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Harvest Preserve Foundation Inc

LXCL:It is the mission of Harvest Preserve Foundation, Inc. to restore, protect, and preserve its land holdings as a spiritual sanctuary. &nbsp;The land holdings are known as&nbsp;&nbsp;Harvest Preserve.Harvest Preserve is holy ground where invited guests may quietly commune with whatever aspect or manifestation of the Divine they find personally appealing. The Preserve is a place to feel welcome, embraced, and open-hearted, and to indulge in the awe and wonder of nature.

You are warmly invited to our hands-on natural dye and sun print workshop. Together we will spend the day learning how to transform natural dyes and objects into stunning works of art. You will learn the essentials of fiber preparation (scouring and mordanting), explore textile design techniques like tie-dye and traditional Japanese shibori and work directly with onion, walnut, and indigo dye pots. &nbsp; You will go home with six total dyed pieces and a few cyanotype sun prints! We will provide the dyeing textiles for the workshop, but each participant can bring (freshly washed, please) 1-2 tee-shirt sized or smaller pieces to use in the indigo pot. Bonus Sun Printing: While our pots simmer for about an hour, we will get to play with cyanotypes and natural materials so you can capture the magic of the sun on paper! Feel free to bring any of your own dried plant material for experimentation. &nbsp; You&rsquo;ll leave the workshop with your beautiful handmade textiles, unique sun prints, and a guide detailing everything we learned so you can keep discovering at home. Come with an open mind, clothes you don&#39;t mind getting messy, and a love for creating. Space is limited, so save your spot today!

Natural Dye Workshop *SOLD OUT*

Venus&rsquo;s retrograde is the rarest of all the planets, happening roughly every 19 months for about 40 days. In that time, Venus goes from being an evening star in the night sky, to disappearing completely from the sky for a time, to reemerging again as a morning star. Ancient peoples were fascinated by this journey of Venus, and it is one of the oldest tracked cycles using astrology. Myths and stories were created the world over to explain the disappearance and reemergence of Venus, and typically these myths involved an underworld journey that resulted in transformation.&nbsp; How can we as modern humans take these mythic themes and apply them to our own lives during a Venus retrograde? How can we engage with the Venus retrograde energies to experience a transformation of our own Venus themes in our lives? We all have Venus in our personal horoscope somewhere! Some Venus themes include:&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">What we value (aka what we spend money on)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Our capacity to recognize our self worth&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Our likes and dislikes, our attractions and aversions</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Our approach to relationship</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Romance, expressing love and feeling connection</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Aesthetics, tastes</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Our experience of beauty and of creativity</li></ul>In this class, find out how to work with the Venus retrograde cycle in general, but also in particular within the context of your personal horoscope. We&rsquo;ll look at which of the 12 houses (or areas of life) are represented by the signs of Scorpio and Libra in your personal horoscope, as these are the two signs that Venus will be retrograding through for all of us. We&rsquo;ll also look to see which house in your horoscope includes the Venus-ruled sign of Taurus.&nbsp; We all have Taurus, Scorpio and Libra in our personal horoscope somewhere! Some areas of life these signs could represent in our personal horoscopes include:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">2nd house: Money, possessions, income, tools of the trade, personal values</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">5th house: Creativity, children, self-expression, pleasure, play, romance, sports, gambling</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">7th house: One to one relationships, The Other</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">10th house: Career, reputation, vocation, profession, contribution to society</li></ul>When we meet, we will discuss this Venus retrograde and how it may show up in your personal horoscope. Additionally, we&rsquo;ll discuss what opportunities Venus may be affording you during her retrograde journey - specifically, opportunities to develop awareness around certain aspects of your personal Venus nature, ideally leading to shifts in perception and style, and possibly offering a different way of engaging with life.&nbsp;You will receive journal-prompt style class materials, with suggested dates for contemplation of what this Venus retrograde journey could mean for you personally. These materials are meant to assist you in cultivating awareness around your own Venus expression, with the aim of developing a type of refinement of your unique process of relating to others, as well as how you negotiate your own relational needs. With Venus in the sky as our guide, we can all utilize this time of Venus&rsquo;s retrograde to go on our own metaphorical journey from Love goddess to Warrior Queen and back.This class will be useful and informative for everyone, but especially those who have a prominent Venus or a Venus retrograde in their personal horoscope, or who have planets, angles, or points in the signs of Taurus, Libra or Scorpio.&nbsp; THINGS TO BRING: &nbsp;<ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Your natal chart (or you birth time, date, and location for chart look-up)&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A journal for jotting down ideas, thoughts, inspirations for your journey</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">An open and curious mind and a desire for personal growth</li></ol>DESIRED DRESS CODE:&nbsp;Wear what you dig! EDUCATOR:&nbsp;Kathleen received her Diploma of Professional Astrology from Astrology University in 2025, and loves working with astrology as a tool to help people cultivate awareness, compassion, insight, and understanding through self-reflection. Find her at&nbsp;https://www.astrologywithkathleen.com/

