Women’s Appalachian Broomcraft Workshop September 24-27
We welcome back our facilitator, Nam Joti Kaur Khalsa. Brooms are not only a symbol of cleansing but also of protection and power throughout time and place; especially amongst women. Join us for a broom making workshop where we will gather as a Circle of Women to weave both a hand whisk and a full sized handled broom. Our time will be spent in ceremony, ritual and storytelling like so many women who came before. A purification lodge to activate our new brooms and whisks is optional! For more details and to register visit our calendar. To rsvp contact Kelly. We need 6 more women to register for this weekend to happen. We will offer free lodging to those women that can refer a new participant!
Day of the Dead Costume Fiesta Dance & Potluck October 31
Our Day of the Dead Ecstatic Dance is a celebration of life and our loved ones who are no longer with us. This celebration began in the Aztec, Toltec, and Nahua cultures thousands of years ago when mourning was considered disrespectful. Death can represent freedom from physical suffering and is part of the process of life. We are birthed from the spirit realm and we return to it when our physical body dies. In Appalachia we have “Decoration Day” when families come together in cemeteries where their loved ones are buried. It’s a time of family reunion, decorating the graves with flowers, and often sharing food. Honoring our ancestors by celebrating them teaches us a more joyful perspective of the human journey that is “life” and prepares us for the day we too become spirits!
Day of the Dead Costumes encouraged!
Large Altar set up for you to bring flowers, candles, spirit food offering, and pictures of your loved ones.
Kelly will call in the powers Honor the Ancestors.
Erica will offer limpia healings
Face Painting
Hot Chocolate
Outdoor Music and Ecstatic Dance surrounded by forests
Bring drums, guitars, sound making instruments
Late evening Potluck Feast together with our ancestors
Family Friendly
This is a substance free event.
Donations are welcomed or help with our preparations or clean-up of the arbor.
RSVP: Kelly@SpiritCanoeLodge.org
Optional: Day of the Dead Purification Lodge Sunday, November 1 @noon celebrating our Ancestors will be held the following day. RSVP for lodging or camping if you decide to stay over for one or both events.
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Winter Solstice Purification Lodge & Potluck December 20, 2026
Join us for the last gathering of 2026 at Spirit Canoe Lodge! Winter Solstice is the shortest day of the year and a time to slow down our pace. It’s been quite a year and we are all ready to be tucked into winter’s cozy introspective season and stop the external busyness. As nature pulls back we too are urged to pull our energy within. Time is precious and healing. When we align with the seasons, life makes more sense. Potluck gathering post ceremony.
There is no charge for the ceremony. Donations or an energy exchange for Kelly and the fire crew are a necessary part of participation. RSVP to reserve your spot!