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Weaving Wisdom
An Intergenerational Gathering of Women with Sarah Uhl and Laura Kirk
Monday, April 27th
6:30pm - 8:30pm
True Nature KivaWe all have a wise woman within, regardless of our age. Join us in circle to share, learn, and be seen in an intergenerational circle of women.
Each gathering will weave together meditation, conversation, ritual, and the deep solidarity that comes from women connecting in the Roaring Fork Valley.
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What Could Be
Shamanic Visioning for Clarity, Alignment & Your Next Chapter with Meghan Gilroy
Saturday, May 2nd
4:00pm - 6:00pm
True Nature KivaIn this experiential workshop, modern shaman & spiritual mentor Meghan Gilroy will guide you through a grounded shamanic journey designed to help you access clear insight about your life direction, your work path, and the role you feel called to play in shaping the future.
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Yoga en Español
con Alejandra Rico
jueves, 30 de abril
6:30pm-8:15pm
True Nature KivaEsta clase mensual continua se impartirá completamente en español. Agradecemos poder ofrecerla en colaboración con Stepping Stones.
(This ongoing monthly class will be taught entirely in Spanish. We are grateful to offer it in partnership with Stepping Stones.)
Upcoming Events In carbondale, CO
Search for upcoming events through the calendar or by searching by month below.
True Nature + Connection is the Medicine Foundation are proud to host a variety of events, workshops and retreats which nurture authentic connection. We welcome teachers and teachings from varied disciplines as well as students with diverse interests and needs.
We create opportunities for people to connect – with self, community, and the natural world – so they can discover meaning, purpose, and happiness in service of our shared consciousness. We envision a world where connection is embodied as a core value that nurtures wholeness within and between us all.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
If you are interested in facilitating events or programming, you may fill out this application for the 2026 calendar year. The first round of applications is now closed. We will review any newly submitted applications on a rolling basis, given scheduling availability and mission alignment. Please email megan@connectionisthemedicine.com with interest.
Weekly Zen Meditation with Billy Wynne and Roaring Fork ZeN
Monday morning meditations: 8am-9am | True Nature Kiva
Wednesday evening meditations: 7:30pm-8:30pm | True Nature Kiva
At Roaring Fork Zen, you will find:
Authentic Zen practice
Warm, inclusive community
Clear, encouraging guidance
Supportive space for silent meditation
Open-hearted, dogma-free inquiry
Cultivation of equanimity, clarity, and compassion
Roaring Fork Zen (RFZ) is a Zen meditation community based in Carbondale, Colorado. We offer free authentic Zen instruction and practice.
Yoga en Español
Esta clase mensual continua se impartirá completamente en español. Agradecemos poder ofrecerla en colaboración con Stepping Stones.
Abierta a todos los niveles, está diseñada para aumentar la circulaciĂłn en las articulaciones y mejorar la flexibilidad de los tejidos conectivos. Comenzaremos con activaciĂłn y calentamiento de la columna, junto con estiramientos y fortalecimiento de piernas y brazos. En la segunda mitad, practicaremos posturas restaurativas y relajaciĂłn profunda—un excelente antĂdoto contra el estrĂ©s—donde la quietud se convierte en una poderosa herramienta. Cerraremos con la aplicaciĂłn de aceite esencial y terapia de sonido para profundizar la relajaciĂłn.
COSMIC Sound Journey with Danielle Klein
Join us for a deeply healing sound journey that soothes your nervous system, calms your mind and restores balance within. Through the vibrations of various sound healing instruments, you will be brought into a theta brainwave state, which activates your parasympathetic nervous system—your body’s natural ability to repair, restore and heal itself.
These often sell out, so be sure and secure your spot today!
What Could Be: Shamanic Visioning for Clarity, Alignment & Your Next Chapter with Meghan Gilroy
Beyond the mental “figuring it out” and the noise of the world lies a deeper vision for our lives and the future we are here to help create.
In this experiential workshop, Meghan guides a grounded shamanic journey to help you receive clear direction on your life or work path - and the possibilities waiting within.
Receive direct vision from your Soul & Spirit Guides with a grounded shamanic journey. No plant medicine - just your own ability to listen within.
Heart-led: A Cacao Ritual with Nicole Lindstrom
A monthly cacao ritual designed to open the heart, quiet the mind, and restore connection to inner guidance.
