253 Philbrick Hill Road, Springfield, New Hampshire, USA
March 20, 2026
About this Retreat
Lama Willa Blythe Baker, Ph.D. is the Founder of Natural Dharma Fellowship in Boston, MA and its retreat center Wonderwell Mountain Refuge in Springfield, NH. She was authorized as a dharma teacher and lineage holder in the Kagyu lineage of Tibetan Buddhism after twelve years of monastic training and two consecutive three-year retreats. She also has trained in the Nyingma and Shangpa lineages. In 2013, Willa completed a doctorate at Harvard University, and was Visiting Lecturer in Buddhist Ministry from 2013 to 2017.
Willa is author of four books:
The Wakeful Body: Somatic Mindfulness as a Path to Freedom (2021),
The Arts of Contemplative Care: Pioneering Voices in Buddhist Chaplaincy and Pastoral Work (2012),
Everyday Dharma: Seven Weeks to Finding the Buddha in You (2009), and
Essence of Ambrosia (2005). Her articles and translations have appeared in
Tricycle, Lion’s Roar,
Buddhadharma,
Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies,
Tibet Journal, and other periodicals and anthologies.
She is a contemplative faculty member with the Mind and Life Institute, Sangha Live, One Earth Sangha, Barre Center for Buddhist Studies, the Omega Institute and Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health. She is a member of Clark University’s Council of the Uncertain Human Future and sits on the advisory board for One Earth Sangha.
At present, Willa writes, teaches, guides meditation retreats, and develops curriculum for people interested in cultivating a deep meditation practice in daily life. Her teaching interests include the wisdom of the body, eco-dharma, non-dual awareness and compassion.
Details of this retreat
6:45 - 8:30 pm ET
All are welcome to celebrate the Spring Equinox with us!
Join the Lama Willa and the EcoDharma sangha of Natural Dharma Fellowship as we gather together to welcome the unfolding of spring.
The celebration will begin informally at 6:45pm with 15 minutes of shared shrine-making. We encourage you to arrive prepared to construct and share a “wild altar” as part of our online ritual practice. Your wild altar might include plants, photos, stones, shells, or other reminders of nature’s bounty. You may also wish to have a candle, a fragrant plant (local to your area), and incense (or an essential oil with diffuser). If possible, please angle your camera toward your altar during this time so we can share in one another’s sacred creativity. We also invite you to bring seeds to the celebration — physical seeds for planting, or metaphorical seeds you’ve written down.
At 7:00pm, we will formally begin our evening. The celebration will include guided meditation and reflections from Lama Willa, group sharing, and a community Seed Blessing Ritual honoring the sacred power held within seeds — living vessels of trust and possibility.
Throughout our time together, we will recognize and celebrate the interconnectedness of all beings, inviting support from the Earth, one another, and the more-than-human world as we plant energetic intentions we aspire to nurture and grow in our lives and practice.
Further details about preparing Wild Altars will be included in registration emails.
Rewilding the soul is inner work that attunes us to the wisdom and love that are always flowing around and through us, the non-conceptual voices of the natural world that seek to draw us home to our deepest being, our core of deep compassion, kindness, and availability to extend ourselves to each other and the wider world.
If you are registered for the 2026-2027 Rewilding the Soul series, you do not need to register separately for Equinox and Solstice celebrations. Please note that Rewilding Councils do not convene during seasonal celebrations.
Zoom link —The Zoom meeting link will be emailed separately two days before the session or following registration if closer to the event time. Please put this address in your Contacts to ensure you receive our emails: register@naturaldharma.org. If you haven’t received the link, please first check your spam folder and then contact the email above by the prior Saturday or zoomsupport@natualdharma.org the morning of the session if you still need assistance.
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