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A Gathering of Eco-Spiritual Practitioners: Deepening Kinship & Sharing Wild Wisdom

September 18–21, 2025

On Land Retreats, The Natural World

Program Start Date & Time: September 18th  |  5:00pm

Program End Date & Time: September 21st  |  1:30 pm

Gather in the spirit of the autumnal season to joyfully nourish and celebrate your wildest, wisest self within a supportive community of fellow eco-spiritual practitioners and those interested in deepening connections with our oldest kin and teacher, Nature.

Guided by ecopsychology, animism, and nature-based ritual, we will rekindle our reciprocity and kinship between humans and the more-than-human world.  This joyful retreat experience offers space for replenishment while also growing personal and professional ecopsychological skills.

You’ll be invited to spend spacious solo time on the land and simply enjoy noticing the world within and around you. We will engage in diverse contemplative wisdom and creative practices, including community-led nature-connection practices that offer you the opportunity to share a favorite exercise of your own. Together, we will sing, play, share in Council, dream, laugh, and deeply rest. You will leave feeling resourced, soothed, and inspired—ready to bring your wise wisdom back into the world.

Why Did Past Participants Love this Retreat?

“As an ecopsychologist and leader in my community, this retreat was invigorating, restful, and connected me to others doing this important work in the world. It’s easy to get burned out and feel isolated in this work, and connecting to the trees and doing the very ecopsychological practices that we are leading gave me a renewed insight into the importance of this work.” 

       – TerraLinda Pittenger

“Tina and Shea bring reverence, humor, and deep love to the mystery of the human experience. This retreat brought me closer to my inner and outer nature through powerful ecospiritual practice, community, and effective listening. It is an honor and a privilege to maintain contact and connection with these people and practices – I always leave these ceremonies feeling held and much more me.”

       – Patrice

Your Journey Doesn’t Have to End Here

The presenters for this program are also offering the Deepening Roots, Growing Branches, happening June 26–29. You can register for that experience on its own—or bundle it with this program for a total tuition price of $700.

If you want to register for the bundle, click on the button below to be brought to the 2nd program page. Upon registering, use code “Special108” in the discounts section of the registration page. You will see a prompt “Handled by registrar” in the payment section underneath it. Once you see that, you are good to submit your registration. Our front desk team will reach out to you with a discounted payment link via email.

Deepening Roots, Growing Branches | June 26th – 29th  [2025]

Retreat Faculty

Shea Armstrong, M.A

Shea is an ecopsychologist, threshold guide, and facilitator dedicated to helping individuals reconnect with their favorite selves and the more-than-human world. With a background in endangered species conservation and rich experience in nature-based rituals, Shea weaves somatic awareness, creativity, and playful reverence into her work. She brings warmth, open space, and a gentle presence when […]

Tina Fields, Ph.D

Dr. Fields is Professor Emeritx of Ecopsychology at Naropa, International Ecopsychology Society’s USA representative, and a practicing Druid who lived and taught fully outdoors for nearly five years. She brings extensive experience in eco-spiritual guidance, including wilderness rites-of-passage, Shinrin-yoku, mindfulness, psychedelics, myth, song and contradance, labyrinth walks, and Council practice. Through a combination of reverence […]

Program Details

Dates: September 18–21, 2025

Tuition: Tuition $400 + 3 nights lodging
Faculty:

Shea Armstrong, M.A

Tina Fields, Ph.D

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All participants must check in at our Guest Services Cabin. Check-in takes place from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm on your program start date.
(After hours guests will have a packet next to the door).

Your program begins with orientation, followed by dinner. Please see your retreat's registration page for information about the program content, scheduling, and any other details about the program.

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