BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//EarthWays - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:EarthWays X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://earthwaysllc.com X-WR-CALDESC:Events for EarthWays REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20200101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220625T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220625T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T210634 CREATED:20220125T033401Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220215T162927Z UID:2765-1656165600-1656176400@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Sitting with the Four Great Elements: Water DESCRIPTION:https://www.m-yoga.org/workshops–series.html \nOur inherent connection to all things becomes clear when sitting quietly in meditation. In present moment awareness\, the illusion of separateness falls away. We are reminded that we embody water\, earth\, fire and air. In this four-part meditation series\, each season we will focus on one element and consider how it is held and expressed in the body and mind. URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/sitting-with-the-four-great-elements-water/ LOCATION:WA CATEGORIES:Outside Collaborations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Sitting-with-Four-Great-Elements.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220623T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220626T120000 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20211102T051105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220331T041519Z UID:2620-1656007200-1656244800@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Barebones of the Ceremony - Full with Wait List DESCRIPTION:The Practice of Council\, Carrying an Intention into Nature\, Stories & Mirroring\nFull with Wait List\n\nSliding scale fee $300-$450 – plus $25 camping fee\nDeposit: $150 – non-refundable unless the program is cancelled\nSize of group: 8 participants\nGathering time: 6pm the first evening\nFinishing time: mid-afternoon of the last day\n\nFor listening to the stories of others . . .\nis a kind of water that breaks the fever of our isolation.\nIf we listen closely enough\, we are soothed into remembering our common name.\n– Mark Nepo \nWe call together a circle of people looking to deepen their relationship to “the ceremony”: a practice drawn from the tradition of the School of Lost Borders that EarthWays offers to our North Bay community. Together we will explore the basic elements of this ceremony – its “bare bones” – with two intentions in mind. Over the three days\, we will call in self-healing for each person\, and we also will explore how each of us might bring these different practices back into our daily lives. \nThe Practice of Council: Our starting place will be a day of sitting in council. There together\, we will learn how to listen more deeply to the stories of others and\, in so doing\, how to listen more deeply to our ourselves. The last circle of this day will be an intention council in preparation for the following day. \nCarrying an Intention into Nature: On the second day\, soon after sunrise\, people will be sent out onto the land to continue this practice of deep listening. This time we will invite people to carry a question\, an intention\, or some kind of inquiry\, all while deeply listening for the mirroring wisdom of nature. \nStories & Mirroring: During the second evening and the morning of the third day\, we’ll return to our circle for a storytelling council\, sharing with each other the wisdom that nature has helped to reveal. We will also take turns mirroring back what we’ve heard from each other’s stories. Once again\, this practice of mirroring – like council and time alone in nature – begins with deep listening. \nFor as Mark Nepo says:\nIf we listen closely enough\,\nwe are soothed into remembering our common name. \nFor more information or to register contact:\nSahara Chaldean: sahara@earthwaysllc.com \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n To register for this program\, please print and fill out the registration form located here and pay the deposit amount listed above.\n \n You may pay using the form below\, name and email required\, or you can mail a check to the address listed on the registration form. You may also RSVP using the form below without making a payment if you simply want more information.\n \n\n\n Your name *\n \n \n Your email *\n \n \n Phone Number\n \n \n Comment\n \n \n Full with wait list. Please RSVP to be put on the wait list.\n \n \n \n× URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/barebones-of-the-ceremony/ LOCATION:Pomo Canyon\, Near the Sonoma Coast\, CA CATEGORIES:EarthWays Offerings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Barebones-of-the-Ceremony.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220611T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220611T170000 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20220123T012321Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220304T032412Z UID:2724-1654938000-1654966800@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Dancing With Uncertainty DESCRIPTION:Learning to Navigate a Life-Altering Illness\nA Day Walk in Nature\n\nSliding Scale: $80-$120\nDeposit: $50 non-refundable. No one turned away for lack of funds\nLimited to 8 participants\n\n“When we are confronted with difficult times in our lives and feel as if things are breaking apart\, we only produce more suffering when we attempt to put the pieces back together. Instead\, when we bravely choose to rest in uncertainty and meet suffering without running away\, awakening occurs”\nPema Chodron \nWhen faced with a life-threatening illness our known way of being can be deeply challenged. Our mind\, body\, psyche and spirit are cracked open to uncertainty. How do we learn to live and dance with untold aspects of uncertainty while still choosing healing and life? How can we find anchors\, resilience\, strength\, and courage- even joy? \nJoin us for a day on the land to explore your own Dance with Uncertainty. There will be time to share personal stories in council and then solo time in the wild landscape for reflection and healing. We will gather again in council to hear stories from the land and mirror the wisdom shared. