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Martin Prechtel

26
Oct

“People are not depressed, warlike, or mediocre by nature. We are ecstatic, delicious, beautiful, and capable of brave grief over the inescapable reality of having to kill to continue consuming and living.”                                                            Martín Prechtel

 

Land Care Retreat  Friday evening October 26 to Sunday afternoon October 28, 2018

SPIRITUAL PRACTICE WITH THE NATURAL WORLD

Please join us for a weekend of meditation and ceremony with the natural world. We will work with human relationship to wilderness and gardens, studying compost and regeneration, learning offering.

Arrival 5-7 Friday evening; a light meal is offered and orientation begins at 7 indoors. You may camp or sleep indoors. Commuting is possible but not encouraged. Please plan to attend all group events.

  • sitting and walking meditation (indoors and outdoors), periods of silence
  • teachings on meditation, nature meditation, and working with beings of nature
  • intimate meeting with beings of earth and water, through gardening and land care
  • meals, camping/simple lodging/commuting, community discussions, private interviews

NEXT LAND RETREATS: May 24-26 and September 27-29, 2019

Deposit: $20/day. Suggested donation: $40/day ($100 total) includes donation for teacher.

Host/guide: Shodo Spring, Zen teacher, founder of Mountains and Waters Alliance.

Limited to 10 participants. Please register by October 19th.

Location: about an hour south of Minneapolis, in a beautiful natural setting of farm and wilderness, meadows, bluffs, and woods, by the Cannon River.

  • sitting and walking meditation (indoors and outdoors), periods of silence
  • teachings on meditation, nature meditation, and working with beings of nature
  • intimate meeting with beings of earth and water, through gardening and land care
  • meals, camping/simple lodging/commuting, community discussions, private interviews

NEXT NATURE RETREATS: May 24-26 and September 27-29, 2019

Deposit: $20/day. Suggested donation: $40/day ($100 total) includes donation for teacher.

Host/guide: Shodo Spring, Zen teacher, founder of Mountains and Waters Alliance.

Limited to 10 participants. Please register by October 19th.

Location: about an hour south of Minneapolis, in a beautiful natural setting of meadows, bluffs, and woods, by the Cannon River. Private home, small permaculture farm.

Details: 7 pm Friday through noon Sunday; simple accommodations or primitive tenting; shared community work. 3 meals per day; most diets can be accommodated. Scent-free, smoke-free.

Registration:

Priority is given to those who can commit for the whole weekend in residence.

  • The fees above reflect that which we require to cover expenses for the event. Dana is a voluntary donation to help support the teacher and the teachings.
  • (for example: here you should tell us if you have any food concerns, allergies or chemical sensitivities, or any physical limitations)
  • Please let us know how you are arriving and if you need or are able to offer a carpool. Please also let us know what your plans are for staying overnight (if applicable) (eg: do you ned a bed, are you camping etc..)
  • $0.00
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Please ask: work exchange scholarships, partial attendance, late registration, disability accommodations. Contact shodo@mountainandwatersalliance.org. Driving directions and other information will be sent.

This is a small gathering, 6-10 people, for conversation and a short film or recording. October’s presentation will be a series of short talks by Martín Prechtel on the subject of “Grief and Praise.”

No fee, bring a potluck dish, absolutely RSVP – using this form.  (Only do the relevant parts.

Sign Up Here To Attend Introduction to Zen Event

  • The fees above reflect that which we require to cover expenses for the event. Dana is a voluntary donation to help support the teacher and the teachings.
  • (for example: here you should tell us if you have any food concerns, allergies or chemical sensitivities, or any physical limitations)
  • Please let us know how you are arriving and if you need or are able to offer a carpool. Please also let us know what your plans are for staying overnight (if applicable) (eg: do you ned a bed, are you camping etc..)
  • $0.00
  • This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

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The Alliance reaches out to the public through teaching, writing, and retreats, offering this vision of the human role in the community of life, grounded in the tangible reality of holding and caring for the shared land.

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507-384-8541
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