What we yearn toward can be a guidepost to a deeper and more aligned way to live. Our yearnings (unlike the transitory desires capitalist culture sells us) can awaken us to our own lives, and to the world around us.
So often, we are taught to ignore and stifle those yearnings.
In the ripening Summer, we will join together to honor and invite in our own and others’ yearnings. We will create time and space to pay special attention to what calls to and enlivens our spirit.
Many of us were taught that to be an adult is to bury our deepest yearnings, to numb ourselves in service to never-ending production.
In this coming-together, we set our intentions on another kind of adulthood, one that deeply nourishes our own bodies, minds, and spirits. In turn, from this fully nourished and rooted place, we can share our unique and indispensable gifts with communities and kin.
“If we surrendered
to earth’s intelligence
we could rise up rooted, like trees.”
How the day will flow:
10am: Arrivals and settling in
10:30: Guided grounding and exploration of what we yearn toward, with time to share what we’re uncovering
11:15: Art-making to honor what we have yearned for (past and present), with time to share
11:45: Time on your own with the land to be held as you explore your desires, your gifts, and their relationship to one another. Return and share to be witnessed.
12:30: Lunch
1:00: Closing our time together
This is part three of a four-part workshop series titled Rise Up Rooted, which is a rite of passage program for adults ready to step into a more meaningful adulthood. Community members are encouraged to sign up for the entire series, but you are also welcome to sign up for individual workshops.
This workshop is designed for people who:
Are seeking natural, organic, seasonal ways to resource themselves and fill their cups
Have a desire to contribute their gifts to the human and more-than-human communities around them
Understand that no true healing of the human community can happen outside of healing with the land–that we are undeniably connected to all of life around us
Feel ready for a guided process in which they can integrate disparate parts of themselves and step more fully into their role as an adult
Who we are:
We are Heather Dorfman, Megan Hayne, and Megan Leatherman, and we’ve come together to create rites of passage programs and ceremonies that not only serve our human community but that serve the land as well.
In our work as anti-capitalist guides, circle holders, and community tenders, we have seen a deep need for intentional ritual and cross-generational flourishing.
Our larger vision is to cultivate a felt sense of the village again, in all of its richness and complexity. We hope to bring young and old together in common purpose, and to stitch the human village back into the rhythms of the seasons and the wisdom of the land. Rise Up Rooted is our first step toward this endeavor.
Details:
When: Saturday, July 20th, 10am - 1pm
Where: Oak Island, Sauvie Island, OR
Cost: $200, with discount codes available on the registration page
To learn about and/or register for our overnight gathering in August as well and get $100 off, click here
To register for this workshop individually: https://awildnewwork.as.me/we-yearn-for-what-feeds-us
Other things to know:
Cancellations/refunds: A full refund is available if you cancel your registration 48 hours or more before our gathering. After that, since it’s likely we won’t be able to fill your spot and will have already purchased materials, you are eligible for a 50% refund. If you attend a gathering and are for some reason unhappy with how it went and request your funds back, we’re happy to discuss that with you (this has never happened, but it’s here for clarity!).
Accessibility: These gatherings will be held outdoors and require some walking (up to .5 miles) on uneven terrain. A private toilet will be provided, and participants will be asked to bring chairs to sit in. We’ll provide coverage for sun and rain at our site. If you have specific questions or needs, please contact us and we will do our best to accommodate them.
Carpooling: If you need or desire assistance getting to the Oak Island Nature Trail where we’ll be meeting, please contact us and we can try to help coordinate carpooling.