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n To register for this program\, please print and fill out the registration form located here and pay the deposit amount listed above.\n \n You may pay using the form below\, name and email required\, or you can mail a check to the address listed on the registration form. You may also RSVP using the form below without making a payment if you simply want more information.\n \n\n\n Your name *\n \n \n Your email *\n \n \n Phone Number\n \n \n Comment\n \n \n \n \n× URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/dancing-with-uncertainty/ LOCATION:Sugarloaf Ridge State Park\, Kenwood\, CA CATEGORIES:EarthWays Offerings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Dancing-with-Uncertainty-1200x800-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Greene-Jacobi":MAILTO:deborah@earthwaysllc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T160000 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20211106T061221Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220318T210449Z UID:2626-1653123600-1653148800@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Letters to the Earth - Full with Wait List DESCRIPTION:A Day Walk\, including Contemplation\, Prayer\, Ceremony and Writing\n Full with Wait List\n\nFee: $25\nDeposit: $25\nSize of Group: 8 max\nGathering Time: 9am\nFinishing Time: 4pm\n\nWe need to find a way to express from our hearts while the Earth is in crisis. This program is inspired by “Letters to The Earth\,” a campaign which invites people to write a letter to or from the Earth\, future or past generations\, those who hold positions of power and influence\, or other species. https://www.letterstotheearth.com \nThis will be an opportunity to express our hopes\, fears\, regrets and most importantly our devotion for our relationship with the earth. At the end of the day\, you will leave with a heart cracked open and love letter like no other. We will invite you to share your experience with finding your expression and there will be time to share our letters with each other out loud. \nWe may even create a collective performance of our letters\, put to music\, to share with the larger community.\nWill you join us for this challenge? \nFrom The Story of My Heart\, Michael Pyle: “In order to set the world aright…we need all the math we can marshal for our case\, which is the case of the earth and its living things\, including ourselves. And we also need all the song\, dance\, poetry\, and emotion we can muster…” \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n To register for this program\, please print and fill out the registration form located here and pay the deposit amount listed above.\n \n You may pay using the form below\, name and email required\, or you can mail a check to the address listed on the registration form. You may also RSVP using the form below without making a payment if you simply want more information.\n \n\n\n Your name *\n \n \n Your email *\n \n \n Phone Number\n \n \n Comment\n \n \n Full with wait list. Please RSVP to be put on the wait list.\n \n \n \n× URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/letters-to-the-earth/ LOCATION:West County\, Sonoma County\, CA CATEGORIES:EarthWays Offerings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Letters-to-the-Heart.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220507T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220507T173000 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20220122T023831Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220304T021250Z UID:2691-1651914000-1651944600@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Wild and Awake Series - May 7th - Full with Wait List DESCRIPTION:Waking Up – Full with Wait List\n\n\nSliding scale $60-$120\nNon-refundable deposit $50\n9am – 5:30pm\nLimited to 10\n\nWhat do we need to do to save our world? \nThe answer from Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh: What we most need to do is to hear within us the sound of the earth crying. \nIt is an astonishing time to be alive on planet earth. With the ongoing pandemic\, climate crisis\, ecological destruction\, and widespread injustices\, it is all too tempting to retreat from life as a way to find safety. To “hear within us the sound of the earth crying” calls for a subtle yet profound shift in consciousness. By sharing and witnessing our pain for this world in a safe and intimate circle of people\, we can also open to the natural beauty\, joy\, love\, and miracle of this existence. There is no better time to awaken to a vaster view of our inter-connectedness\, as creative expressions of this living\, breathing earth. Our world needs our willingness to go beyond our seemingly separate selves\, in order to find our way forward as a collective that honors and respects all of life. \nIn this Wild and Awake series\, we will experientially explore this territory in various wild landscapes in Sonoma County. Each season will address a different theme. We invite your participation in one\, more\, or all gatherings. With intentional time on the land\, meditation and reflective practices\, group sharing and group ritual\, this is an opportunity to authentically explore awakening—together—to the truth of our inter-existence with all of life. \nFor more information or to register\, contact:\nCynthia Morrow: cynthia@earthwaysllc.com \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n To register for this program\, please print and fill out the registration form located here and pay the deposit amount listed above.