June Workshops + Plant Walks

Plant ecology, herbalism, community, and writing all invite us to feel centered and happy in our bodies and minds because these practices help us relate to the earth itself – our larger body. Join writer Sarah Kokernot to observe and connect with the living world while it's in a cycle of renewal and growth, and write love letters in honor of this unfurling process.

Engage in a Forest Bathing Immersion and discussion on integrating nature-based solutions into the healthcare system with Jess Rodriguez.

In the first session, particpants will engage in a forest bathing immersion, which is a practice of presence inviting participants to tune into their senses through the natural world. Through guided prompts, participants will have the opportunity to truly slow down and deepen their connection to nature. At the second session, Jess will introduce participants to the practice of forest bathing, health equity, understanding the benefits of nature with our health, and learn about a real world example of nature based practices being integrated into nontraditional healthcare systems.

LeRoy Gordon invites you to an inclusive Men's Healing Circle, where together we'll explore what it means to leverage our masculinity to be in reciprocity with the land rather than dominion over it. This session will start with grounding via yin-style yoga and group reiki, followed by conversational healing exercises that help drive emotional intelligence, community, and mind-body connection. Please bring your own yoga mat, or reach out to Greenspell in advance of the event if you don't have one.

This is a trans-inclusive event, open to all gender expressions that identify with masculinity and/or maleness.

Make your own flower essence with herbalist, krisi anthemum. Much like people have their own personalities and temperaments, plants, too, have distinct energetic profiles. Flower essences are the perfect vehicle for capturing those energies and leveraging them for healing - they tap into the spiritual realm, helping to heal our emotional or ethereal selves.

Join herbalist krisi anthemum for a meditative plant walk where we’ll choose plant allies and learn what it means to tap into a plant’s energetics. Participants will sample and learn the profiles of various flower essences before each crafting our own 2 oz flower essence blend to take home for personal use.

Join in for an evening of suminagashi, the art of meditative marbling, at Greenspell with artist, writer and Odette Press founder, Kelly Odette Laughlin and explore this tranquil, inspiring, nature-infused process. Suminagashi is the ancient Japanese art of "floating ink" or "spilled ink" and in this workshop, you'll learn how to float colorful pigments on the surface of water and make a collection of marbled paper designs.