DEEP IN OUR HEARTS AND SOULS lives an ancient knowing, passed down through eons, that we belong to the larger world and that each of us is meant to enhance the web of life. But this inherited knowing is often forgotten or surpressed. Through our conscious re-membering – offering ourselves to dreams, deep imagination, the land and ancestral realms – we unearth potent gift seeds for our soul's journey and wildest participation in Earth's dreaming.

ALONG THE NAVARRO RIVER, wandering amidst the ancient redwoods and oaks, we listen for the tales that flow through the land, as well as our own bodies, and reveal what has been forgotten or never told. We remember gifts and qualities that flow through us from our ancestral lineages, human or otherwise. We discover or reconnect with ancestors who long to share threads of experience missing for generations. We might also come to know and understand neglected wounds, which left untended, have contributed to patterns of disconnection from soul and the web of life. Like clues in a complex mystery, we are gifted opportunities for intergenerational healing and true relationship with the more than human world. These wounds often serve as portals of transformation which reveal the unfolding journey of our unique soul qualities as gifts for the world.

WHEN WE REMEMBER OUR PLACE in the longer arc of many generations, we remember how we belong to the pulsing heart of the billion years old cosmos and the wild, mysterious beauty of Earth's dreaming. In this way we live and regenerate a culture coherent with life in the great unravelling-great turning transformation of our times. We become worthy ancestors for the future ones.

THIS OFFERING IS ROOTED in the creative soul gifts of Annie Bloom and Peter Scanlan, the work of Soulcraft and Animas Valley Institute, among many different lineages and teachers. We will integrate a variety of modalities — including council, deep imagery, ceremony, dream work, wandering on the land, movement and other creative expression.

"To make the transition to a life-sustaining society, we must retrieve that ancestral capacity — in other words, act like ancestors. We need to attune to longer, ecological rhythms and nourish a strong, felt connection with past and future generations. . . . We can learn again to drink at deeper wells."
-Joanna Macy, Coming Back To Life

Full Web Page Info, To Ask Questions, and Registration Link:
https://tinyurl.com/Soul-and-Ancestors-Journey

PROGRAM COST
$1275 – $875 (sliding scale).
In the hopes of practicing a generative and more inclusive gathering, we ask for contributions at the higher range from all who can. This will allow us to offer more financial accessibility.

This is an all camping program and our beautiful camping area includes hot water showers, sinks, bathrooms. We have exclusive use of River's Bend Farmhouse Kitchen, Dining and Indoor gathering spaces and primary use of lands.

There are Optional lodging upgrades:
Tent Cabin, Wooden Rustic Cabin or Vintage Cabin.

Click here for a complete program description or to register