Meditation Gathering, a community meditation gathering guided by mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris, celebrating the beginnings of Spring! With the Spring Equinox, we have opportunities to come out of the hibernatory energies of Winter and embrace the budding of seasonal change, and the freshness of new growth. This meditation experience is open to all adults (18+ years), and is a combination of walking outdoors in the gardens (weather-permitting), sitting together indoors, and meaningful conversation.
This event happens rain or shine, and footwear for outdoor walking is encouraged.
*No prior experience with mindfulness or meditation is needed to join, and all are welcome!
ABOUT YOUR FACILITATOR
Sandrine Harris is a trauma-sensitive mindfulness meditation facilitator who weaves together practices that nurture our innate connection with the natural world. She guides immersive programs throughout the Berkshires, including at KRIPALU, Naumkeag, Gould Farm, and the Berkshire Botanical Garden. In addition to her nature-based offerings, Sandrine maintains a private somatic practice focused on healing trauma, chronic stress, and pain. Her approach, known as Emergent Nature, supports personal transformation through body-centered awareness and mindful connection.
Being With What Is - online community tending
Being With What Is
an online community tending for the intensity and grief of our time
facilitated by Sandrine Harris
Friday, March 6th @ 5 - 6pm eastern time
ONLINE via ZOOM
REGISTRATION:
Step 1) Your VENMO contribution - community scale: $10-20 (you decide).
Step 2) After sending your payment through, kindly EMAIL SANDRINE to offer your email address to receive the ZOOM LINK 24hrs before the event.
Step 3) Registration closes on Friday, March 6th @ 12pm eastern time. There are no refunds on contributions made towards this experience (including if you are unable to join). Thank you for your understanding.
*This event is only for adults (20+ years of age)
Join us for a somatic (body-centered and body-inclusive) process to tend our hearts, minds and bodies in community. These times are filled with heartbreak, rage, grief, doom scrolling, and bodily sensations rippling through at a quickening pace.
Being With What Is is a facilitated gathering to slow down and turn towards our inner lives and what we’re individually and collectively experiencing, with kindness and gentle invitations.
*No trauma stories are shared during our time together.
“The time is very urgent – we must slow down.” Bayo Akomolafe
FOR THIS EXPERIENCE:
Set yourself up at home or where you are joining from, on the floor with a mat and blanket, and bolster (or folded towel / blanket). If being on the floor is not a good idea for you, find a sofa or spot where you can both sit and lay.
Water bottle
A single candle & matches
Pen and Paper
EMAIL SANDRINE with any questions: sandrine@sandrineharris.com
Winter Solstice meditation gathering
Winter Solstice Meditation Gathering
annual community experience
Berkshire Botanical Garden : register here
Saturday, December 20th @ 4 - 5pm
Members: $20/Non-Members: $30
Gather by candlelight, into the quiet beginnings of the Winter season, with mindfulness facilitator Sandrine Harris. Nested inside the Center Building, surrounded by artwork, we explore the qualities of slowing down and turning inwards for the colder months. Winter holds many invitations for contemplation and reflection, and no experience is needed to join us for this facilitated event.
Sandrine Harris is a trauma-sensitive mindfulness meditation facilitator guiding experiences centered in sensing our connection within the natural world. She offers a connective and unfolding process within the Berkshires through regular programs at The Trustees’ properties, Berkshire Natural Resources Council properties, Gould Farm, and the Berkshire Botanical Garden. Sandrine is also a somatic (body-centered) practitioner with a private practice in healing trauma, stress patterns and chronic pain, and guides workshops internationally. Her process is collectively known as Emergent Nature.
Sunday Somatics class
SUNDAY SOMATICS
a gentle and creative class at Gray Studio (Lakeville, CT) guided by Sandrine Harris
Sunday, Nov 23rd @ 10 - 11:30am
$25 - prepay via VENMO (SandrineHarris-EmergentNature) or cash
Email Sandrine + pre-payment = completes your registration
*This is the final Sunday Somatics class for 2025
A meditative, playful, and energizing exploration of movement through the Feldenkrais Method® and sensory experience. Somatics is a field of body sensing, growing awareness (psyche-heart-mind) and working with patterns, and inhabiting the present moment. This class offers ground in moving from the inside out, and a pathway of expansiveness available to all.
