Schedule

4:00 PM — Opening Circle
5:00 PM — Dinner
6:00 PM — Walking a Sacred Path Connecting with the Cosmos (Ken)
8:00 PM — Music & Fire
8:00 AM — Breakfast
9:00 AM — Open time
10:00 AM — The Celtic Path to ReWilding (Ken)
12:00 PM — Lunch
1:00 PM – The Wild & Growing Edges of Our Hearts (Melina): Introduction and Invitation
2:00 PM — Reflective Time
3:00 PM — Sitting a Wild Circle (Melina)
4:00 PM — Open time
5:00 PM — Dinner
6:00 PM — Learning from the Wisdom of Trees: Story, Science, Spirit (Ellyn)
8:00 PM — Music & Fire
8:00 AM — Breakfast
9:00 AM — Open time
10:00 AM — Closing Circle
12:00 PM — Lunch
1:00 PM – Open time (get on your way home—or stay and talk, walk, contemplate. It's up to you!)

As we begin our time together, Corey will be leading our opening circle, weaving music, wisdom, poetry, and Earth-centered meditation into a shared time of contemplation.

Together, participants will create a labyrinth path similar to those walked for over 4,000 years, reflecting and connecting with the archetypal patterns of the Universe. We'll use tea lights under the stars (or inside if the weather is challenging) to form the sacred design. A sense of connection, direction, or inner peace is often the result of this form of whole-body contemplation. Ken is a Veriditas-certified labyrinth facilitator with decades of experience designing and leading labyrinth walks.

An informal time to gather, sing, share, and hang out under the stars around the fire (or inside, if it's rainy).

As our souls grapple with this age of outrage, we need more than ever to be rooted to the Earth, its flora and fauna, and the Beloved who connects us all. The ancestors' ways can strengthen us in this vital calling. Through stories, teaching, images, and meditations, participants in this event will learn about Kevin of Ireland, who modeled wild faith in the fifth century. We'll learn how Celtic wisdom can bolster our practices of imagination and Nature connection, giving us strength for today's challenges.

Melina will facilitate an invitation to revisit, regrow, re-acknowledge, and re-member the wild and growing edges of our human hearts. We will distribute sketchbooks/journals at this time, help folks focus their attention on some questions for contemplation, and then send them off to pray/consider/ponder/wonder/write/draw/simply think about their own wild-heartedness. During this time, people can nap, walk, sit, draw, write, share—just as long as they are staying with and within their own wild hearts. At 3:00, the group will regather for an hour to share the experience. People can read what they've written, share a drawing, talk, or simply listen, with each person’s experience heard, received, honored, and blessed.

What do trees have to teach us about resilience, reciprocity, and rootedness? In this reflective, interactive workshop, author and spiritual teacher Ellyn Sanna invites participants to explore the wisdom of trees through myth, ecology, and lived experience. Drawing on years of research into both ancient stories and modern forest science, Ellyn weaves together Celtic mythology, Indigenous understandings, and current insights from tree biology to reveal the practical—and spiritual—lessons our leafy companions offer. Expect quiet moments of meditation, shared reflection, and a deeper appreciation for the quiet intelligence of the trees who breathe life into our world.

Corey will be leading our closing circle, guiding us into a shared time of reflection and encouragement. Together, we’ll prepare to return to our everyday lives, nourished by new insights—our roots a little deeper and more connected, our branches a little wider.

Wild Roots Gathering