experience the exquisite medicine of the forest
A Portal into
Celtic Spirituality
Saturday, October 5th, 2024
9:30am -4:30pm
Shimmering Light Farm, Naples, NY
Dear Forest Friends,
If you have attended our Forest Bathing events you know the practice is a secular immersion into the wider-than-human world of the elements, minerals, plants, animals who share our Earth.
Recently we had the great honor of guiding at Great Camp Sagamore with Robin Wall Kimmerer who inspires us, through her Indigenous teachings, to deepen our own intimacy and reciprocity with the rest of Nature.
We are aware that many of us who are not Indigenous to North America have also been seeking our own ancestral connections and practices.
Celtic Spirituality is but one of these.
Are you called to the magic and mystery of the Celts, who lived in many regions across Europe?
Do you crave a deeper, spirited relationship with the lands we are blessed to inhabit here in the Finger Lakes?
Join Jeanne Crane of Celtic Spirit Books and Deb Denome of Finger Lakes Forest Immersion and slip through a portal into the liminal realm where the threads of our interconnectedness can begin to weave a more full story of our belonging to the Oneness of Nature.
Sink into the brilliant autumn sights, sounds, and sensations of a sanctuary abounding with life, resilience, awe, wonder and wisdom.
“Truly transformational”
“I’m amazed at how simple, yet profound this experience was for me.”
“I am so filled by all that I saw and felt.”
Our spacious day will include joining together with other seekers to:
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Co-create ceremony to welcome the new year of the Celtic calendar.
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Immerse in the symbols of a culture where symbols hold more meaning than words.
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Feel into the palpable rhythm of the spiral with our bodies.
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Develop relationship with Una, the First Herb, Mother of All Herbs, Mugwort, and create a saining bundle for visioning and smoke cleansing.
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Drop into a guided journey to meet one of your Spirit Guides for the day.
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Let our senses and intuition lead us out onto the land; feeling the thin places and portals; meeting plant, animal, mineral and elemental kin; noticing meaningful symbols and receiving wisdom for our own life path.
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Join in weaving a story of connection between Celtic lands and the Finger Lakes that will remain with us as we return to our daily routine.
Included is a savory lunch of locally sourced, seasonal foods and relaxed time to connect with one another. (Vegetarian and vegan)
YOUR HUMAN GUIDES: Jeanne Crane and Deb Denome
Jeanne is a retired organizational consultant and life coach who facilitates workshops, and leads and writes about transformation and spiritual journeys. Jeanne is of Irish descent and she has been practicing Celtic spirituality for 30 years and has guided journeys to Ireland and made her own pilgrimages through the five Celtic Nations. She is fascinated by what empowers change and what resources we can tap to co-create the future we wish to see by connecting to ancient wisdom and the great Mysteries of the Universe. www.celticspiritbooks.com
Deb is a Certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide, Horticultural Therapist, and Herbal Educator known for guiding experiences of transformation via 27 years of nature immersions, workshops and retreats. She has many Scottish ancestors and has been studying Celtic spirituality for 20 years and has also guided trips to the sacred places of Scotland and Ireland. Deb stewards the land we will be exploring and shares it with love, reverence and knowledge. She is a passionate student of human consciousness as it relates to our interdependence with the consciousness of All that Is. www.flforesttherapy.com
LOCATION: 6141 Hicks Road, Naples, NY 14512 (town of South Bristol)
REGISTRATION: Space is limited to provide a full experience. Your investment for the day, including lunch, is $91, $121 or $151. Those able to contribute more are paying it forward for others.
Ancestral memories await us!
REGISTER TODAY!! :)
