Location: Schmitz Preserve Park - Duwamish Land (Seattle)

AN EQUINOX SUNSET CELEBRATION

A special nature walk! Here’s why:

• Schmitz Preserve is a rare, urban, ancient forest with streams, lushness, and elder trees.

• That day is peak autumnal equinox, and we will weave lessons of this occasion into the guidance. We will observe how nature responds and transitions into the season, and see if we can receive some inspiration.

• At the end of our walk, we will carry on to the Salish Sea shores (Alki Beach) for ceremony around a fire.

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I offer these walks in the greater context of engaging with the climate and ecological crises. In our urban lives, hypnotized by capitalism, we are disconnected from what truly nurtures us. How can we care and prioritize something, someone from whom we are disconnected?

We gather and immerse ourselves in the embrace of nature. To give our loving attention. To experience life a little deeper, a little slower. We invite our inner children out with their curiosity and play. We do it with intention and with others who also want to tune in to our source. This is an act of mutual healing💚✨

This container is also political. We see healing and reconnecting with nature as a radical act of resistance. To bring awareness to this ultimate source of sustenance and to the forces that exploit and destroy it. Our work is to recognize that the struggle for protecting Mother Earth is inseparable from the struggle for liberation.

The walks will flow in pace and activities based on the group, the season, the location, and the mood:

• Identification practice: plants, birds, and mushrooms

• Storytelling

• Forest bathing and mindfulness practice

• Ecology, climate, and sustainability conversations

Participation contribution: Sliding scale from $35 to $75.
(Limited to 15 participants)

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