This practice uses breath, movement, and intentional stillness to prepare the body and nervous system to receive cacao. The work is steady and deliberate—clearing stagnation, opening energetic pathways, and creating the conditions for the heart to be felt and heard.
MFR + Recovery Workshop with Lindsay Herlinger
Recover smarter. Move better. Feel restored.
This Myofascial Release (MFR) + Recovery workshop offers a therapeutic experience for body and nervous system. Using RAD Roller Recovery balls, we'll unwind holding patterns, release tension, rehydrate connective tissue, and support circulation and mobility.
MFR is effective for injuries, pain, movement restrictions, recovery, and maintaining the health of connective tissue.
Pathfinders Breathwork
All are invited to join community breathwork experience offered in partnership with Pathfinders and facilitated by Allison Alexander. This offering is intended to create space for the purification of the heart through a trauma-aware breathwork meditation journey designed to support renewal, deepen connection and healing.
Concentric Recovery Monthly Meetings
Community Offering - Free to attend
Join us in community as we combine physical practice with prompt-based discussion and connection around the central questions of addiction and recovery, with a focus on its social and spiritual dimensions.
No prior experience necessary. All bodies and levels are welcome.
The Elemental Breath: Transformational Breathwork, Attunement & Journaling with Adam Hutchison and Molly Armour-Carter
As we attune to the shifting energies of the natural world, we begin to recognize these same movements within ourselves—cycles of growth, expression, release, rest, and renewal.
The Elemental Breath is a breathwork and journaling series rooted in Chinese medicine, Daoist 5-Element wisdom, and the living rhythm of the seasons. Each gathering is a guided descent into breath, body, and spirit—woven through intentional breathing, gentle movement, sound, and reflective journaling.
Red Thread: International Qigong Institute
From professional medical qigong certification, online courses and teacher trainings, to personalized health qigong cultivation courses—Red Thread has a course designed for you.
To learn more, visit: https://redthreadinstitute.org/
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations with Kyle Jason Leitzke
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations are open meetings for heart-centered men committed to self-leadership and fulfillment. The goal is to empower men in the Roaring Fork Valley with intentional connection, compassionate communication, emotional resilience, and a sense of fulfillment.
Red Thread: International Qigong Institute
From professional medical qigong certification, online courses and teacher trainings, to personalized health qigong cultivation courses—Red Thread has a course designed for you.
To learn more, visit: https://redthreadinstitute.org/
Yoga Nidra & Auricular Acupuncture with Dr. Heather George
Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) is a guided practice that invites deep relaxation and supports recalibration of the mind, body, and spirit. It has been shown to help relieve stress and support healing on many levels.
Auricular Acupuncture is a classical medical practice that treats the whole body through points on the ear. The five-point protocol used in this class has been studied and implemented in addiction recovery and other trauma-informed settings worldwide.
Together, these practices offer a clinically effective, cost-efficient, drug-free, and accessible approach to supporting nervous system regulation, emotional balance, and overall wellbeing.
LIBERATE: 3 Day Immersive Retreat with JAMIE BUTEMEYER
Move through the Trinity of Transformation and master the art of embodied expression in a 3-day immersive training designed to unbind your voice, unlock your presence, and return you to your original, magnetic expression.
This is for the woman who is done performing her way into safety.
Done hiding her power behind polish.
Done knowing she’s meant for more and still playing small.
Whether you’re stepping onto a stage, into leadership, into visibility, or into the most intimate conversations of your life—
this immersion trains your body to lead your message.
Because true impact isn’t just about being seen or heard.
It’s about being felt.
Ask A Grief Counselor: Exploring Our Broken Hearts in Community
Grief is a natural response to love, loss, and change - yet so often it is carried alone. Gathering in community creates space for grief to be witnessed, normalized, and gently held.
This intimate gathering invites you to bring your questions, your experiences, and your tender heart into a shared circle of listening, reflection, and care. Facilitated by Allison Daily and Robyn Hubbard, this offering is rooted in lived experience, deep presence, and compassionate guidance.
All are welcome. You do not have to grieve alone.
Yoga en Español
Esta clase mensual continua se impartirá completamente en español. Agradecemos poder ofrecerla en colaboración con Stepping Stones.