No prior experience is needed to join us, and all adults (20+yrs) are welcome.
REMINDER: Please bring your own (yoga) mat.
*The Gray Studio is the space formerly known as “Yoga At Space.” Road signage says “SPACE”
Rooted in Place - ecological symposium
Rooted in Place Ecological Symposium: A Day of Stories, Seeds and Stewardship, Exploring the Deep Connections Between Culture and Biodiversity
an annual event by the Berkshire Botanical Garden
Sunday, November 9th
10am - 3pm
Location: Berkshire Waldorf High School (Stockbridge, MA)
Take a step into the heart of cultural ecology with BBG’s annual Rooted in Place Ecological Symposium, an immersive day-long gathering. Set for Sunday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., at Berkshire Waldorf High School, this dynamic symposium invites nature lovers, gardeners, farmers, educators, and environmental stewards to explore the intersection of culture and biodiversity — and how stories, seeds and land connect us all. Lunch is included.
Keynote Speaker: Abra Lee — Cultivating the Untold Stories of Black Gardeners and Growers
Horticulturalist, author, and storyteller Abra Lee will headline the symposium with a keynote address that brings to life the often-overlooked history of Black Americans in horticulture. Drawing on her forthcoming book, “Conquer the Soil: Black America and the Untold Stories of Our Country’s Gardeners, Farmers, and Growers” (Timber Press), Lee will share riveting narratives — from one of the first Black plant shop owners of the Roaring Twenties to a true tale of espionage with roots in the Harlem Renaissance. Lee, a Georgia native with a degree in ornamental horticulture from Auburn University, has made it her mission to unearth and amplify these hidden histories, connecting cultural heritage to ecological legacy.
Featured Speakers and Presenters
K Greene — Hudson Valley Seed Company
Seed stewards and co-founder of the beloved Hudson Valley Seed Company, Greene will discuss their mission to protect heirloom and open-pollinated seeds while celebrating the art and ethics of seed stewardship.
Kevin West — Author, Gardener, Cook
With roots in East Tennessee and a passion for preserving food culture, West will explore how growing and preserving food connects us to place, memory, and sustainability. His latest book, “The Cook’s Garden” (Knopf), celebrates the edible joys of homegrown abundance.
Film: "Farming While Black" — Film, Panel Discussion featuring characters in the film
"Farming While Black" is a feature-length documentary film that examines the historical plight of Black farmers in the United States and the rising generation reclaiming their rightful ownership of land and reconnecting with their ancestral roots. In 1910, Black farmers owned 14 percent of all American farmland. Over the intervening decades, that number fell below 2 percent, the result of racism, discrimination, and dispossession. The film chronicles Leah Penniman and two other Black farmers’ efforts to reclaim their agricultural heritage. Collectively, their work has a major impact, as each is a leader in sustainable agriculture and food justice movements.
As the co-founder of Soul Fire Farm in upstate New York, Penniman finds strength in the deep historical knowledge of African agrarianism – agricultural practices that can heal people and the planet. Influenced and inspired by Karen Washington, a pioneer in urban community gardens in New York City, and fellow farmer and organizer Blain Snipstal, Leah galvanizes around farming as the basis of revolutionary justice.
Cherishing Place, a guided meditation to close the symposium with community facilitator, Sandrine Harris of Emergent Nature.
Nature. Reimagine Culture. Grow Community.
Rooted in Place is more than a symposium — it’s a call to action for how we engage with the land and each other. Through storytelling, seed knowledge, and the wisdom of those rooted in the work of ecological restoration, this event offers an opportunity to learn, connect and grow.
