Regenerative Culture Retreat – Summer 2024
The Regenerative Culture Journey is about paradigm shift and transforming our culture. This means transforming our relationship with our nonhuman kin. How do we become good relatives again? How can our actions create conditions for life to flourish? What can our nonhuman kin - plants, animals, soil, and land - teach us about living in the world?
Event Highlights:
- Guided Insights: Drawing wisdom from Indigenous peoples, scientific knowledge, and personal experiences, we will embrace regenerative principles and kincentric ecology as the foundation for this transformative journey.
- Key Concepts: Concepts of regenerating land and water, habitat expansion, and the wisdom of plants and animals will be thoughtfully explored.
- Practical Applications: You'll discover practices to integrate this cultural shift into your daily life, fostering a deeper relationship with the world around you.
- Engaging Activities: The retreat includes small group activities, music, poetry, land walks, and time for personal reflection.
Event Details:
- Date & Time: July 20, 9:00 AM – 5:30 PM
- Location: The Acreage in Osceola, a magnificent 360-acre expanse of woodland and prairie habitat overlooking the St. Croix River in western Wisconsin—a land cherished and nurtured by countless generations.
Host: Land Song, a growing collaborative dedicated to land-based work and re-indigenizing our patterns and relationships with the world. Founding member Paula Westmoreland and Lindsay Rebhan will be the main teachers for this retreat. Visit our website at www.landsong.land to learn more.
Registration Information:
To ensure an intimate and meaningful experience, the retreat is limited to 16 participants. Retreat fees include continental breakfast, soup and bread lunch, hosting at the Acreage, and instructor time. We encourage you to bring food to share as well.
Pricing Options:
In keeping with Robin Wall Kimmerer’s writing on Gift Economies, where common wealth is shared and we give and take based on need and a sense of abundance, rather than a sense of scarcity, we are listing promo codes below with various price levels. Please place yourself at the level best for your circumstances and reach out to us with any questions or accommodation needs at info@landsong.land.
- General Admission - $225: Covers lodging, supplies, food, and instructor time.
- Water Level - $150: Covers lodging, supplies, food, and some instructor time. Use promo code “water” at checkout.
Childcare:
We will provide childcare during the retreat. Please email info@landsong.land to sign up or inquire about childcare services.
Recommended Pre-Retreat Readings:
To deepen your understanding before the retreat, we recommend these insightful readings:
Yong, Ed (2023) An Immense World: How Animal Senses Reveal the Hidden Realms Around Us. (United States: Random House).
Van Horn, G., Wall-Kimmerer, R., and Hausdoerffer, J. (2021) Kinship: Belonging in a World of Relations. (United States: Center for Humans and Nature Press).
Johnston, Lyla June, “3000 Year Old Solutions to Modern Problems”, Ted Talk
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Join us on this transformative journey as we explore the building blocks of regenerative communities. Together, we can co-create a regenerative culture that fosters harmony and abundance for all. Please reach out with any questions at info@landsong.land.
