Contemplative Walking

Will You Walk With Me Without Talking?

A simple practice for friends, partners, and families, from guiding 4 people on the Camino

14 hrs ago • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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October 2026

A Remembrance Walk for the Lives and Places We Miss

A simple practice for Samhain, All Saints, and All Souls

Oct 26 • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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How to Connect With Nature: Start With 1 Tree

10 minutes with 1 tree: A simple practice for anyone who feels disconnected, wants to slow down, or does not know where to begin

Oct 19 • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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The Tree I Was Invited to Cut Down

My apple trees needed more light, and she was casting shade. How 2 weeks of watching changed my decision, with a practice for anyone facing the same…

Oct 12 • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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How to Look Back at Your Day With the Living World

An Earth-Based version of the Ignatian Examen, a nightly review of the day, for noticing the living world you missed while it was happening.

Oct 5 • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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A Year of Learning to Belong to the Earth

Our EcoSpirituality certificate opens its second cohort in March 2027. Dates, practices, and costs are inside.

Oct 4 • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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September 2026

The Walking Season Starts When Everyone Else Stops

A 20-minute practice for the weather you would not have chosen.

Sep 28 • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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An Hour Is Enough to Mark the Turning of the Year

Celebrate the Fall Equinox with a lunch hour, a route you already walk, and something small to leave behind.

Sep 21 • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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The Tree Had Grown Around the Barbed Wire

What 7 days of silence did to a stretch of path I already knew.

Sep 14 • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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What I Will Be Doing on the Camino This Week

The same practice works on your street, and it takes 4 words to remember

Sep 7 • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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August 2026

Words Arrived Only After I Stopped Looking for Them

I cannot make a field of trees grow faster. They grow at their own pace, and my writing is no different.

Aug 31 • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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You Do Not Need a Pilgrimage Route

Contemplative walking on an old railway viaduct in Paris, 8 days before Le Puy

Aug 28 • Jeffrey Keefer, PhD

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