Sit Spot Practice

Depth · what it can open●●○○2 — reflective

Holding · facilitation0 — self-guided

Trust · group readiness★any

Disclosure · what is sharednone

Each person chooses one spot in nature and returns to it again and again — sitting quietly, observing what lives and changes there through weathers and seasons, journalling afterwards, occasionally sharing discoveries with the group. The classic nature-connection practice: relationship with one place, built by repetition.

Hold with care

CLARITY's note: don't force participation — the practice works only as invitation

Practical

Time: 10-30 min
Group: 1–∞ · individual
Settings: outdoors, self-guided
Materials: A reachable outdoor spot; journal
Mechanisms: nature-connection, open-awareness, stillness-silence
Change scope: state → skill · recurring-practice (same spot, weekly or more, across seasons)

Origin & where it lives

Nature-connection mentoring tradition (popularized by Jon Young / 8 Shields lineage) — Nature awareness mentoring; carried into climate education by CLARITY

Instructions: open online · CC BY-SA 4.0 (CLARITY materials)

In this directory via CLARITY Toolbox and Teacher's Guide

Related: mindful nature walk (pairs-with)

status: checked · added 2026-08-25