november EVENTS
Self Realization Fellowship: Monthly Community Meditation
Sunday, November 1st | 9:00am-10:30am | True Nature Meditation Room
Free to attend, No registration just come as you are!
All are welcome to attend. The monthly SRF Community Meditation offering is based on the teachings of 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.
“Reform yourself, and you will reform thousands.” — Paramahansa Yogananda
The benefits of the scientific methods of yoga he taught do not depend on belief, but arise from direct personal experience of the Divine.
Wisdom of the Pack with Erik Wardell
A Journey of Confidence, Connection, and Inner Strength
Wednesdays, 3:30–4:45pm | Begins November 4th
Middle School Cohort | Ages 12–14
A Gathering Space for Boys Becoming Young Men: Confidence, Connection, and Inner Strength
There comes a time in every young man’s life when he begins to ask: What kind of man do I want to become?
Wisdom of the Pack is a small-group gathering for boys navigating this threshold. It isn’t a class about how to be a man, nor is it therapy. It’s a space to experience brotherhood, deepen self-awareness, find your voice, and explore what it means to grow into manhood.
Dad Dharma: Connecting on the Sacred Path of Fatherhood with Erik Wardell
Begins Wednesday, November 4th | 5:30pm - 7pm | True Nature Kiva
Community Rate $125 | Standard Rate $200 | Sustaining Rate $275
Fatherhood asks us to grow even as we guide. It asks us to become more patient, more present, more flexible, and to somehow keep finding our way when we’re tired, overwhelmed, or not entirely sure what we’re doing.
Dad Dharma is a space for men stepping into and moving through fatherhood to pause, reflect, and connect. Together, we’ll explore the deeper work of fatherhood: creating secure connections, discovering who we’re becoming as fathers and partners, how to care for ourselves so we can care for our families, and remembering that we don’t have to navigate it alone.
Benny Bleu - “clawhammer banjo zen session…straight up hypnotic” – CITY Newspaper
Friday, November 6th | Doors at 6pm, show at 6:30pm | True Nature Kiva
Early Bird $20 through Oct. 30th | Standard $33 | Generosity $45
Join us for an intimate evening of meditative banjo and geologically inspired songs from a train-traveling folk musician - Benny Bleu!
An award-winning banjo player and scientifically minded songwriter, Benny presents music that speaks to the child inside you. The one that wants to play in muddy creeks and bring home too many rocks. He performs instrumental clawhammer banjo tunes that will ground and focus, as well as original songs that inspire contemplation.
Zen Meditation Retreat: A Half-Day of Silence and Stillness with Billy Wynne
Saturday, November 7th | 9 am - 2 pm | True Nature Kiva
Suggested Donation: $40-$60
This half-day Zen meditation retreat offers a rare opportunity for deep immersion in silence and stillness that can be illuminating, rejuvenating, and transformative.
We invite you to join Zen Buddhist and certified meditation teacher Billy Wynne for this unique experience. The program will explore traditional Zen elements and adaptive techniques to provide personalized support for your experience. Every aspect of the retreat is honed to support the calming of your body and awakening of your mind.
Embodied Feminine Leadership with Mindy Arbuckle
Sunday, November 8th | 9 am - 1 pm | True Nature Kiva
Early Access $88 through Oct. 8th | Standard Rate $108 | Generosity Rate $128
Root in Presence. Reclaim Your Voice. Lead with Love.
We are living in a time that is asking for a new kind of leadership—one that is not rooted in pressure, performance, perfectionism, or force, but in presence, intuition, compassion, truth, and embodied wisdom.
Join us for a half-day retreat for women who are ready to reconnect with the wisdom of their bodies, strengthen their authentic voice, and lead their lives from a deeper place of alignment.
Monday, November 9th, 2026 | 7 PM - 8:30 PM | True Nature Kiva
Sliding Scale $25-$55
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.
We talk about identity, integrity, legacy, self-leadership, relationships, fatherhood… the stuff most men don’t get to say out loud.
Altered States to Altar-ed States with Erin McElroy
Saturday, November 14th | 1 PM - 6 PM | True Nature Kiva
Generosity Rate: $120 | Standard Rate: $100 | Community Rate: $80
Your Life as Ceremony: Ceremonies invite us into community, to be present and connected, as we honor a shared experience and intention. When we take time to integrate the experience into our life, we begin to live our lives as ceremony, with greater awareness, choices, and connections.
Altered states of consciousness invite us to explore the unknown from a heart-centered place, letting curiosity lead the way, as we open to the healing and transformative possibilities that await our awareness.
Join us for this incredible half-day retreat to dive deep into ceremony.
Heart-Led: A Monthly Cacao Ritual with Nicole Lindstrom
Sunday, November 15th | 11 AM - 1:30 PM | True Nature Kiva
Early Access: $50 through November 8th
Standard Rate: $60
A monthly cacao ritual designed to open the heart, quiet the mind, and restore connection to inner guidance.
This practice uses breath, slow strength-based 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.
Ceremonial Cacao is an ancient heart-opening drink made from cacao beans and spices, used to gently open the heart and support connection to intuition, emotional intelligence, and inner wisdom.
Community Women's Circle: Open format Weaving Wisdom
Monday, November 16 | 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM | True Nature Kiva
Standard Rate $30
Community women’s circle weaving meditation, ritual, and conversation—honoring life’s seasons, feminine wisdom, and intergenerational bonds.
Join us for this drop in community gathering of the Weaving Wisdom circle in the True Nature Kiva. This is an open circle for anyone to drop into and get a taste of what an intergenerational gathering of women can offer.
Cosmic Sound Journey with Danielle Klein
Friday, November 20th | 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM | True Nature Kiva
Early Access $45 through November 13th
Standard Rate $55
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!
Sunday, November 22nd | 6pm - 7:30pm | True Nature Kiva
$20
All are invited to join community breathwork opportunity 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.
This offering is presented in partnership with Pathfinders and the Connection is the Medicine Foundation. Your presence matters. If this pricing option is not accessible, please reach out to megan@connectionisthemedicine.com to explore scholarship.
EVENTS + PROGRAMING
Through Connection is the Medicine Foundation and the True Nature campus - we are proud to host a variety of workshops, seminars, and retreats focused on inspiration, connection, and self-discovery. We welcome teachers and teachings from varied disciplines as well as students with diverse interests and needs.
Our deepest intention is to create a supportive environment where both teachers and students can reach their potential. What is the essence of this potential? Coming to know our life purpose and courageously and ardently sharing these gifts and passions with the world.
We take great pride in offerings that nurture authentic connection. The unique teachings add meaningful threads to the tapestry of belonging we cultivate here, and we are grateful for the opportunity to collaboratively serve our community.
INTERESTED IN FACILITATING
Each year, we are honored to welcome new and returning facilitators into our diverse calendar of offerings. As part of our intentional curation, we partner with a limited number of guest facilitators, and applications are reviewed in batches. Because we book programs six months to a year in advance, please plan ahead. We appreciate your patience as we carefully review each proposal.
If you are interested in facilitating events or programming, please fill out this application for the 2026 calendar year.
INTERESTED IN RENTING
If you are interested in renting any of our campus facilities, please reach out to nicole@truenaturehealingarts.com or fill out this inquiry form.
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