Abierta a todos los niveles, está diseñada para aumentar la circulaciĂłn en las articulaciones y mejorar la flexibilidad de los tejidos conectivos. Comenzaremos con activaciĂłn y calentamiento de la columna, junto con estiramientos y fortalecimiento de piernas y brazos. En la segunda mitad, practicaremos posturas restaurativas y relajaciĂłn profunda—un excelente antĂdoto contra el estrĂ©s—donde la quietud se convierte en una poderosa herramienta. Cerraremos con la aplicaciĂłn de aceite esencial y terapia de sonido para profundizar la relajaciĂłn.
Sound Journey with Dr. Zachary + Krista Cashin
Sound Journeys offer a deeply restorative, embodied experience - supporting both inner awareness and nervous system health. The vibrational frequencies gently engage the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to lower stress hormones and invite profound relaxation and deep presence. This is an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and experience sound as a pathway to balance, clarity, and renewed vitality.
These offerings tend to fill quickly—reserve your spot today!
INTRODUCING The Connection Collective
The Connection Collective is a new supporter community of Connection is the Medicine Foundation — a collaborative space for people who want to participate in a more connected, intentional, and joyful community. It is designed to bring people together around shared purpose, meaningful participation, and a spirit of generosity that helps sustain the Foundation’s broader mission.
Reclaiming the Body: A Retreat for Acceptance, Intuition, and Self-Love
Release old stories about your body, restore your connection to your physical self, and feel empowered in your body, no matter what.
From a very young age, women are told how their bodies should look, and what they should do and be in order to achieve that physical state. As a result, the connection to our intuition, the way we take care of ourselves, and the ability to offer our bodies acceptance and unconditional love has been muted.
Concentric Recovery Monthly Meetings
Community Offering - Free to attend
Join us in community as we combine physical practice with prompt-based discussion and connection around the central questions of addiction and recovery, with a focus on its social and spiritual dimensions.
No prior experience necessary. All bodies and levels are welcome.
TEEN INSIGHT I
Teen Insight I supports teens 14–18 in building a foundation for awakening their hearts, becoming more confident and trusting, and discovering what will support them in creating a life they love.
The seminar is joyful, and engaging, and moves quickly through a combination of games, short presentations, one-to-one exercises, small group activities, guided imagery processes, and sharing with the facilitators.
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations with Kyle Jason Leitzke
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations are open meetings for heart-centered men committed to self-leadership and fulfillment. The goal is to empower men in the Roaring Fork Valley with intentional connection, compassionate communication, emotional resilience, and a sense of fulfillment.
Sound Journey with Dr. Zachary + Krista Cashin
Sound Journeys offer a deeply restorative, embodied experience - supporting both inner awareness and nervous system health. The vibrational frequencies gently engage the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to lower stress hormones and invite profound relaxation and deep presence. This is an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and experience sound as a pathway to balance, clarity, and renewed vitality.
These offerings tend to fill quickly—reserve your spot today!
The Vibrant Mom: Revive & Renewal Retreat with Cara Maiolo and Nicole Lindstrom
What if one afternoon could change how you relate to your inner world and leave you feeling truly replenished from the inside out?
Cara Maiolo, licensed counselor and women's health specialist, and Nicole Lindstrom, yoga instructor and sound healer, have crafted an afternoon that revives your body, renews your spirit, and equips your emotional world.
Through grounding yoga, restorative sound healing, guided self reflection, and expert wellness education, you'll leave with more than a good feeling, you'll leave with real tools, renewed clarity, and a deeper connection to yourself.
Red Thread: International Qigong Institute
From professional medical qigong certification, online courses and teacher trainings, to personalized health qigong cultivation courses—Red Thread has a course designed for you.
To learn more, visit: https://redthreadinstitute.org/
When the Sun Stands Still: A Summer Solstice Ceremony with Kate Mulheron
Join Kate Mulheron in community as we gather to celebrate the ABUNDANT LIGHT of SUMMER SOLSTICE!
This day signifies light, personal power, and divine action. It is an opportunity to step further into your power, to embody all that you have cultivated, and to bring intentions into physical form.
During the ceremony we will honor the 7 Directions. There will be space to revisit intentions, seek clarity on what is needed to bring them to fruition, and though a powerful community fire ceremony - release that which no longer serves and we are ready to let go of.
