🌳 Interacting mindfully in nature nestled in the Ouachita National Forest, maybe taking a dip in the swimming hole

🫐 Celebrating abundance by picking blackberries and preparing to take home

🌑 Embracing the new moon energies through intention setting

🍱 Sharing a plant-based potluck celebrating nature’s gifts

💃 Expressing ourselves through dance and sharing stories

🔥 Connecting our light and warmth around the campfire as night falls

⛺ Optional camping under the stars or inside the sanctuary community house

🥙 Plant-based dish to share  (inspiration if wanted)

🧴 Refillable Water bottle 

👟 Comfortable shoes for walking uneven ground

🧤Gloves for picking berries, if you have them

🩳Swimwear and towel for the swim hole, if desired

🧥 Layers for comfort

🪑 Camp chair, if desired

🌞 Your expressive, radiant self

⛺ Camping gear if staying overnight

💚  Donations are greatly appreciated

We celebrate the new moon as a sacred pause. It's a timeless practice rooted in ancestral wisdom. Across cultures, our ancestors honored the moon’s cycles as guides for planting, healing, and dreaming. The new moon, cloaked in darkness, represents a moment of stillness and potential. This is fertile ground for setting intentions and aligning with the unseen energies of renewal. 

The summer solstice moves us from the bustle of spring to the long, abundant days of summer. As we honor the light on the longest day of the year, we recognize nature's balance and a returning of darkness. The Cancer new moon also calls us inward, encouraging emotional reset, heart-centered intentions, and deeper connection to home, family, and intuition.