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SUMMARY:Spring Evening Forest Bathing at Dodge Nature Center
DESCRIPTION:Join Silvae Spiritus Nature & Forest Therapy guide Leigha Horton\, certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs\, for a guided spring evening forest bathing experience!  \nForest bathing is a slow-moving\, deeply sensory\, mindful and “bodyful” walk in nature that has shown to result in measurable physiological\, cognitive\, and emotional benefits. Much like walking meditation or yoga\, these activities can be practiced on one’s own\, almost anywhere\, and yet the benefits greatly increase with regular practice. Forest bathing is significantly more immersive when facilitated by properly trained and certified guides—you’ll be guided by an expert through this program!   \nOver the course of this walk\, you will be given a series of invitations and suggested ways to connect to your natural surroundings. This experience will be mostly silent\, honors each participant’s personal space\, and covers just about 1.5 miles over generally flat surfaces.  \nAt the end of each invitation\, the group will have an opportunity to share a few words of reflection\, integrating the experience both internally and within community. The walk concludes with tea and light snacks.  \nReservations required – register with Dodge Nature Center.
URL:https://silvaespiritus.com/event/spring-evening-forest-bathing-at-dodge-nature-center-2/
LOCATION:Dodge Nature Center – Main Property\, Farm Entrance\, 1701 Charlton Street\, West St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Forest Bathing,Silvae Spiritus in the Wild
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260627T110000
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SUMMARY:Healing Minnesota: Becoming the Sweetgrass - A Community Healing Gathering
DESCRIPTION:HEALING MINNESOTA\nJUNE 27TH I 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM \nBecoming The Sweetgrass—A Community Healing Gathering \nSoften-Reconnect-Remember \n  \nAges 12+\nYouth ages 12-17 must be accompanied by a parent. \n  \nA ceremony of remembrance and healing\, honoring the teachings of sweetgrass and our ability to live with kindness\, compassion and unconditional love. \nJoin Renee Butters\, Community Healer & Circle Keeper\, and Circle Keeper for Silvae Spiritus’ Interbeing 11: DAWN retreat\, for a day of connection\, reflection\, and learning as we explore the medicine of sweetgrass through guided forest bathing led by Leigha Horton of Silvae Spiritus\, experiential practices\, and a shared tea ceremony. \nThis is a free\, community centered gathering made possible through the community donations via the Healing Minnesota GoFundMe. \nThis gathering includes a shared meal upon arrival. \nSpace is limited – Registration is required.\nTo register\, email: rmbutters@icloud.com\nPlease include:\n• Full name\n• Names & ages of any youth attending\n• A brief note of interest\n• Any GF\, DF or VEG dietary need \nThis space is being held by Renee Butters\, Community Healer & Circle Keeper with intention\, respect and deep care for each person who joins. All are welcome. \n*** \n“Each gathering in this series has carried its own medicine. Together\, we have created spaces where people have been able to release what they have been carrying\, reconnect with themselves and one another\, and remember that they do not have to walk alone. \nThere is a remembering many are longing for. A returning to kindness. To connection. To the quiet medicine that exists within the natural world and within ourselves. \nA remembering that we belong to something larger than ourselves. That healing happens in relationship with the land\, with one another and within our own hearts. \nSweetgrass has long been known as a sacred hair of Mother Earth. A medicine of kindness\, compassion and unconditional love. Its teachings remind us that even after hardship\, we can choose to move through the world with gentleness\, gratitude and care. \nBecoming the Sweetgrass is an invitation into that remembering. \nThrough guided forest bathing\, ceremony\, reflection\, community connection and a shared meal\, participants will have the opportunity to slow down\, reconnect with the natural world and explore what it means to live in deeper relationship with ourselves\, one another and all living things.” – Renee Butters\, She Heals Noojimo Noojimo’iwe \n 
URL:https://silvaespiritus.com/event/healing-minnesota-becoming-the-sweetgrass-a-community-healing-gathering/
LOCATION:Belwin Conservancy\, 1553 Stagecoach Trail South\, Afton\, 55001\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Forest Bathing,Silvae Spiritus in the Wild
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ORGANIZER;CN="Renee Butters - She Heals Noojimo Noojimo'iwe":MAILTO:rmbutters@icloud.com
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260701T203000
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SUMMARY:Summer Evening Forest Bathing at Dodge Nature Center
DESCRIPTION:Join Silvae Spiritus Nature & Forest Therapy guide Leigha Horton\, certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs\, for a guided summer evening forest bathing experience!  \nForest bathing is a slow-moving\, deeply sensory\, mindful and “bodyful” walk in nature that has shown to result in measurable physiological\, cognitive\, and emotional benefits. Much like walking meditation or yoga\, these activities can be practiced on one’s own\, almost anywhere\, and yet the benefits greatly increase with regular practice. Forest bathing is significantly more immersive when facilitated by properly trained and certified guides—you’ll be guided by an expert through this program!   \nOver the course of this walk\, you will be given a series of invitations and suggested ways to connect to your natural surroundings. This experience will be mostly silent\, honors each participant’s personal space\, and covers just about 1.5 miles over generally flat surfaces.  \nAt the end of each invitation\, the group will have an opportunity to share a few words of reflection\, integrating the experience both internally and within community. The walk concludes with tea and light snacks.  \nReservations required – register with Dodge Nature Center.
