Spirit and Culture Archives - Earthaven Ecovillage

Seasons Changing: Beltaine Traditions at Earthaven

Written by Kaitlin Ilya Wolf on April 26, 2023. Posted in Celebrations, Celebrations and Gratitudes. No Comments on Seasons Changing: Beltaine Traditions at Earthaven

Kaitlin Ilya Wolf, author of this article Earthaven is like two different villages in the winter and summer. In winter all the leaves are off the trees and everything in the village feels closer together. I can see buildings in other neighborhoods and mountain horizon around us. When the leaves grow...

Creating Culture and Community Through Ritual with Kaitlin Ilya Wolf

Written by Debbie on July 3, 2022. Posted in Culture Restoration, Podcast. No Comments on Creating Culture and Community Through Ritual with Kaitlin Ilya Wolf

Earthaven Ecovillage Podcast Creating Culture and Community Though Ritual with Kaitlin Ilya Wolf Broadcast July 3, 2022Featuring: Kaitlin Ilya Wolf and Sara Carter In this podcast, Kaitlin Ilya Wolf discusses how creating a cycle of annual seasonal rituals helps Earthaven ecovillagers sink into...

The Art of Receptivity

Written by Jill Lacasse on April 28, 2022. Posted in Celebrations and Gratitudes, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on The Art of Receptivity

There I am. Arms, back and legs sprawled out on the yoga mat, with a blanket over me, and a bolster under my knees. I would say this posture is as vulnerable as it gets. Nowhere to go. Nowhere to hide. Just my body, my mind, and the many sounds enveloping me. I hear the birds chirping in the distance....

Elemental Balance

Written by Jill Lacasse on March 28, 2022. Posted in Nature, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Elemental Balance

“Bring it all to the fire and let it be transmuted.” We hold our hands up in a triangle and focus our energy on the fire. We let go of the grief and offer our prayers up to the fire. We feel the transformation and relief in our bodies, minds, and hearts. And then I realize this fire ceremony is...

Stone Circle Reflection

Written by Jill Lacasse on February 28, 2022. Posted in Articles, Culture Restoration. No Comments on Stone Circle Reflection

“Yes, if the stones that we walked on could talk, they would surely tell our story.” ― Nico J. Genes, Magnetic Reverie The kick off to this 2022 year has been one of momentum, busyness, expansion, and challenge. It’s been a full season of learning to navigate and hold sacred our energy and time. With...

What Can We Let Go Of?

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on November 9, 2021. Posted in Earthaven Education, In-Person Events, Nature, Online Events, Spirit and Culture, Visitors. No Comments on What Can We Let Go Of?

This time of year in Southern Appalachia the waning heat and waxing cold converge to produce sights, sounds, and smells unlike any other season. This weekend’s convergence was resplendent here in our village, with the red leaves of the sourwood trees and the yellow leaves of the oaks and hickories...

Is Place Important? – Virtual Tour

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on October 5, 2021. Posted in Conscious Relating, Cosmology, Culture Restoration, Earthaven Education, Online Events, Spirit and Culture, Visitors. No Comments on Is Place Important? – Virtual Tour

Back in the winter, I attended my friend Lee Warren’s workshop on “Place-Based Living at Earthaven Ecovillage.” She talked at length about place. Specifically, she suggested that “we are cosmological orphans” in part because we aren’t connected to place. I’ve been sitting with that concept....

Autumn Equinox And End-Of-Life Workshop

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on September 28, 2021. Posted in Conscious Dying, Earthaven Education, Online Events, People Care, Spirit and Culture. No Comments on Autumn Equinox And End-Of-Life Workshop

As we pass through the autumn equinox, we can see the seasonal change in our Appalachian forest home. Bees are feasting on the goldenrod flowers, sumac leaves are turning red, and acorns are falling. At autumn equinox, we celebrate our harvests of squash and corn, and also the ways we have...

The Journey of the New Root at Earthaven Ecovillage

Written by Lee Warren on July 27, 2021. Posted in Conscious Relating, Earthaven Education, Membership, New Roots, Village Life. 2 Comments on The Journey of the New Root at Earthaven Ecovillage

Earthaven’s membership committee started this process six months ago in February of 2021. We’ve been asking ourselves for years how to best represent the journey of membership at Earthaven from the very first contact to the settling in as a full member. Understanding that journey helps...

What is Earthaven? Here are some perspectives…

Written by NikiAnne Feinberg on July 19, 2021. Posted in Culture Restoration, Earthaven Education. No Comments on What is Earthaven? Here are some perspectives…

Transcript of What is Earthaven? Hi. I’m Dimitri. Hi. I’m NikkiAnne. I’m Paul. I’m Courtney Brooke. And we’re at Earthaven EcoVillage. Where we are trying to answer the question, What is Earthaven? And the simple answer is we’re this ecovillage that’s in Southern...