our 3RD annual celebration of service to the forest!
Three years ago, we gathered in the forest amongst friends for a time of celebrating nature. We shared our gifts and music with each other in a spirit of service. It’s grown a bit and we’re proud what it can offer the community with over 20+ workshops and musicians.
YOur Facilitators and guides
Christina Iacono
Soul Embodiment Ceremony
Reconnect to your core soul essence and heart wisdom, harmonize the body-spirit-mind through voice activation, inner child work, medicine songs, and guided imagery/breath. Personalized energy work may include intuitive touch, anointing with therapeutic oils, crystal healing, etc.
Casey Williams
Divine consciousness
I am Casey Williams a certified educator, coach, and life enthusiast. The flow of this class is to align with the divine idea of all consciousness. Taking you a journey of the Pheonix through breathe work, mindfulness, and songs.
Cody Maria
Somatic inquiry meditation, sound healing and mindful movement
Guided somatic inquiry to help ground into the body, regulate the nervous system and create a sense of safety combined with gentle breathwork and sound healing (crystal bowls, gong, flute, chimes and nature sounds). Somatic inquiry ignites our natural ability to connect with that which we value to gain perspective on how to best move forward with life. This will flow naturally into embodied mindful movement to free any stuck or stagnant energy and create warmth that will then allow us to drop deeper into the body and the psychosomatic system.
Camden Vancil
Accessing Adolescence
A talk on understanding our rebellious, creative, and transformative nature that unfolds during this stage of human development. Talk will be followed by a brief group inquiry.
Andrea Laubstein
Yoga for your Inner Child
A yoga session for the child within us all. We will practice and play through yoga stories, games, partner poses, and songs in this fun filled yoga class. Get ready to roar like a lion and fly like a butterfly.
Alex Ballew of Secret River Sounds assisted by Andrew Golden
Forest sound healing experiences
We’ll be filling the forest with deep tones from the gong, gentle melodies from the crystal harp, vibrations from singing bowls, didgeridoos, rain sticks, bells, drums and more. Drift into the stillness below the mind and access the parasympathetic nervous system for an opportunity to let go, rejuvenate, feel grounded and become deeply relaxed. Participants have an opportunity for emotional revelation, a chance to connect with themselves and ultimately tap into their innate ability for self healing.
Krista Kingsbury
Hummingbird Flow
Hummingbirds are spiritual conduits, serving as higher messengers between realms. In this ceremonial spirit animal flow, we will embody movements and breaths similar to that of a hummingbird. One can expect visualization meditations, creative somatic sequencing, and intuitive energetic practices that will help us to connect deeper with the healing energy of the hummingbird.
Trevor Strickland
7 Starting Over
Bring meditation back to its fundamentals. Beginners and Olympic meditators are welcome as we dive deep into the basic rationale and practice of mindfulness meditation.
Deia Pauline
8 Herbal first aid for campouts and mutual aid
People have been effectively using healing plant medicines for first aid situations since there have been injuries to treat. Learn the top remedies for your first-aid kits using common weeds, kitchen spices, easy to use and easy to grow medicines for addressing common first-aid situations like heat exhaustion, minor wounds, digestive upset, anxiety and more. The skills and knowledge you’ll acquire are valuable for yourself, your family, and community. This class will be interactive and extremely practical. There will be testers for people to see, smell, taste, experience. No previous medical or herbal training necessary.
Emily Royal
Ecstatic movement
Join Burlesque Performer, Producer, & Instructor, Royal Tee for FLOWLESQUE, an immersive Burlesque and Flow workshop for all humans, where we will connect to the parts of our body that feel yummy, embody our own innate and undeniable Divine Sovereignty, and will flow with abandon! In this sacred container, you will be guided through a warm up flow, guided sensual ecstatic movement, and will learn a short choreography. Flow props are welcomed during the sensual ecstatic movement portion. For all levels and abilities!
Sam Thurmond
Energy experience
I will be offering a restorative Meridian exercise sequence. We will utilize self-percussion, movement, and abdominal breathing to achieve peace, health, and happiness.
Alexander Bale
Permaculture
Alexander will be leading an introduction into permaculture. He will be discussing its formation, principles and how you can apply it to everyday life.
With just under a decade of gardening experience and an extreme love for nature, Alexander has pursued a life of environmental stewardship and wishes to share the knowledge he picks up along the way to all who will listen. He now works full-time as a permaculture gardener. Creating and maintaining ecoscapes all around Atlanta, as well as educating home owners on the most ecologically sound decisions they can make for their yards.
Justin Amos
Wilderness Narrative
This is a type of story telling that rebuilds the natural world around us from the first plant to the ancient forest. Starting at our feet, we will learn how to interpret the timeless story woven into our environment. Join me as we read a tale as old as pine.