Re-Connecting Soil and Soul: Exploring Your Inner Self and the Outer World. A Circle of Trust® Retreat

We are between stories now. We are evolving from the world dominated by technology and entering the age of biology when there will be a resurgence of interest in learning how to work with the forces of nature rather than against them. It will be a time for following what feels most natural, organic and heartfelt. And it is a time for understanding that we do not enter the world; we grow out of it. The seeds of our own unfolding future lie deep within ourselves.
—Michael Jones, The Soul of Place

“Re-Connecting Soil and Soul” brings participants once again to the sacred land that is Kirkridge.

We will hold the question: “how does one participate intimately in a given landscape?”

Using the principles and practice of Circle of Trust®, (couragerenewal.org) we will explore the connections between our inner rhythms and movements for earth care or social justice that call us to action. Participants will have time for quiet self-reflection, sharing in community, and time upon the land.

There will be the opportunity for Clearness Committee. A space will be created that invites slowing down and quieting the inner and outer worlds. Behind the Clearness Committee is a simple but crucial conviction that each of us has an inner teacher that offers the guidance and power we need to face our problems. The function of the Clearness Committee is not to give advice or “fix” people from the outside in, but to help people remove the interference so that they can discover their own wisdom from the inside out.