Red Thread: International Qigong Institute
To learn more, visit: https://redthreadinstitute.org/
Sound Journey with Dr. Zachary + Krista Cashin
Sound Journeys offer a deeply restorative, embodied experience - supporting both inner awareness and nervous system health. The vibrational frequencies gently engage the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to lower stress hormones and invite profound relaxation and deep presence. This is an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and experience sound as a pathway to balance, clarity, and renewed vitality.
These offerings tend to fill quickly—reserve your spot today!
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations with Kyle Jason Leitzke
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations are open meetings for heart-centered men committed to self-leadership and fulfillment. The goal is to empower men in the Roaring Fork Valley with intentional connection, compassionate communication, emotional resilience, and a sense of fulfillment.
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations with Kyle Jason Leitzke
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations are open meetings for heart-centered men committed to self-leadership and fulfillment. The goal is to empower men in the Roaring Fork Valley with intentional connection, compassionate communication, emotional resilience, and a sense of fulfillment.
Sound Journey with Dr. Zachary + Krista Cashin
Sound Journeys offer a deeply restorative, embodied experience - supporting both inner awareness and nervous system health. The vibrational frequencies gently engage the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to lower stress hormones and invite profound relaxation and deep presence. This is an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and experience sound as a pathway to balance, clarity, and renewed vitality.
These offerings tend to fill quickly—reserve your spot today!
Red Thread: International Qigong Institute
From professional medical qigong certification, online courses and teacher trainings, to personalized health qigong cultivation courses—Red Thread has a course designed for you.
To learn more, visit: https://redthreadinstitute.org/
Red Thread: International Qigong Institute
From professional medical qigong certification, online courses and teacher trainings, to personalized health qigong cultivation courses—Red Thread has a course designed for you.
To learn more, visit: https://redthreadinstitute.org/
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations with Kyle Jason Leitzke
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations are open meetings for heart-centered men committed to self-leadership and fulfillment. The goal is to empower men in the Roaring Fork Valley with intentional connection, compassionate communication, emotional resilience, and a sense of fulfillment.
Sound Journey with Dr. Zachary + Krista Cashin
Sound Journeys offer a deeply restorative, embodied experience - supporting both inner awareness and nervous system health. The vibrational frequencies gently engage the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to lower stress hormones and invite profound relaxation and deep presence. This is an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and experience sound as a pathway to balance, clarity, and renewed vitality.
These offerings tend to fill quickly—reserve your spot today!
The Elemental Breath: Transformational Breathwork, Attunement & Journaling with Adam Hutchison and Molly Armour-Carter
As we attune to the shifting energies of the natural world, we begin to recognize these same movements within ourselves—cycles of growth, expression, release, rest, and renewal.
The Elemental Breath is a breathwork and journaling series rooted in Chinese medicine, Daoist 5-Element wisdom, and the living rhythm of the seasons. Each gathering is a guided descent into breath, body, and spirit—woven through intentional breathing, gentle movement, sound, and reflective journaling.
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations with Kyle Jason Leitzke
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations are open meetings for heart-centered men committed to self-leadership and fulfillment. The goal is to empower men in the Roaring Fork Valley with intentional connection, compassionate communication, emotional resilience, and a sense of fulfillment.
Sound Journey with Dr. Zachary + Krista Cashin
Sound Journeys offer a deeply restorative, embodied experience - supporting both inner awareness and nervous system health. The vibrational frequencies gently engage the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to lower stress hormones and invite profound relaxation and deep presence. This is an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and experience sound as a pathway to balance, clarity, and renewed vitality.
These offerings tend to fill quickly—reserve your spot today!
Red Thread: International Qigong Institute
From professional medical qigong certification, online courses and teacher trainings, to personalized health qigong cultivation courses—Red Thread has a course designed for you.
To learn more, visit: https://redthreadinstitute.org/
Red Thread: International Qigong Institute
From professional medical qigong certification, online courses and teacher trainings, to personalized health qigong cultivation courses—Red Thread has a course designed for you.
To learn more, visit: https://redthreadinstitute.org/
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations with Kyle Jason Leitzke
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations are open meetings for heart-centered men committed to self-leadership and fulfillment. The goal is to empower men in the Roaring Fork Valley with intentional connection, compassionate communication, emotional resilience, and a sense of fulfillment.