Venus Retrograde: A Heroine’s Journey from Love Goddess to Warrior Queen

The Stonekeeper&rsquo;s Sound Healing Series offers earth‑honoring gatherings held within the circle of sacred standing stones at Harvest Preserve.&nbsp; The Stonekeeper&rsquo;s Sound Healing Series offers gentle, earth‑honoring gatherings held within the circle of sacred standing stones at Harvest Preserve. Through crystal bowls, drum, gongs, and voice, each session invites participants into quiet ceremony, deep listening, and connection with land, lineage, and the enduring presence of stone. Ancestral Stone SoundingsA sound healing ceremony informed by time spent with ancient stone sites and the ancestral landscapes they belong to. This gathering honors the continuity of sound, stone, and memory across generations, inviting participants into a shared field of resonance and reflection. THINGS TO BRING:&nbsp;Comfort items:&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">yoga mat&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">blanket, chair</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">eye mask</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">bug spray</li></ul>DESIRED DRESS CODE: Please dress for the weather. The event will take place at the back entrance of&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Harvest Preserve. &nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Please enter through our secondary entrance, located between our main entrance and Tamarack Trail<span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">.&nbsp; April is a sound healing practitioner who draws inspiration from standing stones, ancient sites, and the stories carried by the land. Using various instruments, she offers grounding, spacious sessions that support deep rest and reconnection.&nbsp;

The Stonekeeper's Sound Healing Series October 1st

Free Monthly Nature Therapy Group Unplug. Process. Restore. Are you a healthcare worker, therapist, social worker, first responder, educator or professional caregiver? The heavy emotional weight of helping others can lead to Secondary Traumatic Stress and compassion fatigue. Take a breath and step away from the clinical setting. Join fellow service providers for a gentle, restorative monthly gathering outside in the quiet beauty of the natural land. &nbsp;Together, we will practice nature-based somatic grounding, sensory awareness, and peer solidarity to regulate our nervous systems and build lasting resilience. Every 4th Wednesday of the month, with some rotating dates. What We Will Do<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Somatic &amp; Sensory Grounding: Guided forest bathing, earth grounding, eco-art, somatic anchoring, mindful trail walking and more among native Iowa woodlands to reduce activation and offer stabilization.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Nervous System Regulation: Group reflection and meditation focused on autonomic regulation in a variety of earth based locations.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Confidential Peer Solidarity: Safe, non-clinical spaces for local providers to share resources and alleviate professional isolation</li></ul>How to Prepare<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Dress comfortably: Wear layers and supportive walking shoes for uneven dirt trails.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bring a water bottle: Stay hydrated while moving through the preserve.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">An open mind: No previous outdoor or meditation experience is required.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Optional- blankets, sitting pillows, journals, sketch pads, writing utensils, anything else to make you comfortable or support you throughout the experience.</li></ul>This grounded, nervous system-focused nature therapy group is a space for professional support and regulation, not group therapy or processing. We gather to connect with the outdoors and each other to restore our baseline, rather than to clinically unpack or discuss traumatic events. To remove financial barriers to critical mental wellness resources, this is a mutual aid community care endeavor, no capital is exchanged. &nbsp;If you are interested in facilitating one of the monthly STOP groups, please email Annie at <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:anne@harvestpreserve.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">anne@harvestpreserve.org</a>. Lana Strathearn is a recent Iowa transplant from Utah and an LMSW therapist with Green Counseling in Coralville. She has a background in wilderness therapy and working with unhoused folks and is now riding the learning curve of being a new therapist. In her free time, you can find Lana at random free community events, Brazilian zouk and west coast swing dancing, practicing handstands with friends, hanging out or on the phone with one of her six younger siblings, or basking in the sun on the driveway with her cat, Keanu.

