OpenSpace Mindfulness

OpenSpace Mindfulness Supporting individuals and organizations to live their full creative potential through coaching and contemplative practices.

Through coaching and contemplative practices, OpenSpace Mindfulness supports individuals and organizations to live their full creative potential and to experience wellbeing. A champion of compassionate self-awareness, Ashley Dahl possesses a keen ability to infuse mindfulness into daily life, work and relationships. She brings a presence of calm thoughtfulness and humor as she blends the teachings of wisdom traditions and science with modern culture. For more information visit https://openspacemindfulness.com

Last month I held an intimate nature meditation retreat at Ghost Ranch (NM)— five days of contemplation, meandering, res...
11/11/2025

Last month I held an intimate nature meditation retreat at Ghost Ranch (NM)— five days of contemplation, meandering, rest, and awe in a magical place. Throughout our time together we explored resilience as a living force of beauty, mystery, strength, and comfort.

1. Golden hour on matrimonial mesa
2. Sunrise labyrinth walking meditation
3. Fall cottonwood contemplation
4. Milky Way sky gazing
5. Picnic lunch spot in Boxwood Canyon
6. Dusk
7. Just wow
8. Our front yard
9. Our back yard

I’m still metabolizing, I’m still in awe. I’m still meandering and resting. Much gratitude to the folks who joined me, to Ghost Ranch, and to the land.

In deep appreciation,
Ashley 🙏🏼🧡

Last month I held an intimate nature meditation retreat (NM)— five days of contemplation, meandering, rest, and awe. Th...
11/11/2025

Last month I held an intimate nature meditation retreat (NM)— five days of contemplation, meandering, rest, and awe. Throughout our time together we explored resilience as a living force of beauty, mystery, strength, and comfort.

1. Golden hour on matrimonial mesa
2. Sunrise labyrinth walking meditation
3. Fall cottonwood contemplation
4. Milky Way sky gazing
5. Picnic lunch spot in Boxwood Canyon
6. Dusk
7. Just wow
8. Our front yard
9. Our back yard

I’m still metabolizing, I’m still in awe. I’m still meandering and resting. Much gratitude to the folks who joined me and Ghost Ranch, and also to the land.

In deep appreciation,
Ashley 🧡🙏🏼

Sometimes we need deeper healing. If you’re struggling with intense or complex anxiety, depression, relationship struggl...
09/23/2025

Sometimes we need deeper healing.

If you’re struggling with intense or complex anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, or grief, I’m here to help.

I’m now also offering mindfulness-based therapy for adults that heals underlying hurts while helping you forge a kinder and more empowering self-relationship.

Serving the Portland/Vancouver metro area in-person, and WA state via telehealth.

If you’re curious about this kind of support, see my bio link or visit rootedpaththerapy.org.

Warmly,
Ashley 🌿

Join us Thursday evening to pause, restore, connect.Stillness Before MotionJune 126:30 - 8:30pm with Kat (.katbodden ) a...
06/10/2025

Join us Thursday evening to pause, restore, connect.

Stillness Before Motion
June 12
6:30 - 8:30pm

with Kat (.katbodden ) and Ashley ( )

Last call— a few spots left and we’d love for you to join us. ✨

I’ve been reflecting on what makes the desert such a potent setting for contemplative practice—how the vastness of the l...
05/15/2025

I’ve been reflecting on what makes the desert such a potent setting for contemplative practice—how the vastness of the landscape naturally evokes a different relationship with time, attention, and our own resilience.✨ I’ve shared these reflections in a new journal post, “Desert Wisdom: Practicing Resilience” exploring how this remarkable place informs my upcoming October retreat at Ghost Ranch in NM.

If you’re curious about the intersection of landscape and practice, or simply need a moment of desert-inspired spaciousness in your day, the link is in my bio.

In appreciation,
Ashley 🧡

Happy May Day 💐🧡Ashley
05/01/2025

Happy May Day 💐

🧡Ashley

See your imagination dawnAround the rim of your world. — John O’DonohueI’ve been getting lost and found, dreaming up the...
04/30/2025

See your imagination dawn
Around the rim of your world.
— John O’Donohue

I’ve been getting lost and found, dreaming up the Living Resilience retreat. The high desert in New Mexico has taught me so much about strength and beauty living side by side. This one’s coming straight from the soul.

