At TEDxWoodinville, Beth Norcross shares experiences from her decades of work as a Spiritual Ecologist on how trees can be sources of comfort, delight, and the guidance we need for challenging times—if we know how to pay attention and learn from them. With a very simple practice she has dubbed B.A.R.K., Beth offers us tools for noticing and attending to the trees so that we might receive the wisdom that they offer.
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Explore Tree Wisdom With Us
With Beth Norcross and colleague Leah Rampy as your guides, immerse yourself in the profound spiritual and ecological wisdom trees offer us for living more fully, more deeply rooted, and more connected to all.
Through a transformative 6-part program and a new book releasing on Earth Day 2025, you are invited to join us in exploration and discovery of this wisdom so needed in our times.
The Spiritual Wisdom of Trees: Online Program
During this 6-part online course, you'll explore the science and spirit of the forest, engaging rich themes and spiritual practices designed to draw you deeply into the material for transformative growth.
Our fall Guided program begins October 10th. Self-guided and group options also available.
Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees
Releasing Earth Day 2025, coauthors Beth Norcross and Leah Rampy have written Discovering the Spiritual Wisdom of Trees to further explore the knowledge held within the living community of trees and how we can learn from it to heal ourselves and our world.
About
Beth Norcross, MF, MTS, Dmin
Beth is educated in forestry, eco-theology and spirituality and is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Spirituality in Nature, where she has led numerous spiritual deepening programs in nature.
Beth is a frequent public speaker, bringing her message to events such as the prestigious Chautauqua Summer Series to invite audiences into a powerful, loving relationship with the natural world and nature’s wisdom for living with connection, resilience, joy and hope.
MORE SPIRITUALITY IN NATURE
The Center offers many more ways to deepen your experience in nature. Learn more about our other programs, events, and offerings.