\n \n You may pay using the form below\, name and email required\, or you can mail a check to the address listed on the registration form. You may also RSVP using the form below without making a payment if you simply want more information.\n \n\n\n Your name *\n \n \n Your email *\n \n \n Phone Number\n \n \n Comment\n \n \n Full with wait list. Please RSVP to be put on the wait list.\n \n \n \n× URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/wild-and-awake/ LOCATION:Sugarloaf Ridge State Park\, Kenwood\, CA CATEGORIES:EarthWays Offerings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Wild-Awake-1200x800-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220421 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220503 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20220125T033421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220126T043335Z UID:2758-1650499200-1651535999@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Veteran Rites: Rite of Return DESCRIPTION:https://www.veteranrites.org/projects \nWomen and Men Veterans\, primarily of Iraq and Afghanistan\, enact a true Rite of Return through Ceremony and Solo time on the land. This non-profit provides numerous other programs\, councils\, classes and a heartfelt\, living community to vets. \nSara Harris\, guest Elder Woman guide URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/veteran-rites-rite-of-return/ LOCATION:Central Washington\, WA CATEGORIES:Outside Collaborations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/veterans_rites.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Harris":MAILTO:sara@earthwaysllc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220120T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220120T193000 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20211106T064006Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220215T163735Z UID:2641-1642698000-1642707000@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Living Earth Book Club - A Year Long Program DESCRIPTION:Listening to the Land as We Read and Walk Together \n\nBeginning January 20\, 2022\nIn House Circle\nThursday\, 5:00pm – 7:30pm\nEvery other month\nDay Walk\, 1x every other month\nFee: See description below\n\nWe will gather once every other month to discuss books by environmental writers we love who are deeply connected to the earth. These passionate writers\, as well as time on the land\, have a way of opening the edges of our aliveness. Then\, in the months in between\, we will meet for a day-long out on the land. In this way\, we drink in inspiration from others\, as well as take the time to listen to the land speak directly to us. \nWe want to support cultivating our courageous hearts on behalf of all life. In the process\, we will have fun\, be challenged\, confused\, disagree\, feel everything\, and take time to be quiet. Practices inspired by the book we have been reading will be encouraged. \nHow will these authors\, in concert with voices of the earth\, inspire us to live more passionately and authentically in service to life? \nHere are the books. It doesn’t matter if you have read them\, as they can be read again and again. We will suggest certain chapters to be read in case you do not have time to read the whole book in any given month. Only get Radical Joy for starters\, as we will begin with that book. \nRadical Joy for Hard Times by Trebbe Johnson\nRed: Passion and Patience in the Desert by Terry Tempest Williams\nBraiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer\nTo Speak for the Trees by Diana Beresford-Kroeger\nThe Universe is a Green Dragon by Brian Swimme\nWhen Women Were Birds by Terry Tempest Williams \nFacilitators/Guides: Sara Harris and Sahara Chaldean\nsara@earthwaysllc.com /sahara@earthwaysllc.com \nJanuary\, March\, May\, July\, September\, November Book Gatherings to meet one Thursday a month from 5:00-7:30 PM in downtown Forestville at the home of Sara Harris. The 1st meeting will be January 20th.\nThe other dates will be: Mar.24\, May 26\, July 21\, Sept. 22\, and Nov.17.\nTea and a simple snack will be provided. \nFebruary\, April\, June\, August\, October\, and December DayWalks will be at various Sonoma County outdoor locations one Friday each month from approx. 9-4.\nThose dates will be: Feb. 25\, April 22\, June 17\, Aug. 26\, Oct. 21\, and Dec. 16. \nAs we get into the year\, there is a slight chance one or two dates may change\, so a bit of flexibility will be necessary\, but we will make every effort to keep to these dates. Any changes will be announced far in advance. \nThe fee will amount to $60 a month (land fees/parking fees not included). We ask that you commit to the entire year. This comes to $720 for the year. There will be no refunds for missed sessions.  