Earth Medicine Retreats are created with the simple idea that when we are outside, immersed in nature, engaging with the physical environment around us, breathing fresh air, moving our bodies, connecting with new people and experiencing different cultures, We feel a sense of peace, purpose and belonging. We feel connected to our planet, plants, animals and fellow humans. We wish to share that with you! And now, more than ever, we feel it needs to be shared.
When we are working too much, staring at a screen too often, hustling for this and that, we don't feel as healthy. We don't feel as much joy. Technology is a tool. But how are we using it? Are we any happier? Are we any better off? We are not sure. But we do know that the Earth is feeling the effects of all our "progress", all of our "development" and we are concerned that we humans forget we are born of the Earth and our bodies will soon return to it.
There is beauty in simplicity. We are not separate from any other organism on this space rock and we are so fortunate to live on this planet, which is truly a paradise. So much food, so much water, so much beauty. When we feel this and see this, how can we not want to honor and protect our beautiful home planet. Our own sacred Mother Earth.
[ PoetRY from the road ]I think of the endless movement of the world
The Sun rises here as it sets in the American Southwest. What can feel like closure somewhere, is just the beginning elsewhere. The same exact moment! the same Sun. The ceaseless spinning of our planet careening through Space. Life does not rest. We may find moments of rest as we move, but Life itself shows no signs of slowing, rather it feels as though it may be speeding up. We will, science predicts, continue to spin faster and faster, eventually being pulled into our own Sun, our Star. Oblivion at last, or just the beginning of something else entirely.
