Return to Peace – naturally, enjoyably, and for good.

The Nature Practice mentorship experience is a unique, supportive space and community designed with a single focus:  to help you cultivate inner peace as your primary experience, in a nature-centered way.

This isn’t about temporary relaxation techniques. It’s about bringing about an enjoyable and renewable way of being—one that shifts you from constantly managing stress to naturally returning to peace, again and again.

At the heart of this experience is a simple, 25-minute daily practice that helps you establish a foundation of deep, nature-centered peace. This daily ritual is supported by personalized guidance and community, giving you the tools and support to not only find peace—but to expand and embody it in every aspect of your life.

Have we met?

Hi, I’m Natasha Deganello Giraudie.

Nature will be our mentor, our teacher.  I’m happy to be your guide.

I am a child of the Caribbean, the rainforest, and the tepuyes of Venezuela. I raised my daughter among the Redwoods and the Pacific Ocean of Northern California.

As a young mother, I refused to accept that the overwhelm and exhaustion—that are so often normalized—would become the soundtrack of my baby’s life. I wanted our life to feel like an invigorating, peaceful retreat, with brief moments of pressure release—rather than the other way around.

Looking for cues, both personally and through my work as a documentary filmmaker, I began to retrace and expand upon three beloved threads of my life:  

🌿 Himalayan traditions from two decades of study with the Dalai Lama and nature retreats with Thich Nhat Hanh. 

🌿 Indigenous wisdom from a lifetime of learning with elders and wisdom keepers—from the Pemon and Warao of Venezuela, to the Winnemem Wintu of California, among many others.

🌿 Spiritual ecology through immersion in the insights of naturalists like Jane Goodall, David Abram, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Sylvia Earle and Janine Benyus.

Then one day, nine years later, I was making a film in Havana, waiting outside a building as my colleagues were delayed by a storm. I was quietly moved to tears, noticing how easily I had dropped into a meaningful moment with the rain.

In that instant, I realized: I had created the life I had longed for. The peace within the storm.

The realization touched me so deeply that it evoked a promise from the center of my core.

I promised that for the next nine years, I would share what had become my nature practice with others—so that they, too, could access their grounded, vibrant, open-hearted, natural, peaceful presence every single day.

Since then, I’ve had the privilege of guiding hundreds of Earth lovers—from all corners of the world, across different heritages and spiritual traditions. I have also taught a class on this at Stanford University and led workshops for the United Nations, the Dalai Lama Fellows, Yosemite’s NatureBridge, One World Ayurveda in Bali, and others.

I look forward to getting to know you and helping you share your natural peace with the world.

Inspired by a tiny colibrí.

The hummingbird taught me a profound truth: I didn’t have to leave my life behind to access my peaceful, grounded presence.  I didn't have to move to the forest or become a monk.

I could simply open my door and take regular, soul-satisfying sips of nature—right where I am.

That’s why the Nature Practice method is designed to fit into real life—just 25 minutes a day to nurture deep, lasting peace.

Why reconnect with your peace now?

Because your peace is the foundation of everything.

For your well-being and vitality.

For your relationships and purpose.

For your community’s strength.

And for the Earth, who needs you – now more than ever – steady, present, and whole.