A non-refundable deposit of $60 is required to hold a place for you until the first meeting\, and will apply to the full amount. There are 3 payment options: \nPay in full in January: $660\nPay $330 in January and again in June\nPay $220 in January\, May\, and September \nEmail Sara at sara@earthwaysllc.com or Sahara at sahara@earthwaysllc.com to indicate your interest. We anticipate this group will fill quickly and we will begin a wait list if needed. A letter with more information will be sent upon registering. \nProof of vaccination is a prerequisite\, since we will be meeting in a small space\, and we ask that this either be included with your deposit payment\, or sent as a scan to one of us.  At our first meeting we will discuss group guidelines about safety\, i.e. discussing certain situations in which home antigen testing might be necessary before returning to the in-house meeting. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n To register for this program\, please print and fill out the registration form located here and pay the deposit amount listed above.\n \n You may pay using the form below\, name and email required\, or you can mail a check to the address listed on the registration form. You may also RSVP using the form below without making a payment if you simply want more information.\n \n\n\n Your name *\n \n \n Your email *\n \n \n Phone Number\n \n \n Comment\n \n \n \n \n× URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/living-earth-book-club-a-year-long-program/ LOCATION:Various Locations\, Sonoma County\, CA CATEGORIES:EarthWays Offerings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Living-Earth-Book-Club.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Harris":MAILTO:sara@earthwaysllc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211109 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211121 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20210403T012923Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221111T172828Z UID:2282-1636416000-1637452799@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Women's Vision Fast DESCRIPTION:Offered by School of Lost Borders… www.schooloflostborders.org \nOne of a woman’s greatest longings is to be seen and known in her most wild and authentic self – a self that is intimately intertwined with the creative forces and cycles of nature. Like the waxing and waning of the moon\, the feminine is reflected by the continual movement of light into dark\, and back into the light. Birth death-and rebirth. She knows this in her own body as she makes the descent and reemerges anew\, each time sourcing from an ancient wellspring of wisdom\, passed down by a lineage of women who have traveled this path before. \nNo matter the circumstances\, the gains and the losses\, the wellspring never dries up. Perhaps\, it gets forgotten\, or dismissed\, but eventually\, the waters call a woman back to its source through the age-old\, nature-based practice of a rite of passage. She is called to go out alone\, with an empty belly and bare essentials\, into the spacious desert\, for four days and four nights where she will find herself in perfect solitude. Here she can clear away the distractions of her busy life and tune her ears to the voices of wild nature around her and to her own inner nature; the truth of her being\, a daughter of Earth. \nThis ceremony involves several days of preparation\, 4 days and nights of fasting alone in a wilderness place\, and a few days of incorporation. URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/womens-vision-fast/ LOCATION:Death Valley\, CA CATEGORIES:Outside Collaborations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Womens-Fast-SLB.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211011 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20210330T011851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210404T142007Z UID:2240-1633132800-1633910399@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Let Go into the Mystery DESCRIPTION:Offered by the School of Lost Borders\, www.schooloflostborders.org \n“Let Go into the Mystery” draws upon the wilderness-based tradition of the School of Lost Borders and EarthWays and also the spiritual practice of sitting meditation to create a unique program for desert contemplatives. This is neither a typical SOLB program nor a typical meditation retreat\, but a blend of the two. This 9-day program\, in the vast and ancient landscape of Eureka Valley\, is a ceremony in the East Shield of the School’s Practice of Living and Dying. This is an invitation to explore and honor the individual stories of our spiritual unfolding through life\, and to let go into the Great Mystery that holds us beyond birth and death. \nThough we will be camping out for the entire week\, activities undertaken will be non-strenuous and our emphasis will always be “safety first.” We will provide a list of personal equipment that each participant should bring\, and we will also provide some group equipment for our base-camp. URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/let-go-into-the-mystery/ LOCATION:Eureka Valley\, Big Pine\, CA CATEGORIES:Outside Collaborations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Let-Go-into-the-Mystery.