Sound Journey with Dr. Zachary + Krista Cashin
Sound Journeys offer a deeply restorative, embodied experience - supporting both inner awareness and nervous system health. The vibrational frequencies gently engage the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to lower stress hormones and invite profound relaxation and deep presence. This is an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and experience sound as a pathway to balance, clarity, and renewed vitality.
These offerings tend to fill quickly—reserve your spot today!
The Elemental Breath: Transformational Breathwork, Attunement & Journaling with Adam Hutchison and Molly Armour-Carter
As we attune to the shifting energies of the natural world, we begin to recognize these same movements within ourselves—cycles of growth, expression, release, rest, and renewal.
The Elemental Breath is a breathwork and journaling series rooted in Chinese medicine, Daoist 5-Element wisdom, and the living rhythm of the seasons. Each gathering is a guided descent into breath, body, and spirit—woven through intentional breathing, gentle movement, sound, and reflective journaling.
Sound Journey with Dr. Zachary + Krista Cashin
Sound Journeys offer a deeply restorative, embodied experience - supporting both inner awareness and nervous system health. The vibrational frequencies gently engage the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to lower stress hormones and invite profound relaxation and deep presence. This is an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and experience sound as a pathway to balance, clarity, and renewed vitality.
These offerings tend to fill quickly—reserve your spot today!
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations with Kyle Jason Leitzke
Sacred Brotherhood Conversations are open meetings for heart-centered men committed to self-leadership and fulfillment. The goal is to empower men in the Roaring Fork Valley with intentional connection, compassionate communication, emotional resilience, and a sense of fulfillment.
Weaving Wisdom: An Intergenerational Gathering of Women
We all have a wise woman within, regardless of our age. Join us each month to share, learn, and be seen in an intergenerational circle of women. Our intention is to create a safe, non-judgmental space for genuine connection. We believe every generation brings unique gifts to the table, and when those gifts are shared with reverence and respect, we strengthen our bonds and grow a collective well of wisdom.
Yoga Nidra & Auricular Acupuncture with Dr. Heather George
Yoga Nidra (yogic sleep) is a guided practice that invites deep relaxation and supports recalibration of the mind, body, and spirit. It has been shown to help relieve stress and support healing on many levels.
Auricular Acupuncture is a classical medical practice that treats the whole body through points on the ear. The five-point protocol used in this class has been studied and implemented in addiction recovery and other trauma-informed settings worldwide.
Together, these practices offer a clinically effective, cost-efficient, drug-free, and accessible approach to supporting nervous system regulation, emotional balance, and overall wellbeing.
Spring Yintensive
TWO SPOTS LEFT!
This four-day immersion is a field for deep restoration and remembrance. Through gentle, sustained postures, contemplative dialogue, and somatic ritual, we attune to the subtleties of the inner landscape and the medicine of the season.
We would love to have you join the next program with Kali Basman in October!
ANATOMY OF TRAUMA | OCTOBER 17-18, 2026
Please check out this page for more information, and to get early notification for registration!
Weekly Zen Meditation with Billy Wynne and Roaring Fork ZeN
Monday morning meditations: 8am-9am | True Nature Kiva
Wednesday evening meditations: 7:30pm-8:30pm | True Nature Kiva
At Roaring Fork Zen, you will find:
Authentic Zen practice
Warm, inclusive community
Clear, encouraging guidance
Supportive space for silent meditation
Open-hearted, dogma-free inquiry
Cultivation of equanimity, clarity, and compassion
Roaring Fork Zen (RFZ) is a Zen meditation community based in Carbondale, Colorado. We offer free authentic Zen instruction and practice.
Kids Meditation Club with Ann O'Brien
Kids are naturally attuned to energy. This class will help them use this sensitivity as a super-power and nurture their creative spirits.