URL:https://silvaespiritus.com/event/summer-evening-forest-bathing-at-dodge-nature-center/
LOCATION:Dodge Nature Center – Main Property\, Farm Entrance\, 1701 Charlton Street\, West St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Forest Bathing,Silvae Spiritus in the Wild
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dodge Nature Center":MAILTO:info@dodgenaturecenter.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260711T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260711T170000
DTSTAMP:20260712T235320
CREATED:20260610T221213Z
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SUMMARY:Homecoming: A Nature Based Awakening
DESCRIPTION:Homecoming is a trauma-informed\, nature-based retreat created for those seeking a return to rest\, connection\, and renewal. Together\, we will explore what it means to return to ourselves\, one another\, and the land through nature\, community\, embodied practice\, and collective healing and liberation. \n  \nCreated in partnership between Harriet’s Wildseed and Acorn Adventure\, this experience integrates clinical insight with Afro-Indigenous healing practices\, offering a culturally responsive and embodied approach to restoration\, reflection\, and nervous system regulation. \nHeld at Silvae Spiritus\, a forest sanctuary intentionally designed to support connection with the natural world\, this retreat invites participants to step away from constant output and return to themselves\, their bodies\, and the land. \nJuly 11 carries the energy of completion and awakening. This gathering is an intentional return to Mother Earth as first mother\, and to the body as a living site of memory\, healing\, and wisdom. \n \nRetreat Experience \nHomecoming provides a structured and supportive space that integrates education\, embodiment\, and rest. Participants will move through guided experiences that support nervous system awareness\, emotional release\, and reconnection to self and community. \nRetreat elements include: \n\n\nsensory-based sound bath and meditative immersion \n\n\nguided ritual and intentional ceremony \n\n\ntrauma conscious yoga and body-based movement \n\n\nforest bathing and nature immersion \n\n\nsweetgrass braiding and cultural practice \n\n\nfacilitated community dialogue and reflection \n\n\nEach element supports regulation\, presence\, and access to internal and collective resources. \n \nWhat This Retreat Supports \nParticipants are supported in: \n\n\nrecognizing how stress and trauma are held in the body \n\n\nincreasing awareness of nervous system responses \n\n\naccessing states of safety\, rest\, and emotional spaciousness \n\n\nreconnecting with the body as a site of healing and intuition \n\n\nstrengthening capacity for regulation\, resilience\, and relational care \n\n\n \nRegistration and Add-Ons\nRegistration includes the full Homecoming retreat experience. \n \nSauna\, Cold Plunge & Hot Tub Add-On ($60) \nExtend your Homecoming experience with access to the sauna\, cold plunge\, and hot tub from 5:30–7:00 PM. This optional offering provides additional time for reflection\, integration\, and connection in a peaceful natural setting following the retreat.  \n \nAvailable only as an add-on to your retreat registration. \n \nClosing \nHomecoming creates space to step out of roles\, responsibilities\, and constant care for others\, and into a space of receiving. Participants leave with practical tools and embodied experiences that support continued healing within their daily lives. \n \nAbout the Facilitators \n \nBrittany Taylor\, M.A. Founder of Harriet’s Wildseed \nBrittany Taylor is an Afro-Indigenous healer\, somatic-based therapist\, and founder of Harriet’s Wildseed\, an organization that functions as a ceremonial ecosystem of care\, ritual\, and reconnection guided by ancestral knowledge systems\, trauma-responsive practices\, and embodied liberation. Her work integrates somatic and sensory interventions\, cultural traditions\, and nature-based experiences that supports generational trauma recovery\, nervous system healing\, and pathways to reconnection\, belonging\, and collective care. instagram.com/harrietswildseed \n \nBridgette Loraine\, Founder of Acorn Adventure \nBridgette is a Black\, queer performance artist\, nature-based healer\, and the founder of Acorn Adventure\, a platform facilitating connection between community and the outdoors. Bridgette believes that we protect what we love and understands that our fierce\, collective\, organized power will guide us to be loving stewards of Mother Nature. Through guided restorative outdoor adventures\, Bridgette joins with community as they explore the life-giving powers of nature. instagram.com/acorn.adventure