STOP- Secondary Trauma Of Providers Nature Therapy Gathering- September

In a fast-paced world that often urges us to move past grief quickly, this immersive 3-hour outdoor experience offers a space to slow down and listen deeper. This guided gathering combines walking/seated meditation and personal reflection of death. Through breath, quiet contemplation, optional creative writing, and gentle group sharing, we reconnect with our living bodies and honor the profound journey of being human. &nbsp; This is the first in a series of 2 classes, you&nbsp;MUST attend this class in order to attend Part II. &nbsp;You may choose to only attend Write Your Own Obituary. Part II: Death Services: Living Wake takes place from 9am-12pm on Sept 20th. See below for more information. &nbsp;You will receive a link to sign up for second class once you purchase a ticket for this one.&nbsp; &nbsp;All comfort levels and all ages are welcome with options for both shorter and longer guided walks. Please bring a chair for accommodating to ground sitting, a blanket, yoga mat or props. (Limited yoga mats and bolsters will be provided)&nbsp;Please email us if you need chair accommodationsTo Bring:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For comfort and ground sitting (yoga mat/ chair/ blocks/ blankets/ water bottle)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For walking, movement &amp; ground sitting (weather appropriate dress/shoes/ bug sprays/ sunscreen)&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For comfort- (anchor items- things that bring grounding and support)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Journal- writing utensil</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Snacks- optional</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"> </li></ul>For this event,&nbsp;you will enter Harvest Preserve at our secondary entrance, which is between our main entrance and Tamarack Trail. Part II: Death Services: Living Wake takes place from 9am-12pm on Sept 20th.&nbsp;Building on the previous workshop of the drafting of your personal obituary, this gathering offers a quiet, compassionate space to gently turn toward the reality of your own mortality through a mindful living wake practice. &nbsp;You may use this to inform your own ceremony in your personal life, or appreciate the practice during the class. Approach this rehearsal of your finitude with care rather than pressure- lay down in the landscape, listen to your breath, and slowly build a comforting familiarity with the limits of our time here. About Your Guides: Kimberly Jaeger-Arjes is a meditation &amp; yoga teacher, death doula, and caregiver in grief whose work is rooted in reverence for the cycles of life, death, and rebirth. A student of movement, energy, and earth-based wisdom, she weaves together trauma-informed yoga, restorative healing, and ritual to support both the living and the dying alike. Her practice is shaped by diverse teachers and lineages&mdash;from Para Yoga to radical rest&mdash;and anchored in a commitment to accessibility, equity, and deep relational care. Kimberly volunteers in hospice, creates spaces for grief and transition, and invites others into sacred connection with the natural world. A matron, mother, goat witch, gardener, and micro farmer, she honors the medicine of slowness, embodiment, and playful presence. She believes no one should die alone unless they choose to&mdash;and through breath, movement, and mindfulness, she holds space for people to come home to themselves and each other. Becky Hoffbauer is co-founder and board member of Back to Ground Conservation Cemetery in her home state of Iowa. She has been a Reiki practitioner for nearly thirty years, a Master for half of that and Death Midwife / Doula since 2o21&ndash; trained and certified by Earth Traditions and Going With Grace.&nbsp; Annie Brownsberger:&nbsp;At her core, Annie is a nurturer and a seeker who believes in living life in reciprocity with nature and with one another. Guided by a deep love of humanity and a belief in the power of belonging, she serves her community as a disability advocate, death doula, and tender of grief.&nbsp; Death has become one of Annie&#39;s greatest teachers, an ongoing invitation to live more fully and more honestly. Through her work, she hopes to create spaces where we can meet both life and death with greater presence, tenderness, and compassion.Annie brings wisdom and experience from three decades of nonprofit leadership, community building, and caregiving, yet she&#39;s quick to acknowledge that she holds more questions than answers.&nbsp; Anne Ventullo: Annie is a death doula, clinical psychotherapist, researcher, and adjunct social work educator who applies a social justice and holistic lens to all of her work. &nbsp;As an end-of-life doula and grief companion, Annie provides a safe, nonjudgmental space to process complex loss. She specializes in honoring disenfranchised grief and deep identity shifts, helping clients navigate the unique heartbreak and losses associated with life transitions, infidelity, and addiction. Her approach to companionship is rooted in compassionate presence and steady witnessing. By bringing clarity and normalization to misunderstood mourning processes, she empowers individuals to heal emotional wounds.

Death Rituals At Harvest Preserve- Part I Death Services: Write your own Obituary

The Stonekeeper&rsquo;s Sound Healing Series offers earth‑honoring gatherings held within the circle of sacred standing stones at Harvest Preserve.&nbsp; The Stonekeeper&rsquo;s Sound Healing Series offers gentle, earth‑honoring gatherings held within the circle of sacred standing stones at Harvest Preserve. Through crystal bowls, drum, gongs, and voice, each session invites participants into quiet ceremony, deep listening, and connection with land, lineage, and the enduring presence of stone. The Listening Stones: A Sound ImmersionA quiet, contemplative sound immersion held within the stone circle as early autumn begins to unfold. THINGS TO BRING:&nbsp;Comfort items:&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">yoga mat&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">blanket, chair</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">eye mask</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">bug spray</li></ul>DESIRED DRESS CODE: Please dress for the weather. The event will take place at the back entrance of&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Harvest Preserve. &nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Please enter through our secondary entrance, located between our main entrance and Tamarack Trail<span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">.&nbsp; April is a sound healing practitioner who draws inspiration from standing stones, ancient sites, and the stories carried by the land. Using various instruments, she offers grounding, spacious sessions that support deep rest and reconnection.&nbsp;

The Stonekeeper's Sound Healing Series September

Thanks to pop astrology many of us have an awareness of what has come to be known as our &ldquo;big three&rdquo; - our Sun, Moon, and Rising sign. While this may lead to an understanding of some basic info about our signs and our charts, often the missing piece is how to put that information to practical use in our daily lives.&nbsp; Through the dual lens of astrology and tarot, we will move beyond the basics and take a deep dive into exploring the astrological Moon in your natal chart. &nbsp;In this class we will:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Consider the Moon as an archetypal and symbolic figure</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Explore the elemental structure of both tarot and astrology</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Break down each Moon sign&rsquo;s element</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Learn to recognize how your natal Moon shows up in your life, psyche, and relationships</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Explore ways to best nourish your astrological Moon in order to move through daily life in a more integrated way</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Learn to identify your needs based on your Moon sign&rsquo;s element</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Work to acknowledge and express emotions with compassion for yourself and others</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Learn to recognize and work with your conditioned responses</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Discuss ways to work with the energies of your natal astrological Moon in a way that encourages the most compassionate, life-affirming expression of those energies</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Have fun and meet cool folx</li></ul>THINGS TO BRING: &nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Natal Chart (or birth time, date, and location for look-up at event)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Tarot Deck if you have one available</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Notebook, journal, and pen or device for notetaking</li></ul> Kathleen received her Diploma of Professional Astrology from Astrology University in 2025, and loves working with astrology as a tool to help people cultivate awareness, compassion, insight, and understanding through self-reflection. Find her at<a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.astrologywithkathleen.com/" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">&nbsp;https://www.astrologywithkathleen.com/</a> Dawn Frary has been reading tarot since the late 1900s (lol). Dawn started reading and teaching tarot professionally in 2018, always with the goal of empowerment and validation. As a tarot reader Dawn has collaborated with many Iowa City outlets such as Little Village Magazine, United Action for Youth, Press Coffee, Heim, Revival, Thrift Bandit, White Rabbit, Over the Moon Studio, and more. Find her on Instagram @folkloracle &amp; at folkloracle.com.