Through simple and fun guided meditations and embodied awareness practices, kids will learn:
How to ground + center in any situation
Skills for claiming their personal power
How to fill their cups when anxious or scattered
Techniques for releasing stress and other people’s energy
Playful exercises for intention setting + achieving goals
Weekly Zen Meditation with Billy Wynne and Roaring Fork Zen
Monday morning meditations: 8am-9am | True Nature Kiva
Wednesday evening meditations: 7:30pm-8:30pm | True Nature Kiva
At Roaring Fork Zen, you will find:
Authentic Zen practice
Warm, inclusive community
Clear, encouraging guidance
Supportive space for silent meditation
Open-hearted, dogma-free inquiry
Cultivation of equanimity, clarity, and compassion
Roaring Fork Zen (RFZ) is a Zen meditation community based in Carbondale, Colorado. We offer free authentic Zen instruction and practice.
Pathfinders Breathwork
All are invited to join community breathwork experience offered in partnership with Pathfinders and facilitated by Allison Alexander. This offering is intended to create space for the purification of the heart through a trauma-aware breathwork meditation journey designed to support renewal, deepen connection and healing.
zen meditation retreat: A Half-Day of Silence and Stillness with Billy Wynne
This half-day Zen meditation retreat offers a rare opportunity for deep immersion in silence and stillness that can be illuminating, rejuvenating, and transformative.
Zen Buddhist and certified meditation teacher Billy Wynne will guide you through an exploration traditional Zen elements and adaptive techniques to provide personalized support for your experience. The program will include:
Several rounds of silent, seated meditation
Kinhin, or walking meditation
Opening and closing recitation rituals in the Zen tradition
Encouragement talk referencing classical Zen texts
THE RETURN OF FANTASIA: An Alchemical Odyssey with Eleanor Elizabeth Yates
Step into the Kiva for a two-hour cinematic, interactive journey of sound, story, and the stars. Guided by author, artist, and musician Eleanor Elizabeth Yates, this immersive ritual blends a sound bath with a living mandala to recalibrate the spirit.
CARE FOR CAREGIVERS
Caregivers, this one is for you.
If you’re feeling depleted, longing for a pause, or simply ready to receive, join us this in the Kiva. Allow yourself to rest, release, and renew through the transformative vibrations of sonic alchemy.
No experience necessary. No proof of caregiving; this is open to anyone. Registration is required and space is limited to 20.
Sponsored by your friends at CASA, Lead with Love and Connection is the Medicine Foundation.
Weekly Zen Meditation with Billy Wynne and Roaring Fork Zen
Monday morning meditations: 8am-9am | True Nature Kiva
Wednesday evening meditations: 7:30pm-8:30pm | True Nature Kiva
At Roaring Fork Zen, you will find:
Authentic Zen practice
Warm, inclusive community
Clear, encouraging guidance
Supportive space for silent meditation
Open-hearted, dogma-free inquiry
Cultivation of equanimity, clarity, and compassion
Roaring Fork Zen (RFZ) is a Zen meditation community based in Carbondale, Colorado. We offer free authentic Zen instruction and practice.
Sacred Brotherhood circle with Kyle Jason Leitzke
An intergenerational gathering for heart-centered men committed to emotionally grounded leadership, relational integrity, and sustainable fulfillment.
Sacred Brotherhood is a structured practice space where men strengthen the inner architecture required for grounded leadership. Preparing them to lead with clarity, consistency, and integrity at work and at home.
Weekly Zen Meditation with Billy Wynne and Roaring Fork Zen
Monday morning meditations: 8am-9am | True Nature Kiva
Wednesday evening meditations: 7:30pm-8:30pm | True Nature Kiva
At Roaring Fork Zen, you will find:
Authentic Zen practice
Warm, inclusive community
Clear, encouraging guidance
Supportive space for silent meditation
Open-hearted, dogma-free inquiry
Cultivation of equanimity, clarity, and compassion
Roaring Fork Zen (RFZ) is a Zen meditation community based in Carbondale, Colorado. We offer free authentic Zen instruction and practice.
Financial Awakening: Conscious Wealth Reset
What if your financial life could feel clear, purposeful, and aligned with what truly matters to you?
This experience will help transform your relationship with money and align your finances with what truly matters. This interactive workshop combines mindful reflection with practical, fiduciary-grade tools to help you make clear, confident, values-based financial decisions.
Sound Journey with Dr. Zachary + Krista Cashin
Sound Journeys offer a deeply restorative, embodied experience - supporting both inner awareness and nervous system health. The vibrational frequencies gently engage the parasympathetic nervous system, helping to lower stress hormones and invite profound relaxation and deep presence. This is an opportunity to slow down, listen deeply, and experience sound as a pathway to balance, clarity, and renewed vitality.
