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The Power Of The Creative Cycle II: Attuning To Great Nature
With Wenlin TanNature speaks to each of us in a unique and special voice, meaningful only to us. Some of us are naturally more attuned to this voice; often it is because our upbringing, life experiences, or the environments we grew up in gave us a head start in learning how to recognise it. Like learning to walk, cycle, or speak a foreign language, however, listening is a skill that can be developed whether one is a complete novice or already fairly experienced. Over the years, the more-than-human world has been one of my greatest teachers. Through accompanying rivers, forests, mountains, and the communities and ecosystems that surround them, I began to discover that listening is about more than simply observing nature. It is about coming into relationship with a wider living world of which we are already a part. A world composed of countless visible and invisible relationships between people, places, seasons, landscapes, plants, animals, weather, and water. Outlined within this course are concepts, skills, and accompanying practices for anyone who wishes to deepen their capacity to listen and come into relationship with this wider living world. Through the intimate and profound process of learning to listen, accompany, and resonate with the more-than-human world, you will cultivate a deeper sense of belonging, tap into an ongoing source of spiritual renewal and inspiration, and discover new ways of participating in the places and communities that sustain you.
Find spiritual renewal by learning to listen and build relationship with nature and the more-than-human world.
About this course
Nature speaks to each of us in a unique and special voice, meaningful only to us. Some of us are naturally more attuned to this voice; often it is because our upbringing, life experiences, or the environments we grew up in gave us a head start in learning how to recognise it. Like learning to walk, cycle, or speak a foreign language, however, listening is a skill that can be developed whether one is a complete novice or already fairly experienced. Over the years, the more-than-human world has been one of my greatest teachers. Through accompanying rivers, forests, mountains, and the communities and ecosystems that surround them, I began to discover that listening is about more than simply observing nature. It is about coming into relationship with a wider living world of which we are already a part. A world composed of countless visible and invisible relationships between people, places, seasons, landscapes, plants, animals, weather, and water. Outlined within this course are concepts, skills, and accompanying practices for anyone who wishes to deepen their capacity to listen and come into relationship with this wider living world. Through the intimate and profound process of learning to listen, accompany, and resonate with the more-than-human world, you will cultivate a deeper sense of belonging, tap into an ongoing source of spiritual renewal and inspiration, and discover new ways of participating in the places and communities that sustain you.
Meet your Teacher
Wenlin Tan is an embodied listening, interdisciplinary artist and wellbeing practitioner whose work explores presence, perception, and relational ways of being through movement, mindfulness, and participatory practice. Drawing on over 15 years of experience across Asia, Europe, and the USA, she creates experiences that invite people to reconnect with themselves, each other, and the more-than-human world through sensory awareness, gentle reflection, and embodied attention. Rooted in somatic practice, ecological listening, and site-responsive inquiry, her work bridges contemplative practice, creativity, and collective experience. Through meditations, workshops, retreats, and participatory projects, she supports people through transition, creativity, and change — cultivating self-trust, inner spaciousness, and deeper forms of relational and ecological care.