Understanding Your Natal Moon through Astrology & Tarot

&ldquo;Your soul is both of you and of the world. The world cannot be full until you become fully yourself. Your soul corresponds to a niche, a distinctive place in nature, like a vibrant space of shimmering potential waiting to be discovered, claimed, &hellip; occupied. Your soul is in and of the world, like a whirlpool in a river, a wave in the ocean, or a branch of flame in a fire.&rdquo;― Bill Plotkin, Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche In&nbsp;The Practice of the Wild, poet and essayist Gary Snyder defines wildness as being free, spontaneous, self-propagating, self-maintaining, flourishing in accord with innate qualities, self-reliant. Author, activist, and educator Parker Palmer defines the hidden wholeness within each of us as our &ldquo;inner source of truth, named in various wisdom traditions as identity, true self, heart, spirit or soul,&rdquo; which we discern by listening to our &ldquo;inner teacher.&rdquo; As Parker Palmer says, &ldquo;Like a wild animal, the soul is tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, and self-sufficient&rdquo; (A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life). Our &ldquo;wild soul,&rdquo; then, is where our authentic self and our free, wild nature meet. In these sessions, we will get in touch with our wild souls through a Circle of Trust&reg;, by which we co-create trustworthy space to listen to the wisdom of our personal inner teacher in community with others through the Courage &amp; Renewal&reg; approach developed by Parker Palmer. We will be inspired by both the beautiful land at Harvest Preserve and readings drawn from diverse cultures and wisdom traditions, offering opportunities for individual reflection, trustworthy sharing, and deep listening.Wild Soul at Harvest Preserve is open to all, regardless of background or belief. Anyone is welcome to attend one, some, or all sessions. The event will take place at the back entrance of&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Harvest Preserve. &nbsp;<span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">Please enter through our secondary entrance, located between our main entrance and Tamarack Trail<span fr-original-style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent;" style="font-size: 14px; font-family: Tahoma; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: inherit;">.&nbsp;

Wild Soul at Harvest Preserve Contemplative Conversations -August

Harvest Preserve&rsquo;s tranquil setting is perfect for a peaceful meditative + sound experience, thoughtfully curated by Tina McCoy. &nbsp;Her integrative presentation of meditation and a sound journey flow to allow the body to rest and heart &amp; spirit to embrace the softer joys at the end of summer. Gift yourself with this grounded, soothing sound meditation as you enter into the ending of&nbsp;your season of light &amp; play.&nbsp; This is an outdoor event on a hard surface. Please arrive 15 minutes early to create your comfort space (e.g., personal yoga mat, gravity chair, blankets, pillows, etc.) to support and deepen your experience. &nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold; box-sizing: inherit;">You will bring your own comfort items<ul fr-original-style="font-weight: initial;" style="font-weight: initial; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For your ultimate comfort, bring personal support items such as water bottle, yoga mats, bolsters, pillows, blankets, cushions, eye pillows, gravity chair, insect repellent, etc. Limited bolsters and yoga mats provided.</li></ul></li></ul> Please wear comfortable clothing, weather appropriate. &nbsp;Tina McCoy believes in the potential for healing when we allow ourselves to slow our daily pace and attune to our true selves for connection. In her sound and energy healing practices, she provides heart-centered offerings with sacred sound, honored space, and time-tested practices to support you.&nbsp; Tina is certified in Sound Healing, Yoga Nidra, &nbsp;Meditations, and Reiki. &nbsp;She is additionally a certified yoga teacher (CYT 200).

Tranquility Summer Series ~ A Meditation & Sound Refresh- August

Free Monthly Nature Therapy Group Unplug. Process. Restore. Are you a healthcare worker, therapist, social worker, first responder, educator or professional caregiver? The heavy emotional weight of helping others can lead to Secondary Traumatic Stress and compassion fatigue. Take a breath and step away from the clinical setting. Join fellow service providers for a gentle, restorative monthly gathering outside in the quiet beauty of the natural land. &nbsp;Together, we will practice nature-based somatic grounding, sensory awareness, and peer solidarity to regulate our nervous systems and build lasting resilience. Every 4th Wednesday of the month, with some rotating dates. What We Will Do<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Somatic &amp; Sensory Grounding: Guided forest bathing, earth grounding, eco-art, somatic anchoring, mindful trail walking and more among&nbsp;native Iowa woodlands to reduce activation and offer stabilization.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Nervous System Regulation: Group reflection and meditation focused on autonomic regulation in a variety of earth based locations.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Confidential Peer Solidarity: Safe, non-clinical spaces for local providers to share resources and alleviate professional isolation</li></ul>How to Prepare<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Dress comfortably: Wear layers and supportive walking shoes for uneven dirt trails.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bring a water bottle: Stay hydrated while moving through the preserve.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">An open mind: No previous outdoor or meditation experience is required.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Optional- blankets, sitting pillows, journals, sketch pads, writing utensils, anything else to make you comfortable or support you throughout the experience.</li></ul>This grounded, nervous system-focused nature therapy group is a space for professional support and regulation, not group therapy or processing. We gather to connect with the outdoors and each other to restore our baseline, rather than to clinically unpack or discuss traumatic events. To remove financial barriers to critical mental wellness resources, this is a mutual aid community care endeavor, no capital is exchanged. &nbsp;If you are interested in facilitating one of the monthly STOP groups, please email Annie at <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:anne@harvestpreserve.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">anne@harvestpreserve.org</a>. Anne Ventullo has been a community social worker for over 20 years. When she isn&#39;t working she can be found driving the Antelope Lending Library Bookmobile, playing in the woods with her friends and tending to her community through a variety of probono and grassroots practices intended to instill joy in/and/as resistance.