These offerings tend to fill quickly—reserve your spot today!
Weekly Zen Meditation with Billy Wynne and Roaring Fork Zen
Monday morning meditations: 8am-9am | True Nature Kiva
Wednesday evening meditations: 7:30pm-8:30pm | True Nature Kiva
At Roaring Fork Zen, you will find:
Authentic Zen practice
Warm, inclusive community
Clear, encouraging guidance
Supportive space for silent meditation
Open-hearted, dogma-free inquiry
Cultivation of equanimity, clarity, and compassion
Roaring Fork Zen (RFZ) is a Zen meditation community based in Carbondale, Colorado. We offer free authentic Zen instruction and practice.
Concentric Recovery Monthly Meetings
Community Offering - Free to attend
Join us in community as we combine physical practice with prompt-based discussion and connection around the central questions of addiction and recovery, with a focus on its social and spiritual dimensions.
No prior experience necessary. All bodies and levels are welcome.
Weekly Zen Meditation with Billy Wynne and Roaring Fork Zen
Monday morning meditations: 8am-9am | True Nature Kiva
Wednesday evening meditations: 7:30pm-8:30pm | True Nature Kiva
At Roaring Fork Zen, you will find:
Authentic Zen practice
Warm, inclusive community
Clear, encouraging guidance
Supportive space for silent meditation
Open-hearted, dogma-free inquiry
Cultivation of equanimity, clarity, and compassion
Roaring Fork Zen (RFZ) is a Zen meditation community based in Carbondale, Colorado. We offer free authentic Zen instruction and practice.
Self-Realization Fellowship Community Meditation
All are welcome to attend this community meditation circle!
This offering is based on the teachings of the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) Guru, Paramahansa Yogananda. Through the steady practice of yoga meditation, it is possible to experience a deepening sense of peace, love, compassion, and joy. As inner transformation unfolds, its positive influence naturally extends outward—first to family and community, and eventually to the world at large.
This is a donation based offering held on the first Sunday of every month in the Meditation Room.
Red Thread: International Qigong Institute
From professional medical qigong certification, online courses and teacher trainings, to personalized health qigong cultivation courses—Red Thread has a course designed for you.
To learn more, visit: https://redthreadinstitute.org/
Messages of Love: An Evening of Spirit Connection and Sound Healing with Becky Hesseltine
Join Becky Hesseltine, Certified Evidential Medium & Sound Healer, for a heartfelt evening of Spirit messages followed by guided meditation and a crystal sound bath.
This gathering is created to nurture:
Comforting connection and reassurance that the mind can trust what the heart already knows
A sense of continued love beyond loss
An invitation for a new chapter in your relationships with departed loved ones to heal, evolve, and deepen
This evening is a beautiful opportunity to carve out time for you and experience the natural warmth, clarity, spiritual connection within and all around you.
Weekly Zen Meditation with Billy Wynne and Roaring Fork Zen
Monday morning meditations: 8am-9am | True Nature Kiva
Wednesday evening meditations: 7:30pm-8:30pm | True Nature Kiva
At Roaring Fork Zen, you will find:
Authentic Zen practice
Warm, inclusive community
Clear, encouraging guidance
Supportive space for silent meditation
Open-hearted, dogma-free inquiry
Cultivation of equanimity, clarity, and compassion
Roaring Fork Zen (RFZ) is a Zen meditation community based in Carbondale, Colorado. We offer free authentic Zen instruction and practice.
Weaving Wisdom: An Intergenerational Gathering of Women
We all have a wise woman within, regardless of our age. Join us each month to share, learn, and be seen in an intergenerational circle of women. Our intention is to create a safe, non-judgmental space for genuine connection. We believe every generation brings unique gifts to the table, and when those gifts are shared with reverence and respect, we strengthen our bonds and grow a collective well of wisdom.