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210925 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211002 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20210330T011434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210410T041704Z UID:2233-1632528000-1633132799@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:The Elder's Journey DESCRIPTION:Four Shields of Eldering for Women\nOffered by the School of Lost Borders… www.schooloflostborders.org \nAfter a wildly successful launch of this program in 2015\, Lost Borders is once again offering a specifically-designed experience to open the dialogue for women in various stages of Elderhood. Camping will be in Baker Creek campground\, or there are local motel accommodations as well. The program will include daily missions into nature\, a 24-hr. period of silence and contemplation that will also include a journey up to the Ancient Bristlecones\, and daily councils to look deeply into opening into a conscious approach to growing older. URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/the-elders-journey/ LOCATION:Baker Creek Campground\, Big Pine\, CA CATEGORIES:Outside Collaborations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Ancient-Bristlecone.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Sara Harris":MAILTO:sara@earthwaysllc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210723 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210725 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20210304T062117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210723T173858Z UID:1763-1626998400-1627171199@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Walk Through the Fire DESCRIPTION:A Ceremonial Circle near the Start of Fire Season\nTHIS PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY FULL WITH A WAIT LIST \nPlease contact the enrolling guide by filling out the RSVP form below to be added to the wait list. \n\nSliding scale $100-$160\nNon-refundable deposit $50\nFee to be adjusted if program is shortened to daylong\nNo one turned away for lack of funds\nStarting 6 p.m. on Friday\, ending Saturday around 5 p.m.\n\nCheck out this song\, “Walk through the Fire”\, by Mary Gauthier: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52yPzBgnHRA&list=RD52yPzBgnHRA&start_radio=1 \nThis wonderful singer/songwriter uses fire as a metaphor for surviving a troubled relationship. We invite you to listen and turn this around: consider instead that the troubled relationship is a metaphor for walking through fire season. \nSonoma County has arrived at a “new normal”. Instead of the surprise of the occasional wildfire\, we now have a “fire season” every fall. Or even worse\, we had a fire season this past year that lasted from August to December. \nWith each fire season comes real fear. Fear of destruction. Fear of evacuation. Fear of loss of home. Fear of death. How to live with that much fear\, that much uncertainty? For some\, the answer is simple: move away. For those of us who choose to stay\, what kind of clarity of mind\, fortitude of spirit\, and practical preparation are needed as we prepare to enter yet another fire season? \nThis ceremonial circle will be held in Sugarloaf Ridge State Park\, where all of the park has been burned in recent years\, either by the Nuns fire in 2017 or the Glass Fire in 2020. Even worse\, half of it was burned by both fires. We’ll start the day in circle\, inviting people to hear each other’s personal “fire story” in prep for a day on the land. During the solo time\, we’ll invite everyone to go out alone in search of tree wisdom. We’ll encourage you to have two separate conversations: one with a living tree and one with a dead tree. What do trees have to teach us about living through fires? We’ll come back together in the afternoon to hear everyone’s story from this day of walking on a land that’s healing and growing. \nFor more information or questions\, please contact Scott Eberle at scott@earthwaysllc.com \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n To register for this program\, please print and fill out the registration form located here and pay the deposit amount listed above.\n \n You may pay using the form below\, name and email required\, or you can mail a check to the address listed on the registration form. You may also RSVP using the form below without making a payment if you simply want more information.\n \n\n\n Your name *\n \n \n Your email *\n \n \n Phone Number\n \n \n Comment\n \n \n \n \n× URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/walk-through-the-fire/ LOCATION:Sugarloaf Ridge State Park\, Kenwood\, CA CATEGORIES:EarthWays Offerings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/walkthroughthefire.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210708 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210712 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20210304T060743Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210415T233645Z UID:1759-1625702400-1626047999@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Breaking and Mending DESCRIPTION:Where Grief\, Gratitude and Beauty Coexist\nA Self-Generated Ceremony on the Land \n\nSliding scale available – please ask your guides!\nNon-refundable deposit $100\nBegins Thursday\, July 8 at 2pm\nEnds Sunday\, July 11 at 2pm\nLimited to 8\, due to Covid restrictions\nCost of $450 includes land use fees and all art supplies\n\nThere’s a crack in everything\, that’s how the light gets in.