STOP- Secondary Trauma Of Providers Nature Therapy Gathering-August

The Stonekeeper&rsquo;s Sound Healing SeriesGatherings at the Sacred Standing Stones Series Description: The Stonekeeper&rsquo;s Sound Healing Series offers gentle, earth‑honoring gatherings held within the circle of sacred standing stones at Harvest Preserve. Through crystal bowls, drum, gongs, and voice, each session invites participants into a quiet ceremony, deep listening, and connection with land, lineage, and the enduring presence of stone. Nature Listening: A Sound Healing GatheringA nature‑centered sound healing experience focused on attuning to the surrounding landscape. Participants are guided into spacious listening with the elements, the land, and the subtle rhythms of the natural world. THINGS TO BRING: Comfort items: yoga mat, blanket, chair, eye mask, &nbsp;bug sprayDESIRED DRESS CODE: Please dress for the weather.

The Stonekeeper's Sound Healing Series August

Harvest Preserve&rsquo;s tranquil setting is perfect for a peaceful meditative + sound experience, thoughtfully curated by Tina McCoy. &nbsp;Her integrative presentation of meditation and a sound journey flow to allow the body to rest and heart &amp; spirit to embrace the softer joys of summer. Gift yourself with this grounded, soothing sound meditation to welcome in your season of light &amp; play.&nbsp; This is an outdoor event on a hard surface. Please arrive 15 minutes early to create your comfort space (e.g., personal yoga mat, gravity chair, blankets, pillows, etc.) to support and deepen your experience. &nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold; box-sizing: inherit;">You will bring your own comfort items<ul fr-original-style="font-weight: initial;" style="font-weight: initial; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For your ultimate comfort, bring personal support items such as water bottle, yoga mats, bolsters, pillows, blankets, cushions, eye pillows, gravity chair, insect repellent, etc. Limited bolsters and yoga mats provided.</li></ul></li></ul> Please wear comfortable clothing, weather appropriate. &nbsp;Tina McCoy believes in the potential for healing when we allow ourselves to slow our daily pace and attune to our true selves for connection.In her sound and energy healing practices, she provides heart-centered offerings with sacred sound, honored space, and time-tested practices to support you.&nbsp; Tina is certified in Sound Healing, Yoga Nidra, &nbsp;Meditations, and Reiki. &nbsp;She is additionally a certified yoga teacher (CYT 200).

Tranquility Summer Series ~ A Meditation & Sound Refresh July

&ldquo;Your soul is both of you and of the world. The world cannot be full until you become fully yourself. Your soul corresponds to a niche, a distinctive place in nature, like a vibrant space of shimmering potential waiting to be discovered, claimed, &hellip; occupied. Your soul is in and of the world, like a whirlpool in a river, a wave in the ocean, or a branch of flame in a fire.&rdquo;― Bill Plotkin, Soulcraft: Crossing into the Mysteries of Nature and Psyche In&nbsp;The Practice of the Wild, poet and essayist Gary Snyder defines wildness as being free, spontaneous, self-propagating, self-maintaining, flourishing in accord with innate qualities, self-reliant. Author, activist, and educator Parker Palmer defines the hidden wholeness within each of us as our &ldquo;inner source of truth, named in various wisdom traditions as identity, true self, heart, spirit or soul,&rdquo; which we discern by listening to our &ldquo;inner teacher.&rdquo; As Parker Palmer says, &ldquo;Like a wild animal, the soul is tough, resilient, resourceful, savvy, and self-sufficient&rdquo; (A Hidden Wholeness: The Journey Toward an Undivided Life). Our &ldquo;wild soul,&rdquo; then, is where our authentic self and our free, wild nature meet. In these sessions, we will get in touch with our wild souls through a Circle of Trust&reg;, by which we co-create trustworthy space to listen to the wisdom of our personal inner teacher in community with others through the Courage &amp; Renewal&reg; approach developed by Parker Palmer. We will be inspired by both the beautiful land at Harvest Preserve and readings drawn from diverse cultures and wisdom traditions, offering opportunities for individual reflection, trustworthy sharing, and deep listening.Wild Soul at Harvest Preserve is open to all, regardless of background or belief. Anyone is welcome to attend one, some, or all sessions.

