UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
A Circle in the Garden: Spring Opening with The Nest x Maloca
Celebrate spring with The Nest x Maloca, garden, reflect, connect, and reset in a peaceful community space!
Spring is here, and with it comes a chance to begin again 🌿
Join The Nest Initiative and Maloca Community Gardens for a special collaboration celebrating the first garden opening of Spring 2026.
This gathering invites you to slow down, reconnect with nature, and spend time in community as we welcome a new season of growth and renewal.
Together, we will engage in hands-on gardening, gather in a guided Nest Circle for reflection, and share space with one another in a calm and supportive environment. You’ll also have the opportunity to make your own tea using elements from the garden and enjoy unstructured time to connect with others.
Whether you are looking to meet new people, take a break from the pace of university life, or simply spend time outdoors, this space is for you. No prior experience is needed, just come as you are.
This event is an invitation to ground yourself in nature, reflect gently, and step into spring with intention!
Location: HNES building, room 136
Winter Worshop Series #4: Deep Dive
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or numb about the climate crisis? You’re not alone, and you don’t have to hold it all in your head.
Join this four-week experiential workshop series where we’ll slow down, tune into our bodies, and learn to listen deeply to what our emotions are trying to tell us.
In this gathering we emerge from reflection into action. Through generative listening and embodied inquiry, we’ll discover what’s calling each of us forward, whether that’s an individual next step or a shared initiative. Together, we’ll close the series by honoring transformation and celebrating community connection.
Roots of Black Resilience: Ancestral Ecologies & Climate Wellness
Black History Month gathering exploring ancestral ecological knowledge, climate wellness, storytelling, and collective care. Open to Black students and allies.
Winter Worshop Series #3: Deep Dive
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or numb about the climate crisis? You’re not alone, and you don’t have to hold it all in your head.
Join this four-week experiential workshop series where we’ll slow down, tune into our bodies, and learn to listen deeply to what our emotions are trying to tell us.
In this gathering you’ll learn to find the words or symbols that express your personal direction in the climate crisis. This week is about sensing what truly matters and letting new insight unfold organically.
Winter Worshop Series #2: Deep Dive
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or numb about the climate crisis? You’re not alone, and you don’t have to hold it all in your head.
Join this four-week experiential workshop series where we’ll slow down, tune into our bodies, and learn to listen deeply to what our emotions are trying to tell us.
In this gathering we’ll invite curiosity toward our climate emotions, overwhelm, grief, dread, or powerlessness, and gently explore how they live in the body. Using the Climate Felt Sense Polyvagal Model, we’ll map what’s happening in our nervous system and practice mirroring in pairs to foster empathy and regulation.
Winter Worshop Series #1: Deep Dive
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or numb about the climate crisis? You’re not alone, and you don’t have to hold it all in your head.
Join this four-week experiential workshop series where we’ll slow down, tune into our bodies, and learn to listen deeply to what our emotions are trying to tell us.
In this gathering we’ll create a calm, grounded container for our shared exploration. Learn to access your inner stillness and heart-centered presence through embodiment practices like Focusing and connection with a place you love. This week sets the tone for trust, safety, and deep listening.
Winter Workshop Series: Deep Dive (Introduction)
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or numb about the climate crisis?
Join this four-week experiential workshop series where we’ll slow down, tune into our bodies, and learn to listen deeply to what our emotions are trying to tell us.
Through guided embodiment practices, paired listening, and community reflection, we’ll explore how our nervous systems respond to climate emotions, and how that understanding can help us discover what’s ours to do in this collective moment.
Building Resilience Together
A guided circle to deepen resilience and strengthen community connections. Together, we’ll explore practices for emotional grounding, mutual support, and collective care in the face of climate challenges.
The Opening Circle
Launch of The Nest—an open circle to share experiences, connect, and explore creative ways to turn climate emotions into community action.
FAQs
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A Nest Circle is a gentle, peer-led space where students come together to explore climate emotions, share experiences, and connect through creativity, reflection, and community care.
Each circle is safe, supportive, and welcoming, no pressure to speak, share, or participate beyond your comfort level.
It’s simply a space to breathe, feel, and be held by community. -
Most circles include a blend of:
a grounding or mindfulness activity
a climate related themed reflection
optional sharing in pairs or group
a creative element (art, writing, storytelling, nature-based practices)
gentle closing reflections
You can engage however feels right for you. There is no expectation to perform or participate, you set your own boundaries.
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Everyone is welcome at Nest Circles, students, faculty, staff, and community members.
Our doors are open to anyone seeking a gentle space to reflect, and connect.That said, our circles are designed with students at the center, meaning our themes, activities, and discussions primarily support the unique emotional and academic experiences of university life. Community and faculty participants are warmly invited to join with this student-focused intention in mind.
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Our Winter Workshop Series is a four-week experiential program designed to help students navigate climate emotions with more clarity, grounding, and self-compassion.
Feeling overwhelmed, anxious, or numb about the climate crisis?
You’re not alone, and you don’t have to hold it all by yourself.In this series, we slow down, tune into our bodies, and learn to listen deeply to what our emotions are trying to tell us. Through guided embodiment practices, paired listening, and community reflection, we explore how our nervous systems respond to climate emotions, and how this understanding can help us discover what’s ours to do in this collective moment.
Expect grounding practices, gentle somatic exercises, creative reflection, and meaningful conversation.
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Yes, we kindly ask that anyone planning to attend register in advance. This helps our facilitators prepare the right amount of materials, create a comfortable space for everyone, and ensure the session runs smoothly.
If you decide to join last-minute, drop-ins are welcome whenever space allows, but registration helps us care for the group more intentionally.
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Not at all. Creativity at The Nest is about expression, not artistic skill.
We use art and storytelling as pathways to reflection and connection, no experience needed. -
No. Nest events are peer-led wellness spaces, not clinical services.
We create supportive environments, but we do not offer counselling or therapy.
We can, however, help connect you with campus mental health resources if needed. -
Our approach blends:
climate emotional literacy
community support
creative processing
simple, accessible pathways to action
We believe that climate care is a form of climate action, and that students who feel grounded and supported are better equipped to engage in meaningful, sustainable change.
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Yes! When weather permits, we love hosting circles or workshops in nature, in partnership with groups like Maloca Gardens at YorkU and community partners.