Weekly Zen Meditation with Billy Wynne and Roaring Fork Zen
Monday morning meditations: 8am-9am | True Nature Kiva
Wednesday evening meditations: 7:30pm-8:30pm | True Nature Kiva
At Roaring Fork Zen, you will find:
Authentic Zen practice
Warm, inclusive community
Clear, encouraging guidance
Supportive space for silent meditation
Open-hearted, dogma-free inquiry
Cultivation of equanimity, clarity, and compassion
Roaring Fork Zen (RFZ) is a Zen meditation community based in Carbondale, Colorado. We offer free authentic Zen instruction and practice.
Red Thread: International Qigong Institute
From professional medical qigong certification, online courses and teacher trainings, to personalized health qigong cultivation courses—Red Thread has a course designed for you.
To learn more, visit: https://redthreadinstitute.org/
Yoga en Español
Esta clase mensual continua se impartirá completamente en español. Agradecemos poder ofrecerla en colaboración con Stepping Stones.
Abierta a todos los niveles, está diseñada para aumentar la circulaciĂłn en las articulaciones y mejorar la flexibilidad de los tejidos conectivos. Comenzaremos con activaciĂłn y calentamiento de la columna, junto con estiramientos y fortalecimiento de piernas y brazos. En la segunda mitad, practicaremos posturas restaurativas y relajaciĂłn profunda—un excelente antĂdoto contra el estrĂ©s—donde la quietud se convierte en una poderosa herramienta. Cerraremos con la aplicaciĂłn de aceite esencial y terapia de sonido para profundizar la relajaciĂłn.
Weekly Zen Meditation with Billy Wynne and Roaring Fork Zen
Monday morning meditations: 8am-9am | True Nature Kiva
Wednesday evening meditations: 7:30pm-8:30pm | True Nature Kiva
At Roaring Fork Zen, you will find:
Authentic Zen practice
Warm, inclusive community
Clear, encouraging guidance
Supportive space for silent meditation
Open-hearted, dogma-free inquiry
Cultivation of equanimity, clarity, and compassion
Roaring Fork Zen (RFZ) is a Zen meditation community based in Carbondale, Colorado. We offer free authentic Zen instruction and practice.
Weekly Zen Meditation with Billy Wynne and Roaring Fork Zen
Monday morning meditations: 8am-9am | True Nature Kiva
Wednesday evening meditations: 7:30pm-8:30pm | True Nature Kiva
At Roaring Fork Zen, you will find:
Authentic Zen practice
Warm, inclusive community
Clear, encouraging guidance
Supportive space for silent meditation
Open-hearted, dogma-free inquiry
Cultivation of equanimity, clarity, and compassion
Roaring Fork Zen (RFZ) is a Zen meditation community based in Carbondale, Colorado. We offer free authentic Zen instruction and practice.
Pathfinders Breathwork
All are invited to join community breathwork experience offered in partnership with Pathfinders and facilitated by Allison Alexander. This offering is intended to create space for the purification of the heart through a trauma-aware breathwork meditation journey designed to support renewal, deepen connection and healing.
Exploring Sacred Space: Spirituality & Design with Eaden Shantay
Together, we’ll explore the intentional design, symbolic elements, and inspired craftsmanship that bring the True Nature sanctuary to life. From hand-carved antique woodwork to the state-of-the-art acoustic design of the Kiva, Eaden will share the heartfelt stories and creative vision behind each layer of this living, breathing space.
This is so much more than simply a campus tour—it’s an experience! An invitation into stillness, presence, and connection.
UPCOMING EVENTS
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It is recommended to arrive 15 minutes prior to event start time to check in and get settled. Many scheduled events have a rigid start time to create the sanctity of the container and respect each participants’ experience. Late entrance to an event or program is not admitted.
Please do not arrive to any event or program under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
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True Nature Healing Arts reserves the right to cancel an event or program at any time. If TNHA cancels an event or program, you will receive a full refund. Some programs may have special cancellation policies; see individual workshop descriptions.
Unless otherwise stated within program descriptions:
Refunds are available (less a $10 processing fee) up to 24 hours before the beginning of the event or program.
No refunds will be granted within the 24 hour period before the program or event.
Tickets are transferable to other guests at any point prior to the event with approval from the Event Manager.
No credit or refund is available if you cancel attendance after the event; if you do not show up on time, or at all; or if you leave an event early for any reason. No refund will be available if you attend a program and are dissatisfied with its presentation or content.
For further questions, please direct to Megan Miller at megan@truenaturehealingarts.com
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