Snow…and more snow! Here at the Lodge we had a couple of snows amounting to about a foot…it’s been a few years since we had this much. The land is in deep reception of this gift. Did you know that snow has a purifying energy? Snowflakes are crystals, individual and unique imprints from water. Crystals increase our ability to communicate, receive, listen, and come into greater balance by clearing out pollution of all kinds. If you’ve been outside when snow is falling you can hear the crystals falling, landing, and layering the forest with cleansing white crystals. Often you can smell a hint of clean crisp ozone. The sound is like no other…shhhhz, a whisper...that tells you it’s time to tuck yourself in and be nurtured with silence and warmth. It’s time to not do a thing but be still. Find a sanctuary and shut down the outside world. Turn off your “notifications” and reset.
Beginning Medicine Teachings: There is still time to join us! Teachings begin on Tuesday. I'm happy to be sharing the foundational knowledge of the Sweet Medicine SunDance Path. If you attended the series last year you are welcome to attend for a refresher @ N/C! These simple wheels create the foundation upon which many...maybe even ...hundreds of subsequent wheels can be overlaid upon. After many years of study I come back time and again to this basic knowledge. It has changed my life and is always there when I need help to shift my perspective and find alignment with a particular element or power. There is a workbook that goes with these teachings but you can get started the first month and get the booklet the following month, or just take your own notes.
This is a Series of 4 Sessions once a month. January 30, February 27, March 26, April 30. Register on the SCL Shoppe page or make arrangements with Kelly.
February 10, 2-7pm - Chinese New Year Feast! Bring your best Asian dish to share! We are celebrating the Chinese New Year of the Wood Dragon. Gather with community for an afternoon of fun and good fortune! Kelly will be offering her basket of silly fortunes! Come celebrate new beginnings! If the weather is challenging, you may book a bed or a room in the lodge and stay overnight. BYOB. RSVP for directions to the lodge.
March 30th Mushroom Inoculation Workshop - The above photo is the fruit of our labor from last year’s workshop! Oyster mushrooms…. the shitake logs have barely begun to fruit. RSVP to Christina Morrison who is leading the workshop.
Eagle Dance - May 17-19 Our personal and collective prayers are danced to the center tree. The “tree of life” acts as an antenna to spirit as we pray for guidance from the Universe in the coming year. Drummer singers maintain the heartbeat on a pow-wow drum that keeps our feet and spirit dancing…for up to 10 hours! If you are new to the dance there is much preparation so contact Kelly for details about joining our 3rd annual Eagle Dance!