🧡 Ashley

Much gratitude to for all its heart-land inspiration over the years. 🙏🏼

If you’re interested in joining me on retreat this fall in NM see the bio link. 🏜️💛

When we can push pause on trying to “clean up” each other’s muddy corners and instead bear witness to the whole ecosyste...
04/24/2025

When we can push pause on trying to “clean up” each other’s muddy corners and instead bear witness to the whole ecosystem of a person’s life—the shadows and light, the growth and decay—we create the conditions for true belonging.

Inspired by James A Pearson’s poem, the upcoming new moon newsletter (comes out Sunday) delves into the potent difference between fixing and witnessing, between assessing and tending. Join me in exploring how this shift creates space for everything to belong, exactly as it is.

🌳 “Finding Belonging in Life’s Wholeness” - See link in bio to subscribe.

In appreciation,
Ashley

🌿 If you appreciate nature-infused poetry I encourage you to check out 🌿

🌙 Newsletters follow the lunar calendar: new moon days explore a facet of embodied presence + news about upcoming offerings and community resources; full moon days keep it simpler with a bit of seasonal inspiration or a simple practice. 🌕

Dharma Lab is a space where the boundary between practice and life will be encouraged to dissolve, and where we can nurt...
04/08/2025

Dharma Lab is a space where the boundary between practice and life will be encouraged to dissolve, and where we can nurture insights from contemplation to naturally flow into how we show up in the world. ✨

In these charged times, many of us feel called to animate the sacred more intentionally in all facets of life. This series offers a container to explore how we might do that together - resourced with timeless contemplative tools and held by the bedrock and warmth of community.

📆 Wednesdays, April 9 - May 14
🕡 6:30-8:30pm
📍 Deep Waters

LAST CALL - we invite you to join us for this six-week series dedicated to living with greater presence, compassion, and purpose. See bio link for more details and registration. SAVE YOUR SPOT TODAY!

With love,
Jocelyn & Ashley 💛✨💛

What if resilience is a living force available to be nurtured and more deeply animated? ✨Join me October 19 - 23 in the ...
04/03/2025

What if resilience is a living force available to be nurtured and more deeply animated? ✨

Join me October 19 - 23 in the stunning high desert of New Mexico for a transformative retreat exploring the sacred alchemy of our inner and outer landscapes. We’ll dive deep into resilience through four powerful portals: Connection, Beauty, Creativity, and Rest.

Breathe into expansive days of gentle eco dharma conversations, nature meditation, and contemplative practices, with evenings unfolding into stargazing or gathering around the campfire – all while being held by the spacious and stunning Ghost Ranch Retreat Center.

Living Resilience is an invitation to listen deeply, resource yourself with curiosity and awe, and discover the elegant, enduring resilience that lives within you.

Tuition is being offered on a sliding scale; spaces are limited. See link in bio to learn more and save your spot. (Feel to reach out if you have questions.)

Let’s gather in wonder. ✨

In appreciation,
Ashley 🧡

✨ THE ART OF CONSCIOUS REST ✨Join us weekly for Yoga Nidra, where deep relaxation meets profound awareness.Discover the ...
04/01/2025

✨ THE ART OF CONSCIOUS REST ✨

Join us weekly for Yoga Nidra, where deep relaxation meets profound awareness.

Discover the sweet spot between wakefulness and rest as you’re softly guided into a state where healing naturally unfolds. Float into those beneficial theta brain waves where your body restores itself while your mind remains gently aware.

Release layers of tension you didn’t even realize you were carrying and tap into your innate wisdom that often speaks in whispers beneath the noise of daily life.

No experience needed—just bring yourself and your willingness to explore resting deeply while staying present. All bodies and beings warmly welcome. See bio link for details.

Because sometimes the most transformative practice is simply allowing yourself to be completely supported in conscious rest. ✨

In appreciation,
Ashley 💛🌙

Dharma Lab is born out of a conversation carried out over many years with this dear being, Jocelyn Rahm ( ). 🪻The two of...
03/27/2025

Dharma Lab is born out of a conversation carried out over many years with this dear being, Jocelyn Rahm ( ). 🪻The two of us have been gathering over tea, wooded walks, meals…to dish about our shared reverence for wisdom teachings and spiritual friendship, to their enduring relevance and essentialness. We’re really excited to now share Dharma Lab with you. 🌿

Dharma Lab is a six-week series lovingly crafted to support you in connecting deeply with timeless teachings through both personal practice (meditation, creativity, reflection) and experimentation in daily life, held in community. 🪷

We’ll gather six Wednesday evenings beginning 4/9 at the beautiful Deep Waters ( ), tuition is sliding scale. Do let me know if you have any questions. You can learn more and register through my bio link. We would love for you to join us! 🪷🪻

In appreciation,
Ashley 💞

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