Hello beloveds!

If you’re looking for a restorative retreat to love up on your nervous system and the planet, join us at the Sanctuary on Saturday, April 19th (Earth Day Weekend)! 

Nourish yourself with a day of community, ceremony, celebration, spiritual skill building, and sacred stewardship of the Sanctuary and our own sweet souls. You’ll leave well resourced, rested, and feeling interconnected with one another, your own wild wisdom, and with a deepened relationship with this magical planet we are blessed to be part of.

Earth Day history/is celebrated bypeople all over the globe in a movement aiming to raise awareness about environmental issues and inspiring action to protect our planet. 

The day’s offerings include:

• Nourishment: Delicious herbal teas and a seasonal, vegetarian lunch lovingly crafted from the witch’s kitchen are included

• Circling in Ceremony: To ground and honor the hard work of our nervous systems, we gather in Circle at the start and end of the day. You’ll leave this sacred time-out-of time wrapped in resilience and better resourced, ready to walk our personal paths with power.

• Altarcraft and Art: Add to our co-created altar, make your own nature-based oracle cards, and nature art in the Garden

• Courting the Green Ones & Marking the Way: As we tour the Sanctuary we’ll adorn our Native Plant Trail with handmade signs to honor the ancestral plant allies of N’dakinna.

• Honoring our Ancestors of Place and Lineage: Calling on and in the legacies of powerful, resourceful Ones who have Gone Before

• Path-Tending Land as Self: As we clear the paths of their winter debris, we’ll let go of patterns and beliefs that no longer serve us, making way for easier, safer, and more joyous journeys into both the unknown and our own wild knowing. 

• Sacred Self Care Time: Journal, enjoy eco-art activities, write a letter to yourself, take a nap under Grandmother Oak, explore the sanctuary, and enjoy some gentle solo time in Nature

• Creative Gifts from the Sanctuary: Take home a little bit of the sanctuary’s magic in the form of herbal goodies and art, as a way transport back into the nurturing energy of this day

Location & Accessibility Notes

• We will meet at Blackbird’s Daughter Botanicals,57 Lois Lane, Barrington, NH. From Scruton Pond Road, turn down the dirt road and continue to the very end of the drive.

• We will be outside, and will be walking on various terrain, sitting, kneeling, bending, etc. Feel free to take any breaks or make accommodations as your body requests.

• There is a composting toilet on the property with hand sanitizer available. 

• Support animals are welcome, please let us know in the “accessibility” field when you sign up.

Kitchen Witch Nourishment

We will offer water, tea, and a delicious homemade vegetarian lunch during this Sacred Retreat. Please bring your own mug, water bottle, and snacks (either for yourself or to share). Hydration is important, so make sure you bring water and something with electrolytes (salt, sugar, etc) to stay energized! Please let us know if you have any dietary restrictions.

Helpful items to bring

• Insect repellant and tall socks - we’ll be outside, and though our local turkeys are working on it, they haven’t eaten all of the ticks

• Comfy, weather-appropriate clothing & protection - hat, sun cream, rain coat, sweatshirt and the like

• Something to sit on, such as a blanket, camp chair, back jack, etc.

• Nourishing snacks

• Water bottle and mug for tea

• Walking shoes and access aids that you’re not afraid to get muddy, such as rain-proof hiking boots and walking sticks - again, we’ll be outside, walking through the forest and gardens on uneven ground

Outline of Events:

• 9:30-10 Welcoming & Grounding Activities: Come early to settle in and enjoy tea, greetings, and altarcraft in the Garden

• 10 Opening Circle under Grandmother Oak

• 11:15 Path-Tending Gaia as Self: As we clear the paths of their winter debris, we’ll let go of patterns and beliefs that no longer serve us, making way for easier, safer, and more joyous journeys into both the unknown and our own wild knowing. 

• 12:30 Lunch and Sacred Self Time: Enjoy a delicious and nourishing meal and some gentle self-guided time to relax, journal, take a nap under Grandmother Oak, explore the sanctuary, or sink into some eco-art activities.

• 2 Courting the Green Ones & Marking the Way: As we tour the Sanctuary we’ll adorn our Native Plant Trail with handmade signs to honor the ancestral plant allies of N’dakinna.

• 3pm Closing Circle: Gather in circle to create communi-tea and write a letter to yourself to bring home some of the magic of the day, as well as an opportunity to share your experience and the wisdom we’ve all gathered

Sliding Scale Cost: includes tea, lunch, materials, and all activities.

• Social Justice Scholarships available for BIPOC and Trans folks (50% off wherever you normally would fall on the slide). To receive your scholarship, simply use code SOCIALJUSTICE at checkout.

• 1 work-trade spot available

$250 - The Pay-It-Forward price for folks who can contribute towards supporting your fellow community members while you're at it. Thank you!”

$200 - The actual retreat cost. If you choose a ticket price below this you are receiving a discount.

$150 - Supported is for those who are able to meet their basic needs but have little-to-no expendable income. Paying for this day may qualify as a sacrifice but it would not create hardship.

$100 - Deep Care is for those who struggle to meet basic needs and paying for this day would be a significant hardship.

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