\n~ Leonard Cohen \nCome join us on the wild land for this unique retreat and ceremony where we will use and honor the art of Kintsugi and SoulCollage® as metaphors to explore the brokenness that lives in ourselves and our Mother Earth\, to acknowledge and honor our grief and find the beauty and gratitude that resides there. As we begin to emerge from the liminal space of The Great Pause\, we will say goodbye to what was and set our hopes and prayers on what will be. \nKintsugi (golden joinery) is an ancient Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with gold. As a philosophy\, Kintsugi treats breakage and repair as part of the history of an object\, rather than something to disguise. It encompasses a philosophy of living\, finding beauty within the imperfections of life and peacefully accepting the natural cycles of growth and decay. \nSoul Collage ® is a process of using visual imagery to consult our deepest knowing\, calling upon energies within and outside of ourselves for wisdom and strength. \nMany of us are living with broken hearts\, especially after the unprecedented tragedies that have occurred over the last year. We accumulate grief and carry it with us\, often unseen and unexpressed. But grief can be a storehouse of power\, a way to reconnect with how we love and honor what came before. Grief can help us find the beauty in our brokenness\, while opening us to loving more and being of service in the world \n​For more information contact deborah@earthwaysllc.com \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n To register for this program\, please print and fill out the registration form located here and pay the deposit amount listed above.\n \n You may pay using the form below\, name and email required\, or you can mail a check to the address listed on the registration form. You may also RSVP using the form below without making a payment if you simply want more information.\n \n\n\n Your name *\n \n \n Your email *\n \n \n Phone Number\n \n \n Comment\n \n \n \n \n× URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/breaking-and-mending/ LOCATION:Riddell Preserve\, Healdsburg\, CA CATEGORIES:EarthWays Offerings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Breaking-and-Mending.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Greene-Jacobi":MAILTO:deborah@earthwaysllc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210607 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210614 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20210304T055432Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T020609Z UID:1757-1623024000-1623628799@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Clear Desert Mirror DESCRIPTION:A Contemplative Retreat in the Wild\n\nSliding scale available – please ask your guides!\nNon-refundable deposit $200\nGathering time of 10am on June 7th\, ends June 13th around noon\n\nI guess you could call it a pilgrimage. I feel lost anywhere I go\, though it’s true the way is always clearly marked: earth cairn\, sky cairn\, fire cairn\, water cairn.\n-David Hinton \nWe invite you to join us in June 2021 for a seven-day retreat in a remote high desert canyon—a uniquely beautiful jewel of the Mojave National Preserve. We will establish our camp amidst the family of Pinon\, Juniper\, Oak\, rabbit\, deer\, hummingbird and snake. Seekers across time and tradition have sought refuge in wild places\, where great joy and suffering can bring us to our deepest truths. \nDuring this program you will be guided and supported to quiet the mind and cultivate a sense of stillness and spaciousness. Together\, we will drop into deep relationship to our most authentic selves\, one another\, and the wild landscape around us and within us. Unplugged from the demands of routine and familiar surroundings\, Clear Desert Mirror will support restorative contemplation and inspire transformation\, for the benefit of all beings. \nEach day will include several periods of silent meditation\, teachings to help us open to our innate wisdom and compassion\, time on the land\, and time to share in council. There will be a 24 hour solo with optional fasting. Camping experience is useful\, but not a prerequisite. This program is open to all people of all spiritual and religious traditions. \nFor more information or to register contact\nroy@earthwaysllc.com or cynthia@earthwaysllc.com \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n To register for this program\, please print and fill out the registration form located here and pay the deposit amount listed above.\n \n You may pay using the form below\, name and email required\, or you can mail a check to the address listed on the registration form. You may also RSVP using the form below without making a payment if you simply want more information.\n \n\n\n Your name *\n \n \n Your email *\n \n \n Phone Number\n \n \n Comment\n \n \n \n \n× URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/clear-desert-mirror/ LOCATION:Mojave National Preserve\, CA CATEGORIES:EarthWays Offerings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Clear-Desert-Mirror-mojave1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210601 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210610 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20210330T010748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210413T043023Z UID:2229-1622505600-1623283199@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Cascadia Quest DESCRIPTION:Offered by Peerspirit… www.peerspirit.com \nFor the eleventh year\, Peerspirit is delighted to offer this wilderness quest for both men and women. If you are seeking to listen to your deepest nature\, mark a transition in your life\, to reconnect with your inner wisdom or to clarify a life situation\, we invite you to join us in the beautiful forested land of the Eastern Cascade Mountains. Using Skalitude’s off-the-grid retreat center as a base camp\, your guides will prepare you for a 3 day solo in the wilderness by learning orientation\, physical safety\, wilderness ethics and the traditional quest practices of council\, four shields teaching\, wilderness solitude\, fasting\, and self generated ceremony. Upon return your stories will be shared\, mirrored and confirmed in a council of elders by your guides and there will be time devoted to beginning incorporation. \nParticipants will provide their own equipment (list provided) for the solo time. All food will be provided. No prior camping experience is required. Hiking and other movement at this 3000ft elevation will not be strenuous. URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/cascadia-quest/ LOCATION:Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest\, Wenatchee\, WA CATEGORIES:Outside Collaborations ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Cascadia-Quest.