Wild Soul at Harvest Preserve Contemplative Conversations -July

STOP- Secondary Trauma Of Providers Nature Therapy Gathering

The Stonekeeper&rsquo;s Sound Healing SeriesGatherings at the Sacred Standing Stones This even is one in a series of summer sound healing events. &nbsp;The Stonekeeper&rsquo;s Sound Healing Series offers gentle, earth‑honoring gatherings held within the circle of sacred standing stones at Harvest Preserve. Through crystal bowls, drum, gongs, and voice, each session invites participants into a quiet ceremony, deep listening, and connection with land, lineage, and the enduring presence of stone. Honoring the Ancestors of the StonesA ceremony attuning to the geological and cultural lineage carried by the stones themselves. This session invites reflection on the deep time, memory, and presence held within the stone circle. Please bring your own comfort items.&nbsp;Suggested items-&nbsp;<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;yoga mat/chair</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">blanket</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">eye mask</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">bug spray</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">water bottle</li></ul> DESIRED DRESS CODE: Please dress for the weather.

The Stonekeeper's Sound Healing Series July

The New Moon is the optimal time to lovingly plant the seeds of our intentions, so that with our subsequent care and attention, our intentions can grow and flourish along with the light of the Moon as it grows brighter throughout the lunar cycle.&nbsp; At this New Moon Intentions event, we will discuss how to work with the current new Moon in the sign of the Zodiac that it is occurring, based on the astrology of the time, and what house (or area of life) the new Moon occurs in your personal natal chart.&nbsp; If you already have a copy of your natal horoscope, feel free to bring that to the event so that we can determine in which Zodiacal house this new Moon is occurring for you. Alternatively, feel free to reach out to me at chitchatastrology@gmail.com prior to the event, and I will email your natal chart to you, or you can look up your own natal chart at www.astro.com, or at www.astro-seek.com.&nbsp; Also please bring your self-compassion and a journal or notebook so that you can begin to put your ideas down on the page, the first step toward bringing those intentions into form. &nbsp; THINGS TO BRING: &nbsp;<ol fr-original-style="" style="width: 100%; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Your natal chart (or you birth time, date, and location for chart look-up)&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">A journal for jotting down ideas, thoughts, inspirations for setting intentions</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">An open heart and mind and a desire for personal growth and healing</li></ol>DESIRED DRESS CODE:&nbsp;Wear what you dig! EDUCATOR WITH 1-3 SENTENCE BIO:&nbsp;Kathleen received her Diploma of Professional Astrology from Astrology University in 2025, and loves working with astrology as a tool to help people cultivate awareness, compassion, insight, and understanding through self-reflection. Find her at https://www.astrologywithkathleen.com/

New Moon Intentions - Astrology and Conversation July 14

Join fellow Harvest Preserve member, Sara on July 11th from 9am - noon to explore the wonders of the woods and get crafty!&nbsp; Join us for an afternoon of outdoor exploration where we will collect fallen treasures and turn them into beautiful woodland art. Reconnect with nature, peaceful reflection, and explore your creative mind. Free for Members of Harvest Preserve, a $5 day pass is required for non-members. &nbsp;This day pass allows you to enjoy Harvest Preserve all day long after attending the class.&nbsp;&nbsp;Please choose your ticket pricing accordingly.&nbsp;

Nature Crafting

&ldquo;Two roads diverged in a wood, and I&mdash; / I took the one less traveled by, / And that has made all the difference.&rdquo; &mdash; Robert Frost, &ldquo;The Road Not Taken&rdquo; Enjoy this serene outdoor* workshop wherein yoga and poetry merge in Iowa City&rsquo;s beautiful Harvest Preserve. Adaptable for all levels and abilities, this workshop combines a gentle yoga flow with the sublime nature of poetry, forging a new &ldquo;road taken&rdquo; together. Inspired by the reconnection of two college friends (one a yoga instructor, the other a poet) over their shared love of poetry, this class seeks to inspire attendees to slooow down and pay attention to their breaths, bodies, minds&hellip; and the beautiful world around them. If you are a curious soul seeking a more poetic approach to life (whether you think you like poetry or not), come explore with us this &ldquo;road not (yet) taken&rdquo; together. Perhaps, to paraphrase Frost, it could make &ldquo;all the difference.&rdquo; This workshop is limited to 25 attendees and is non-refundable. Please bring a water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray, yoga mat (a limited number are available for use), and an adventurous spirit. *In case of rain (though we pray for its absence), we will proceed indoors and adapt &ldquo;poetically.&rdquo; *******Meet your instructors: Noelle resides in Iowa City and has been teaching yoga for over 20 years. She believes yoga is for everybody &mdash; and every body. Noelle was inspired to create this event after leading an Addiction Recovery yoga class where upon reading a poem to those struggling with substance abuse (many of whom had served time in relation to it), she looked up and saw all the men had tears in their eyes. That&rsquo;s when the &ldquo;power of poetry&rdquo; truly hit her and she excitedly called her friend: Marc currently resides in West Des Moines upon making his &ldquo;Hero&rsquo;s Journey&rdquo; back home after a long, long dream in West Hollywood, California. Marc is a poet, actor, theater critic, and educator who has helped train medical students (and other health professionals) at some of the top schools in Southern California. He has responded to Noelle&rsquo;s call for a yoga-poetry collaboration with his own &mdash; as Walt Whitman calls it &mdash; &ldquo;barbaric yawp.&rdquo;

