Within the forest, we encounter very special beings known as Mother Trees.
These beings act as a central source, a hub of knowledge and nutrients. Mother Trees* share these offerings out from a place of abundance, from a place of sturdy and strong rootedness.
Through their lovingly entangled roots, these stewards, caretakers, and wisdom-holders share vital information, and crucial nutrients to the growing trees around them. We look to Mother Trees as teachers, and models, of a way to step assuredly into these same roles within our human families and communities.
Join us for a retreat inspired by the Mother Trees, where you can step into your own rootedness, abundance, and wisdom for yourself and the communities you are a part of.
“If we surrendered
to earth’s intelligence
we could rise up rooted, like trees.”
Right now, our world is calling for sturdy adults - adults who have cultivated their connection to Earth, the seasons, and the vast web of our living world. We know that in most of our lives, there are far too few spaces and the time so rare in which we can do this life-giving, life-sustaining work.
In this weekend retreat, we consciously create that time and space to root in and allow ourselves to be pulled toward the heart of the world.
We do this work in service to our precious lives, and so that we may offer the steadiness and care the human and other-than-human world so desperately need. We do this work in dialogue with our own bodies’ deepest knowing, and in relation with our plant (and fungi and creature) kin, who have so much wisdom to share.
*Note: While we use the term “Mother” Trees, these beings are beyond binary ideas of gender and gender roles, and we believe any person, of any gender, can embody these beings.
The work of this gathering:
Over two and a half days, we’ll explore in community and through individual reflection and observation:
Our life’s beginning: the seed and the nest from which we grew
Our childhood, and the gifts we knew ourselves to hold then (and may have since forgotten)
Our adolescence, and the yearnings which can lay the path toward our most authentic expression of adulthood
With this clarity, we step then across a threshold into our truest maturity. In this solo-but-never-alone time, we will discover (remember) our own knowing, and that of the world around us.
Integrating this rich trove of embodied and inspirited information, we allow our roots to spread, ready to return to our families and communities, and take our place as Mother Trees.
This retreat 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: Friday, August 22nd, 10am - Sunday, August 24th, 3pm
Where: TBD
Cost: $450-$600 sliding scale, with payment plans available
Registration will open in March