WOULD YOU LIKE TO CONNECT MORE DIRECTLY AND DEEPLY WITH NATURE?
ARE YOU INTERESTED IN ACQUIRING NEW KNOWLEDGE AND USEFUL SKILLS?
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY?
DO YOU WANT TO INVITE MORE PLAY AND JOY INTO YOUR LIFE?
Join us for this four day/three night deep-ecology inspired, ashram-style retreat designed to support you in reclaiming your connection to the natural world, learning usable hard and soft skills, and cultivating the wisdom and confidence to live more joyfully, compassionately and intimately with the earth, your work, others, and your self.
Enjoy an extended weekend of connection, learning and play at the beautiful Sequatchie Valley Institute, a land trust on the Cumberland Plateau. The Institute sits on over 300 acres of forest and trails, permaculture gardens and edible landscapes integrated within the original forest ecosystem. The mountainside's numerous nature trails wind through the richly diverse, mixed mesophytic forest in the living laboratory of Appalachian ecology. The acreage features a gravity fed spring water supply, solar electricity and experimental handcrafted buildings that are harmonious and sustainable additions to the landscape. There are numerous caves, springs and ephemeral and intermittent waterways on and around the property. You can learn more about SVI at their website: svionline.org
$350 - ($300 Early Bird available untill 09/22/22) YOUR RETREAT INCLUDES:
Breakfast and dinner daily - with gluten free options*
3 nights camping on the land - bring your own tent and gear
Daily morning yoga or other mind-body practices
1-2 workshops daily
Other facilitated activities over the 4 day retreat
Space and time to connect with yourself and your natural habitat.
WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT TO EXPERIENCE & LEARN:
Daily Guided Mind/Body Practices
Creek Walking & Forest Bathing
Shamanic Practices & Sacred Ceremony
Friction Fire Making and Fire Tending
Wild Edible & Medicinal Plant Knowledge
Conscious Communication and Community Living Skills
Silent Mornings
Shared Community Meals
Songs, Stories, Art & Play!