TENDING - meditation gathering (online & in person)
TENDING
community meditation gathering ONLINE & IN PERSON
facilitated by Sandrine Harris
Sunday, Nov 2, 2025
Physical Location: The Gray Studio (Lakeville, CT)
+ ONLINE
Email to register & receive the online link: Sandrine@sandrineharris.com
$20 (prepayment via VENMO: SandrineHarris-EmergentNature or cash)
**Registration is required to attend
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Tending is a place to land into a welcoming circle of care, reflection and curiosity.
Tending asks the question:
"It has been a year so full. How are you tending?"
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No meditation experience is needed to join us, and all adults are welcome (age 18+).
*This is not a single, hour-long meditation. We will engage in meaningful conversations and dynamic flows of brief meditations including in sitting / laying / walking. And our circle closes with a guided rest process to welcome you into the softness.
All blankets, cushions provided at the Gray Studio.
EMAIL Sandrine with questions:
sandrine@sandrineharris.com
The Inner Harvest - Autumnal Equinox Meditation Gathering
The Inner Harvest
guided by mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
Saturday, Sept 20th @ 5 - 6pm
Berkshire Botanical Garden - register here
Members: $20/Non-Members: $30
Contemplate and reflect upon your “inner harvest," in this turning of Fall — a time of shedding and harvesting. Mindfulness facilitator Sandrine Harris guides this program through outdoor walking, quiet sitting and a meditative path to be with the seasonality and energy of this time of year, and of this time in your life.
Sandrine Harris is a trauma-sensitive mindfulness meditation facilitator guiding experiences centered in sensing our connection within the natural world. She offers a connective and unfolding process within the Berkshires through regular programs at The Trustees’ properties, Berkshire Natural Resources Council properties, Gould Farm, and the Berkshire Botanical Garden. Sandrine is also a somatic (body-centered) practitioner with a private practice in healing trauma, stress patterns and chronic pain, and guides workshops internationally. Her process is collectively known as Emergent Nature.
Meditation in Nature *Final event for summer 2025*
Meditation in Nature *Final for Summer 2025
8th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
7 summer Fridays:
July 4, 11, 18, 25 + August 1, 15, 29
(*No sessions August 8th & 22nd)
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and views at the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
REGISTER IN ADVANCE VIA NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/425291/
MARROW - an emergent experience of aliveness & connection {retreat}
MARROW - somatics, embodiment and meditation retreat
Sunday evening, Aug 17th through Friday midday, Aug 22nd 2025
OMEGA Institute (Rhinebeck, NY)
Like the life-giving marrow of our bones, this retreat is a transformational time to reconnect with your body, sense belonging within nature, and find community.
Join Sandrine for a 6-day, annual immersive experience in somatics, embodiment and meditation through the MARROW process. Forged over decades of learning and discovery, MARROW is a path to unearthing your aliveness, unlearning patterns of being, emergence and growth, and connection.
Throughout this time together, you’ll be invited into a range of approaches to self-learning and expansion, including: somatics and guided movement, sharing and listening, creative embodiment explorations, outdoor forest bathing walks, guided restorative meditations, personal writing time and r-e-s-t.
Learn more about MARROW on the dedicated page: here.
Register directly via OMEGA’s website (lodgers + campers + commuters welcome):
https://www.eomega.org/workshops/marrow
All lodging, logistics, payments are arranged directly with the OMEGA Institute. Commuter, shared room, individual room, camping options are all available.
If you have questions specifically for Sandrine about this experience, please email: sandrine@sandrineharris.com
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
8th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
7 summer Fridays:
July 4, 11, 18, 25 + August 1, 15, 29
(*No sessions August 8th & 22nd)
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and views at the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
REGISTER IN ADVANCE VIA NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/425289/
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
8th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
7 summer Fridays:
July 4, 11, 18, 25 + August 1, 15, 29
(*No sessions August 8th & 22nd)
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and views at the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
REGISTER IN ADVANCE VIA NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/425287/
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
8th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
7 summer Fridays:
July 4, 11, 18, 25 + August 1, 15, 29
(*No sessions August 8th & 22nd)
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and views at the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
REGISTER IN ADVANCE VIA NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/425286/
Sunday Somatics class
SUNDAY SOMATICS - theme: Summer’s Bright Energy
a gentle and creative class at Gray Studio (Lakeville, CT) guided by Sandrine Harris
Sunday, July 20th @ 10 - 11:30am
$25 - prepay via VENMO (SandrineHarris-EmergentNature) or cash
Email Sandrine + pre-payment = completes your registration
A meditative, playful, and energizing exploration of movement through the Feldenkrais Method® and sensory experience. Somatics is a field of body sensing, growing awareness (psyche-heart-mind) and working with patterns, and inhabiting the present moment. This class offers ground in moving from the inside out, and a pathway of expansiveness available to all.
