Deepening our relationship with the forest through presence, caretaking, and wildcrafting…

This Spring Forest Sanctuary Day is a day of embodied ecology, spending time in a relaxing and timeless meditation with nature, and then learning about the ecosystem through both our intuitive and logical mind.

We'll begin the morning settling into deep presence with the forest and opening our senses through Forest Bathing guided by Becca, SCL's Forest Sanctuary Director. We’ll explore Multiflora Rose through our senses and introduce ourselves to this plant before breaking for lunch. 

After lunch we’ll return to our learning about Multiflora Rose by learning about the ecology of invasive plants and also the medicine this flower provides. Depending on what opportunities the land provides on this day, we may spend a little time in caretaking the ecosystem by removing the small vines of Multiflora Rose (not labor-intensive, nor for very long) or harvesting flowers, if they haven’t yet passed. If the window for harvesting has passed, Facilitators Becca and Diana, will have flowers they collected earlier in the season. We'll use these flowers in our medicine, finishing the the afternoon by wildcrafting a rose tincture and a rose honey to take home. 

Throughout the day we'll learn about the ecology of invasive and native plants and how we all have a role as stewards of the Earth Sanctuary. 

*Please bring your own lunch.

*Recommended DONATION $15-$50

*Register with BECCA