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20/03/2026

Some thoughts for the Vernal Equinox; Hope for Creation Event in June -

Today, Friday, at roughly 9:46 CT, we mark the Vernal Equinox. Astronomically speaking, this is the time at which Earth transits the celestial equator, a point in our perennial planetary path where our polar axis is perpendicular to the sun's rays. What that means for us on the ground is that day an...

21/12/2025

Surrendering to the Dark; Primitive Fire Workshop in January -

Years ago I came down with a case of pneumonia. Well, it was called “walking pneumonia,” so I figured I shouldn’t let it keep me down. So I decided, true to form, to go about my life with minimal change to my commitments. For close to a month I regularly erupted in wall-shaking coughing fits, ...

15/10/2025

Conservation and Conversation event this Saturday! Sign up now! -

There are countless ways to offer our hearts to what we love. This Saturday we will be gathering to give acts of service honoring our relationship to this earth that sustains us and provides an ever flowing abundance of life, beauty and inspiration.

27/09/2025

Letting Your Care Catch Fire & Conservation Volunteering -

I recently killed a fire before it got a chance to catch hold. One of my favorite nature connection practices is primitive fire using a bow drill. The practice entails generating friction between two pieces of wood to get a glowing coal. You then transfer the coal to ignite a nest of combustible mat...

16/09/2025

The Impulse to Love - promoting conservation, community and reciprocity -

“Action on behalf of life transforms. Because the relationship between self and the world is reciprocal, it is not a question of first getting enlightened or saved and then acting. As we work to heal the earth, the earth heals us.”

18/08/2025

Guidance for Dark Times; Early Bird Discount ends Friday for Men's Nature Retreat - https://mailchi.mp/c49091d737bc/wild-inner-stillness-a-mens-retreat-for-dads-of-all-ages-17469659

Wild Inner Stillness Men's Retreat: Finding our way through dark & difficult times A weekend to gather, get real and discover what matters most in living an authentic, connected and meaningful life.   Take time for yourselfIn our fast paced modern world, the demands for our time and attention are m...

13/08/2025

Listening, pondering and sharing our way out of exile; Wild Inner Stillness retreat in September - https://mailchi.mp/6a74ce399910/wild-inner-stillness-a-mens-retreat-for-dads-of-all-ages-17469573

02/08/2025

The Peace of Wild Things - Finding refuge in frightening times; Wild Inner Stillness retreat in September - https://mailchi.mp/18b5c30d2d46/wild-inner-stillness-a-mens-retreat-for-dads-of-all-ages-17469444

30/07/2025

If you are seeking wisdom for living deeply in the second half of life, this program offers great value. I participated last year and in so doing returned with a clarified sense of direction and purpose.

Jul252025BlogHolistic HealthPerhaps Prairiewoods’ greatest teacher is the venerated Grandmother Oak. Thousands are drawn to her majestic presence every year, and most come away moved, even changed. As an arbor elder three centuries old, Grandmother Oak has much to teach us. All we have to do is li...

23/07/2025

The Fire is in the Wood & Fall Men's Retreat - - https://mailchi.mp/61a353ec1c59/wild-inner-stillness-a-mens-retreat-for-dads-of-all-ages-17469281

17/07/2025

Gifts of Authenticity & Men's Retreat Save the Date - 9/12/25 - https://mailchi.mp/a577cdf79a39/wild-inner-stillness-a-mens-retreat-for-dads-of-all-ages-17469190