URL:https://silvaespiritus.com/event/homecoming-a-nature-based-awakening/
LOCATION:Silvae Spiritus Northwoods Nature Retreat\, 68441 Rhine Lake Road\, Finlayson\, MN\, 55735\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partners at Silvae Spiritus
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ORGANIZER;CN="Harriet's Wildseed":MAILTO:Harrietswildseed@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:Sounding Ground
DESCRIPTION:Sounding Ground is a weekend devoted to experiencing the feeling of home in our bodies\, our vocal expression\, and our relationship to land. Designed by artist and healing-practitioners Laurel Armstrong and Natalie Nowytski\, this weekend takes place at the beautiful nature retreat Silvae Spiritus. Participants will experience forest bathing\, dawn-yoga\, a forest sauna/cold-plunge\, and workshops that explore the voice as one of our primal technologies for connection\, healing\, and expression. \nThis event is centered on women/femme folk\, and spaces are limited to honor the intimacy of the weekend. Meals will be provided both mornings\, and on Saturday evening. Participants are asked to bring their own lunch for Saturday afternoon. Nourishing snacks and tea will be available throughout the event. \nAll workshop tickets include access to the campground where participants can set up their own tents. Lodging in one of Silvae Spiritus’ spa-inspired spaces* can be purchased for an additional cost (availability is limited.) Participants can also stay elsewhere in the area and drive in for workshops and activities\, but we recommend staying on the land if possible.\n*The Treehouse and Guesthouse sleeping spaces are accessed via narrow staircases. 
URL:https://silvaespiritus.com/event/sounding-ground/
LOCATION:Silvae Spiritus Northwoods Nature Retreat\, 68441 Rhine Lake Road\, Finlayson\, MN\, 55735\, United States
CATEGORIES:Partners at Silvae Spiritus
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SUMMARY:Summer Evening Forest Bathing at Dodge Nature Center
DESCRIPTION:Join Silvae Spiritus Nature & Forest Therapy guide Leigha Horton\, certified by the Association of Nature and Forest Therapy Guides and Programs\, for a guided summer evening forest bathing experience!  \nForest bathing is a slow-moving\, deeply sensory\, mindful and “bodyful” walk in nature that has shown to result in measurable physiological\, cognitive\, and emotional benefits. Much like walking meditation or yoga\, these activities can be practiced on one’s own\, almost anywhere\, and yet the benefits greatly increase with regular practice. Forest bathing is significantly more immersive when facilitated by properly trained and certified guides—you’ll be guided by an expert through this program!   \nOver the course of this walk\, you will be given a series of invitations and suggested ways to connect to your natural surroundings. This experience will be mostly silent\, honors each participant’s personal space\, and covers just about 1.5 miles over generally flat surfaces.  \nAt the end of each invitation\, the group will have an opportunity to share a few words of reflection\, integrating the experience both internally and within community. The walk concludes with tea and light snacks.  \nReservations required – register with Dodge Nature Center.
URL:https://silvaespiritus.com/event/summer-evening-forest-bathing-at-dodge-nature-center-2/
LOCATION:Dodge Nature Center – Main Property\, Farm Entrance\, 1701 Charlton Street\, West St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55118\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Forest Bathing,Silvae Spiritus in the Wild
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ORGANIZER;CN="Dodge Nature Center":MAILTO:info@dodgenaturecenter.org
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