Join us as we come together to build on our inner strength and awaken our power as the source of all life in the universe.

• Sharing Circles
• Workshops and Classes
• Connection with Nature
• Exercises to build bonds
• More to come!

Stay tuned for details!

Co-Host Alayne Chauncy

• Mother
• Manager of the Ecovillage Hostel
• Board member for The Farm Community 2007 -2010
• Herbalist and healer

Alayne has lived on The Farm since 2001 when she came to give birth to her daughter.  She feels that it was the best choice her daughter has ever made for the family. 

Working at the Ecovillage Training Center (www.thefarm.org/etc) has opened up a world of opportunities in Natural building and sustainable living for Alayne and her husband Jaysun.  Learning the different modalities of building has inspired them to build their own home with cordwood and straw clay slip on The Farm.  It is a feature during the tours. 

Alayne is currently enrolled with The East West School of Herbology www.planetherbs.com  This professional course is furthering her knowledge and work with herbs.  Alayne will be leading a talk on herbal healing and concocting.  Samples of her own teas and salves may be available.

Co-Host Kathleen Rosemary

• Co-founder of The Farm community 1971
• Mother of 3 grown children, all born at home
• Left the accounting/management profession to help people get their bodies and energy in balance
• Licensed Massage Therapist since 1999
• 20 years of study, practice of energy therapies, including Healing Touch, Reiki, Qi Gong
• Taught Healing Touch to nurses and massage therapists for 8 years around the U.S. and abroad
• Welcomes guests for revitalizing retreats at her guest house on The Farm

Introduction to Healing with Energy
Energy healing or energy therapy is a non-invasive way to help ourselves and others regain a sense of inner balance and harmony, thus allowing the body to more readily heal itself. Kathleen calls it "prayer in motion," as we can express our caring through touch and simple Presence in someone's energy system.

Kathleen will present basic concepts and then give participants practice opportunities to experience their own and other's energy fields and chakras. We will do centering, grounding, attuning, assessment, and treatments.

Kathleen O'Connor, MA - Shamanic Perspectives

Farm member Kathleen O'Connor has spent the last two decades studying the intersection of mind, body and spirit. By guiding others to the non-ordinary experience of self-exploration and introspection, she seeks to empower a richer dynamic of joy and love that can be recognized and embraced by all.

Kathleen hosts a variety of workshops:

Discovering the Sacred Self: Sneaking past ego gates to discover who we are under who we think we are supposed to be.

Shamanic Healing Drumming: Ways to attach ourselves to Earth's healing and Sun's boost to reclaim soul bits and pieces lost along your path...and more. I am thrilled to have her participation in our upcoming weekend.

Susan Skinner - Plant Spirit Medicine and the Huichol Tradition

A member of The Farm Community for nearly 40 years, Susan Skinner is both a leader and a teacher. A practicing Plant Spirit Medicine healer, for the past decade Susan has been traveling to Mexico to receive advanced training in the Huichol and Nahuatl traditions.

The Huichols are a Native American tribe who have preserved their shamanic skills and knowledge. Susan is a founder of the Sacred Fire Foundation, a movement that builds community through monthly gatherings to celebrate the sacred energy of the fire circle.

Saturday afternoon Susan will lead a workshop that introduces you to some of the things she has learned through her years of study in these ancient traditions. Saturday evening we'll gather with her around the community fire circle and be together in this sacred space.