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Greene-Jacobi":MAILTO:deborah@earthwaysllc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210502 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20210304T054805Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T020033Z UID:1754-1619827200-1619913599@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:What Matters Most DESCRIPTION:A Day Walk With Inquiry of Forgiveness\, Apology\, Love and Goodbye\n\nSliding scale available – please ask your guides!\nNon-refundable deposit $50\nGathering time\, Saturday 8am – 5pm\nLimit 8 due to covid restrictions\n\nThe weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.\n~ Mahatma Gandhi \nThis is the last day walk in a series of 4 seasonal day walks we began last year. It is open to anyone who is interested in joining us\, whether or not you participated last year. \nWhat Matters Most emphasized four inquiries that matter. We believe all of our relationships with the Earth and each other can be tended\, mended\, and nurtured. What if we take time on the land to contemplate what we need to forgive\, what we are grateful for\, what it is we love\, and what it means to say goodbye? Please join us for time on the land\, deep listening and storytelling. \nYou will have a full day to be out on the land to use as you feel called. You may need to rest. Or hike. Maybe called to journal or do art. At the end of the day walk\, we will hold story council and offer you a deep listening and reflection for your life. \nFor more information or to register contact:\ndeborah@earthwaysllc.com \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n To register for this program\, please print and fill out the registration form located here and pay the deposit amount listed above.\n \n You may pay using the form below\, name and email required\, or you can mail a check to the address listed on the registration form. You may also RSVP using the form below without making a payment if you simply want more information.\n \n\n\n Your name *\n \n \n Your email *\n \n \n Phone Number\n \n \n Comment\n \n \n \n \n× URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/what-matters-most/ LOCATION:Pomo Canyon\, Near the Sonoma Coast\, CA CATEGORIES:EarthWays Offerings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/WhatMattersMost.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Deborah Greene-Jacobi":MAILTO:deborah@earthwaysllc.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210423 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210425 DTSTAMP:20260425T210635 CREATED:20210227T024311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210416T015406Z UID:1596-1619136000-1619308799@earthwaysllc.com SUMMARY:Sheltering in Nature DESCRIPTION:A Day Walk with Inquiry\nStart: Friday\, April 23\, 2021 @ 6pm\nEnd: Saturday\, April 24\, 2021 @ 5pm \nThis will include overnight camping\, with an evening Intention Council on Friday night. (Rangers tell us the campsite will open in time for this overnight\, but if it hasn’t\, we will revise the program to be a day walk only for Saturday\, April 24\, 9am-5pm.) \nAfter a long winter lockdown\, we finally have emerged from sheltering in place to the great possibility of sheltering in nature.  Please join us as we dedicate this Friday night and Saturday to reflecting on this last year and all the ways we have learned to be alone. This experience of isolation is especially strong for those who truly do live alone\, and yet most all of us have felt some kind of separation from others\, some kind of aloneness. \nWe will sit and walk with these questions: \n\nWhat does it mean to be alone and live fully with our aloneness?\nHow will we allow the uncomfortable lessons of sheltering in place\, inform our lives going forward into 2021?\n\nAt the end of the day\, we will come together in council to share our stories and offer each other some precious mirroring. \n\nLimit 8 (due to current physical distancing requirements)\nCost: Sliding scale $100 – $160\nNo one turned away for lack of funds\nFee to be adjusted if program is shortened to daylong\n\nFor more information or questions\, please contact Sahara Chaldean at Sahara@earthwaysllc.com \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n This program is full with a wait list.\n \n Please RSVP using the form below if you want to be put on the wait list or for more information about this program.\n \n\n\n Your name *\n \n \n Your email *\n \n \n Phone Number\n \n \n Comment\n \n \n Full with wait list. Please RSVP to be put on the wait list.\n \n \n \n× URL:https://earthwaysllc.com/program/sheltering-in-nature/ LOCATION:Pomo Canyon\, Near the Sonoma Coast\, CA CATEGORIES:EarthWays Offerings ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://earthwaysllc.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Sheltering-in-nature.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR