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010. HAPPENINGS | MAY 14, 2024
 
010. happenings
MAY 14, 2024
Hi friends,
 
In this Happenings edition, I'm delighted to share two big updates:
 
Last week I visited a dear sister and Maskoke indigenous leader on her people's indigenous land, Ekvn-Yefolecvlket in Alabama. Tawna invited a handful of women to help bless and build a sacred feminine space on the land. Wow — every single structure is beautiful, built with the most sustainable, regenerative land practices, and entirely built by hand by the less than dozen people who live with her. This is an intentional ecovillage community of Indigenous Maskoke persons who finally returned to steward this land, after 180 years of having been forcibly removed from traditional homelands. 
 
Tawna is a living example of the evolved feminine. Not only are they building an intentional community, but they are fighting to preserve their lineage and language. While they are doing incredible work, they still have a long way to go. If you feel called to donate to support her and her people, please donate through Paypal here and note ‘Tawna” and we'd love to send 100% of the proceeds as a gift from this community. If you’d like to learn more and offer a more generous gift, please reach out and I can share information.
 
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On a separate note— I’m so excited to share that Zach published the first few episodes of his podcast. My favorite episodes feature some of our friends and leaders of this cultural movement. These are creatives, leaders, and wisdom keepers you may have never heard of yet, but will thank us for introducing you to
 the first episode is with an inspiring Hawaiian elder Ramsay Taum who helped facilitate our last retreat. I may be biased, but there are very few people who can tease out such compelling stories out of unique humans
 so check out Zach's podcast and give it a follow.
 
With love,
Elyse
 
 
 
 
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Happenings
  • Ongoing: Our friends at Magnolia Grove Monastery, part of the Thich Nhat Hanh Foundation, are hosting special seasonal retreats which are opportunities to enjoy the daily schedule of the monastery while deepening your practice. See calendar here.
  • May 15 (Virtual): Join biomechanist Katy Bowman and learn how to stabilize certain parts of your body while allowing others to move freely—the key to robust, sustainable movement. Register here.
  • May 28-July 4 (Online): Our friends and partner, advaya, are offering a live course "Wisdoms of Water: An Exploration of Mythology, Memory & Freedom" facilitated by Virginia Vigliar. Sign up here. Use NAMUNA10 for 10% off all courses, or NAMUNA-THRIVE-20 for 20% off all memberships.
  • May 27-June 1 (Baja, Mexico): Modern Elder Academy is hosting Cultivating Purpose with Jeff Hamaoui, a core workshop for those struggling to make a big decision in life, just experienced a big change and are not sure what is next, or if ready to align more deeply with what brings  a sense of purpose and meaning. Learn more here.
  • May 29-June 3 (Honoka’a, Hawai’i): Our friend Kumu Ramsay Taum is helping steward an incredible cross-cultural immersion with Hawaiian and Lakota elders focused on the living spirit of aloha, way of life teachings and deep healing and transformation. Join here.
  • May 31-June 5 (Kathmandu): Path of Liberation Levels 1 & 2: Mind Creates Reality & Mind and Emptiness Retreat represents the core of Mingyur Rinpoche’s Path of Liberation training, providing instructions on the nature of mind. Register In Person
  • June 13-16 (Big Bear, CA): Our friends are hosting the Aniwa Gathering to work in reciprocity with Indigenous elders, sharing ancient wisdom and supporting communities.. Join here.
  • June 13-16 (Kathmandu): For the first time, Mingyur Rinpoche will teach the cycle of Dorje Drolö — the wrathful eighth manifestation of Guru Rinpoche. Register here.
  • June 25-July 1 (Koufansi, Greece):  Join Sky Ting’s Krissy Jones, Lauren Gerrie & Anton Brandt for a week on he Cycladic islands. Learn more here.
  • July 14-19 (Rhinebeck, NY): End-of-Life Doula Training with Omni Kitts Ferrara and Wilka Roig offers doula principles of self-awareness, honoring the autonomy of the dying person, and the dying process with a a certificate of completion at the end of the training. Register here.
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