Two Roads Merged:   A Yoga & Poetry Workshop for Initiates

Your invitation to step into a refreshing meditation carried on asummer soundscape in tune with nature&rsquo;s night music. June&rsquo;s energy beckons us to enjoy the freshening in the outer world. With deft hand and attuned ear, Tina McCoy provides an integrative meditation and sound- journey flow to match Junes magic. You will find that with a rested body, the heart &amp; spirit are ready to embrace the joys of summer&rsquo;s promises.&nbsp; Gift yourself with this grounded, soothing sound meditation to welcome in your season of light &amp; play. This is an outdoor event on a hard surface. Please arrive 15 minutes early to create your comfort space (e.g., personal yoga mat, gravity chair, blankets, pillows, etc.) to support and deepen your experience. &nbsp;Chairs are provided. To learn more about Tina and her work, click here <a fr-original-style="" href="http://www.integritylifehealing.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.integritylifehealing.com</a>

Tranquility Summer Series ~ A Meditation & Sound Refresh

The Stonekeeper&rsquo;s Sound Healing SeriesGatherings at the Sacred Standing Stones Series Description: The Stonekeeper&rsquo;s Sound Healing Series offers gentle, earth‑honoring gatherings held within the circle of sacred standing stones at Harvest Preserve. Through crystal bowls, drum, gongs, and voice, each session invites participants into a quiet ceremony, deep listening, and connection with land, lineage, and the enduring presence of stone. Honoring the Ancestors of the LandThis sound healing gathering acknowledges the Indigenous stewards and the living spirit of Iowa&rsquo;s earth. Participants are invited into a grounded, reverent experience of listening to the land through sound and stillness, honoring the presence and history held in the landscape. THINGS TO BRING: Comfort items: yoga mat, blanket, chair, eye mask, &nbsp;bug sprayDESIRED DRESS CODE: Please dress for the weather.

The Stonekeeper's Sound Healing Series

Celebrate the summer solstice by slowing down and communing with the natural world. &nbsp;The afternoon of the solstice we will engage in the practice of forest bathing and create floral folk crowns.&nbsp;We will explore the meanings of the solstice as part of a cycle of our natural world and how these themes might present themselves in our own lives.&nbsp;We will discuss a brief history of the purpose of floral headdresses and provide step-by-step directions for making one of your own. We will also review best ways to preserve your flower crown as decorative adornment or ritualistic use.We will then bring these creative pieces into the forest to offer presence to self and the more-than-human-world through experiential nature and forest therapy practices.This is an offering of recalibration and regulation for your own internal ecosystem, you are invited.THINGS TO BRINGWeather friendly clothingA notebook and a pen/pencil for writing and drawing (optional)EDUCATOR BIO:Emelia Sautter is the founder of Good Earth Medicine and certified forest bathing guide. &nbsp;Her heart&rsquo;s work loves spending time with the land and providing opportunities for humans to connect with self and with our nature relatives, helping us fall more wholly in love with ourselves and with the world around us. Annie Ventullo, is a folk crafter, mushroom forager and lover of the woods. When she isn&#39;t playing with forest-found items, she is a practicing ecotherapist, death doula, research therapist and educator. Annie believes that everyone needs at least 30 minutes a day in the natural world, and if you don&rsquo;t have that to spare, you need an hour.&nbsp;

Solstice Floral Forest Gathering

The New Moon is the optimal time to lovingly plant the seeds of our intentions, so that with our subsequent care and attention, our intentions can grow and flourish along with the light of the Moon as it grows brighter throughout the lunar cycle.<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" id="isPasted" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">At this New Moon Intentions event, we will discuss how to work with the current new Moon in the sign of the Zodiac that it is occurring (this time in Gemini), based on the astrology of the time, and what house (or area of life) the new Moon occurs in your personal natal chart.<br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><br style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">If you already have a copy of your natal horoscope, feel free to bring that to the event so that we can determine in which Zodiacal house this new Moon is occurring for you. Alternatively, feel free to reach out to me at chitchatastrology@gmail.com prior to the event, and I will email your natal chart to you, or you can look up your own natal chart at www.astro.com, or at www.astro-seek.com. Also, please bring your curiosity and a journal or notebook so that you can begin to put your ideas down on the page, the first step toward bringing those intentions into form. Knowing your birthday, time and location is very helpful. Light snacks and refreshments will be served.

New Moon Intentions - Astrology and Conversation

Your invitation to step into a refreshing meditation carried on asummer soundscape in tune with nature&rsquo;s night music. May&rsquo;s energy beckons us to enjoy the freshening in the outer world. With deft hand and attuned ear, Tina McCoy provides an integrative meditation and sound- journey flow to match May&rsquo;s magic. You will find that with a rested body, the heart &amp; spirit are ready to embrace the joys of summer&rsquo;s promises.&nbsp; Gift yourself with this grounded, soothing sound meditation to welcome in your season of light &amp; play. This is an outdoor event on a hard surface. Please arrive 15 minutes early to create your comfort space (e.g., personal yoga mat, gravity chair, blankets, pillows, etc.) to support and deepen your experience. &nbsp;Chairs are provided. To learn more about Tina and her work, click here <a fr-original-style="" href="http://www.integritylifehealing.com" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">www.integritylifehealing.com</a>

The New Moon is the optimal time to lovingly plant the seeds of our intentions, so that with our subsequent care and attention, our intentions can grow and flourish along with the light of the Moon as it grows brighter throughout the lunar cycle.&nbsp; At this New Moon Intentions event, join Kathleen Gassman to discuss how to work with the current new Moon in the sign of the Zodiac that it is occurring, based on the astrology of the time, and what house the new Moon occurs in your personal natal chart.&nbsp; If you already have a copy of your natal horoscope, feel free to bring that to the event so that we can determine in which Zodiacal house this new Moon is occurring for you. Alternatively, feel free to reach out to me at chitchatastrology@gmail.com prior to the event, and I will email your natal chart to you, or you can look up your own natal chart at www.astro.com. I will also be able to look up your chart at the event if you know your birth time, date, and location. If you don&rsquo;t have an accurate birth time, we can still look up your chart, but we won&rsquo;t know the placement of the Zodiacal houses without an accurate birth time. Also please bring a journal or notebook so that you can put your intentions down on the page, the first step toward bringing those intentions into form. &nbsp;

Join us for the Annual Gala 🌿&mdash;an evening surrounded by stories from the land we protect and the community that gathers here. Your presence supports conservation, education, and the quiet spaces that wildlife and visitors share. By registering below, you help Harvest Preserve Foundation restore trails, care for natural habitats, and host walks and workshops that deepen our connection to nature. 🌱

Join us for the Annual Gala 🌿—an evening surrounded by stories from the land we protect and the community that gathers here. Your presence supports conservation, education, and the quiet spaces that wildlife and visitors share.By registering below, you help Harvest Preserve Foundation restore trails, care for natural habitats, and host walks and workshops that deepen our connection to nature. 🌱

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Free Monthly Nature Therapy Group Unplug. Process. Restore. Are you a healthcare worker, therapist, social worker, first responder, educator or professional caregiver? The heavy emotional weight of helping others can lead to Secondary Traumatic Stress and compassion fatigue. Take a breath and step away from the clinical setting. Join fellow service providers for a gentle, restorative monthly gathering outside in the quiet beauty of the natural land. &nbsp;Together, we will practice nature-based somatic grounding, sensory awareness, and peer solidarity to regulate our nervous systems and build lasting resilience. Every 4th Wednesday of the month, with some rotating dates. What We Will Do<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Sound Bath with Crystal Singing Bowls:&nbsp;Participants will be invited to set an intention for themselves before finding a comfortable position for a 50 minute sound bath with crystal singing bowls. Yoga mats and bolsters will be provided.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Visualization and Grounding: Visualization and grounding exercises will precede and follow the sound bath to support a nurturing experience.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Nervous System Regulation: Group reflection to support oneself and one another.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Confidential Peer Solidarity: Safe, non-clinical spaces for local providers to share resources and alleviate professional isolation</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"> </li></ul>How to Prepare<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Dress comfortably: Wear seasonally appropriate clothing you can comfortably sit or recline in.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Bring a water bottle: Sound healing is energy work! Stay hydrated during or following the experience.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">An open mind: No previous meditation experience is required.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">BRING COMFORT ITEMS: blankets, yoga mats, gravity chairs, sitting pillows, eye masks, or anything else to make you comfortable or support you throughout the experience.</li></ul>This relaxation and reflection-focused sound healing group is a space for professional support and regulation, not group therapy or processing. We gather to connect with the outdoors, ourselves, and each other to restore our baseline, rather than to clinically unpack or discuss traumatic events. *Contraindications to sound healing events include first trimester of pregnancy, epilepsy or seizure disorder, electronic medical implant devices.&nbsp; To remove financial barriers to critical mental wellness resources, this is a mutual aid community care endeavor, no capital is exchanged. &nbsp;If you are interested in facilitating one of the monthly STOP groups, please email Annie at <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:anne@harvestpreserve.org" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">anne@harvestpreserve.org</a>. Educator&nbsp;Bio:Candida Pagan, LISW, holds a deep belief in the healing power of creativity and connection. She draws from a background in the arts, experimental music, crisis intervention, therapeutic work with individuals and groups in her current professional path. Facilitating sound healing has been an exciting development for her in the past year. When not working, Candida appreciates spending time with loved ones, her two cats, and the outdoors.&nbsp;

STOP- Secondary Trauma Of Providers Nature Therapy Gathering- October

Series Description: The Stonekeeper&rsquo;s Sound Healing Series offers gentle, earth‑honoring gatherings held within the circle of sacred standing stones at Harvest Preserve. Through crystal bowls, drum, gongs, and voice, each session invites participants into quiet ceremony, deep listening, and connection with land, lineage, and the enduring presence of stone. Samhain Sounding at the Stones: Fire &amp; ThresholdA Samhain sound healing ceremony attuned to the threshold time when the veil thins and the old stories rise. With various instruments, the steady presence of the standing stones, and a fire ceremony to mark the turning of the season, this gathering offers a space for reflection, release, and quiet communion with the ancestral energies of the land. LOCATION: Entrance B- between main entrance and Tamarack Trail (the first road after the 1st Ave roundabout) THINGS TO BRING: Comfort items: yoga mat, pillows, blanket, chair, eye mask, &nbsp;bug spray DESIRED DRESS CODE: Please dress for the weather. EDUCATOR BIO:&nbsp;April is a sound healing practitioner who draws inspiration from standing stones, ancient sites, and the stories carried by the land. Using various instruments, she offers grounding, spacious sessions that support deep rest and reconnection.&nbsp;

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