an invitation
relationship, respect, ritual and reciprocity
We hold Community at the core of healing.
Being held in circle and ceremony with the sacred Fire and the heartbeat of Earth can open us to our own ancestral memory and wisdom. That way, we can be better guided toward what is needed for ourselves and our world.
Like so many things, the body holds memory of what we may have consciously forgotten. Given the space to be in ceremony, to be with fire, to be with breath, to be with dreams - our own knowing comes to life. Our capacity to heal and discover our deepest soul selves finds footing and begins to blossom.
The village, in that way, becomes the container for personal/spiritual healing and for a kind of broader social transformation.
This is our stand.
For three days, we will create a life in common, invoking a living prayer, in service to the unification that opening to an individual and collective context can bring.
Join us as we regenerate a common-life infused with respect, relationship, reciprocity and intimacy with Earth. Together, we will live our truth by creating an environment that empowers diversity, honors indigenous roots and nurtures the web of life that holds the evolution of humanity.
Indigenous Practice of Uniting as Community-- Mayan Spiritual Guide Nana Wilma
We will initiate a sacred fire and the heartbeat drum to bring balance to ourselves in alignment with Mother Earth. Participants are encouraged to experience this collective holding by caring for the fire and-or the heartbeat drum for at least two hours during our gathering.
Guided by Mayan Spiritual Guide Nana Wilma, this practice of uniting as community through a collective act held sacred, has been a way to unite humans with each other and the earth for thousands of years. This weekend, we are opening to this practice, supporting individuals to have a direct connection with spirit and nature as we explore topics that require vulnerability and the strength, endurance and creativity inherent within us.
Indigenous Practice of Talking Circle & Water Blessings-- Grandmother Nancy Andre
Our community will come together to listen and share through talking circles. The talking circle is a ceremonial tool that has been used for thousands of years. At the core of Indigenous governance, the talking circle views all voices as having equal value in the great circle of life. A healing medicine in and of itself, the talking circle will be shared as handed down by Grandmother Nancy Andry.
Grandmother Nancy is of Algonquin and French heritage and has followed the Red Road since childhood. A Sundancer and a Sacred Pipe carrier, she is acknowledged as an elder and a grandmother in her communities in Canada, where she was given instruction to bring out and share certain teachings. Grandmother Nancy is a well-known storyteller, sharing legends from many different Nations in schools, health facilities and the pow wow circuit. She was a staff member of the Joined Nations of Connecticut, a youth organization for those of Native heritage. She has given talks in Calgary, Canada, St. Croix USV, and at various centers in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. She also owned and operated an equestrian business until retirement, and now incorporates Horse Medicine in some of her lectures about Native culture.
Being held in circle and ceremony with the sacred Fire and the heartbeat of Earth can open us to our own ancestral memory and wisdom. That way, we can be better guided toward what is needed for ourselves and our world.
Like so many things, the body holds memory of what we may have consciously forgotten. Given the space to be in ceremony, to be with fire, to be with breath, to be with dreams - our own knowing comes to life. Our capacity to heal and discover our deepest soul selves finds footing and begins to blossom.
The village, in that way, becomes the container for personal/spiritual healing and for a kind of broader social transformation.
This is our stand.
For three days, we will create a life in common, invoking a living prayer, in service to the unification that opening to an individual and collective context can bring.
Join us as we regenerate a common-life infused with respect, relationship, reciprocity and intimacy with Earth. Together, we will live our truth by creating an environment that empowers diversity, honors indigenous roots and nurtures the web of life that holds the evolution of humanity.
Indigenous Practice of Uniting as Community-- Mayan Spiritual Guide Nana Wilma
We will initiate a sacred fire and the heartbeat drum to bring balance to ourselves in alignment with Mother Earth. Participants are encouraged to experience this collective holding by caring for the fire and-or the heartbeat drum for at least two hours during our gathering.
Guided by Mayan Spiritual Guide Nana Wilma, this practice of uniting as community through a collective act held sacred, has been a way to unite humans with each other and the earth for thousands of years. This weekend, we are opening to this practice, supporting individuals to have a direct connection with spirit and nature as we explore topics that require vulnerability and the strength, endurance and creativity inherent within us.
Indigenous Practice of Talking Circle & Water Blessings-- Grandmother Nancy Andre
Our community will come together to listen and share through talking circles. The talking circle is a ceremonial tool that has been used for thousands of years. At the core of Indigenous governance, the talking circle views all voices as having equal value in the great circle of life. A healing medicine in and of itself, the talking circle will be shared as handed down by Grandmother Nancy Andry.
Grandmother Nancy is of Algonquin and French heritage and has followed the Red Road since childhood. A Sundancer and a Sacred Pipe carrier, she is acknowledged as an elder and a grandmother in her communities in Canada, where she was given instruction to bring out and share certain teachings. Grandmother Nancy is a well-known storyteller, sharing legends from many different Nations in schools, health facilities and the pow wow circuit. She was a staff member of the Joined Nations of Connecticut, a youth organization for those of Native heritage. She has given talks in Calgary, Canada, St. Croix USV, and at various centers in New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut. She also owned and operated an equestrian business until retirement, and now incorporates Horse Medicine in some of her lectures about Native culture.
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