Sunday 10-4pm June 5th Forest Medicinal Sanctuary Open House
The Laughing Buddah is the guardian to the entrance of our medicinal display beds. Further up the hill are the many beds we have planted over the last 3 years with many Appalchian forest medicinals. We continue to plant a series of new native plants each year and are excited to see what comes up this spring. We want to share this magical space with you! Join us at this fundraising gala for garden tours, enjoy a serene sit spot in nature, and meander through our sacred forest. Pick Stinging Nettle to take home. For a donation of 20$ you can have a cocktail, mint or nettle tea, and snack plate. Make your own spring roll! Come visit our forest medicinal sanctuary! RSVP for directions kelly@spiritcanoelodge.org
Our goal is to expand the native and medicinal garden each successive year by creating forest pathways with unique plantings. We need your donations of time and funding to make this happen. If you cannot attend our event and are interested in making a tax deductible donation to Spirit Canoe Lodge: https://www.paypal.me/SpiritCanoeLodge501
Juice Fast & Purification Lodge Retreat July 15-17 Get a boost from the group dynamic to change food habits. Juice cleanses are shown to heal medical conditions and reduce the need for pharmaceuticals to fix our symptoms. A cleanse can bring greater clarity and increase our will to incorporate healthier eating habits. When we make changes with the support of others it is much easier than starting something on our own. The weekend will start with a purification lodge on Friday evening and will be filled with juicing, lymphatic shaking/dancing, meditation, sharing circles, and personal ceremonial time on the land. Both women and men are welcome to this event.
$150 includes 2 nights of lodging. To save costs people will be given a produce list to bring for communal juicing. SCL gives one scholarship to each event to participants in financial need. RSVP here with a deposit to reserve your space.
August 5-8 Maneuvering Transitions in the 5th World
Friday evening we welcome Sweet Medicine SunDance Elder, Mary Lightening Strikes Twice to SCL! She will present a lineage address about humanity’s transition into the 5th world. For those of you who have not met any of my teachers from Arizona this will be a unique opportunity to meet an amazing mentor. Saturday we have Rite of Passage Transitions seminar from Mary Heartsong and Kelly Jumping Mouse. Mayan Book Of Life readings with Mary LSTwice can be scheduled during these dates. RSVP Kelly to reserve a bed or camping space. More details forthcoming about costs and classes.
Sunday August 7th @ 3PM: Kelly’s 60 year Rite of Passage. Invitation only (community lodge members) Fire crew will be needed. Monday August 8th TBA ceremony or Book of Life Readings scheduled.
Eagle Dance Gratitude! A heartfelt THANK YOU! to each and everyone of you for helping to make this dream finally happen! This image taken a few days ago shows the energy of the dancers and how strong of a dance we actually did. Like spokes on a sacred wheel we moved back and forth to the tree of life. As in our everyday life we met challenges, edges of resistance, and kept dancing because life is short and we are the ones walking across the rainbow bridge and will make a difference in the 5th world. Dancing all day is no simple task yet a small price to pay for the boost in confidence of what we CAN survive and of what we are capable of in this life when we put action into our ideas. I have no doubt our prayers will manifest in beautiful ways and life will unfold mysteriously toward our desires. The greater collective will be impacted with our light.
Dancer Shields were amazing!
Dancers, drummers, and dog soldiers on clean up day!