No prior experience is needed to join us, and all adults (20+yrs) are welcome.
REMINDER: Please bring your own (yoga) mat.
*The Gray Studio is the space formerly known as “Yoga At Space.” Road signage says “SPACE”
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
8th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
7 summer Fridays:
July 4, 11, 18, 25 + August 1, 15, 29
(*No sessions August 8th & 22nd)
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and views at the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
REGISTER IN ADVANCE VIA NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/425285/
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
8th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
7 summer Fridays:
July 4, 11, 18, 25 + August 1, 15, 29
(*No sessions August 8th & 22nd)
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and views at the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
REGISTER IN ADVANCE VIA NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/425284/
Meditation in Nature - Naumkeag gardens
Meditation in Nature
8th annual summer series with mindfulness-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris
7 summer Fridays:
July 4, 11, 18, 25 + August 1, 15, 29
(*No sessions August 8th & 22nd)
4 - 5pm
Come and experience a dynamic flow of guided meditation, walking, meaningful conversation and community, in this 8th annual summer series facilitated by Sandrine Harris. Enjoy deepening your connection with the natural surroundings and views at the gardens of Naumkeag, while learning how to meditate with ease.
No prior experience is needed to join us, and this series happens Rain or Shine! There are covered areas in the event of rain.
Wear comfortable shoes for outdoor walking, and bring a blanket/towel/mat for sitting.
REGISTER IN ADVANCE VIA NAUMKEAG: https://thetrustees.org/event/425283/
Sunday Somatics class
SUNDAY SOMATICS - theme: Spring Blossoming
a gentle and creative class at Gray Studio (Lakeville, CT) guided by Sandrine Harris
Sunday, May 25th @ 10 - 11:30am
$25 - prepay via VENMO (SandrineHarris-EmergentNature) or cash
Email Sandrine + pre-payment = completes your registration
A meditative, playful, and energizing exploration of movement through the Feldenkrais Method® and sensory experience. Somatics is a field of body sensing, growing awareness (psyche-heart-mind) and working with patterns, and inhabiting the present moment. This class offers ground in moving from the inside out, and a pathway of expansiveness available to all.
No prior experience is needed to join us, and all adults (20+yrs) are welcome.
REMINDER: Please bring your own (yoga) mat.
*The Gray Studio is the space formerly known as “Yoga At Space.” Road signage says “SPACE”
Earth Day Sensory Celebration
Earth Day Sensory Celebration
with chef Tracy Hayhurst & meditation facilitator Sandrine Harris
Sunday, April 27th @ 10am - 1pm
*Sensory Feast included!
Join us for a foraged feast for the senses, with farm-to-table chef and educator Tracy Hayhurst, and mindfulness meditation-in-nature facilitator, Sandrine Harris. We gather on Sunday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., for a dynamic experience with outdoor exploration, plant education, harvesting tips, and foraged nourishment. Share in mindful conversation, learning, and a communal meal, as we celebrate our relationship with mother nature and the gifts of wild foods.
Tracy and Sandrine have been collaborating for several years, offering experiences that enliven our relationship with place, plants, nourishment, and mindfulness. Tracy is based in CT and is the owner, baker and educator at Undermountain Pantry. Sandrine is a Berkshires resident, offering experiences at the Berkshire Botanical Garden, connecting our sensory systems and mindfulness meditation with the natural world we belong within.
REGISTER IN ADVANCE TO JOIN US:
