Begin the New Year with a reflective process and set your compass for 2027. Our Soul Collage® instructor will offer you an immersive experience creating your own images, composed from the strengths and insights drawn from your own spirit as you build your personal, individual collage. Using simple materials – magazine pages, scissors and glue – you imagine, and build a collage on cardstock that grows from your personal, inner dialogue in a guided creative process. That card becomes the basis for further inquiry of the self through a journaling process facilitated by our certified Soul Collage® instructor in the …
Fall Fallowing: A Seasonal Retreat
A changing landscape palette…the final harvests from the garden…the departure of migratory creatures…these seasonal milestones are reminders to notice and integrate past growth, honoring it for its role in nurturing future growth. This fall retreat invites you to pause and mark transitions – on the prairie and in your own life and heart. It will hold space for attention to both. Conversations about the season, walks on the prairie, naps, art, movement, journaling, great meals and welcoming accommodations will all be a part of what you can expect when you arrive. A renewed connection to nature and to yourself, along with …
October phenology
Phenology is a science focused on observing and recording biological events from year to year and their relationships to the change of seasons and climate. These are the “normal” phenology events we expect to see here and in the Madison area this month. We would love to hear about what you are seeing on the grounds of Holy Wisdom Monastery. Please comment on this post with what you are observing, where at Holy Wisdom and the date you observed the event. October phenology “Now is the time of the illuminated woods. They have a sense of sunshine even on a …
September phenology
by Sylvia Marek Phenology is a science focused on observing and recording biological events from year to year and their relationships to the change of seasons and climate. These are the “normal” phenology events we expect to see here and in the Madison area this month. We would love to hear about what you are seeing on the grounds of Holy Wisdom Monastery. Please comment on this post with what you are observing, where at Holy Wisdom and the date you observed the event. September Phenology “The tint of autumn – mighty flower garden blossoming under the spell of an enchanter …