Welcome to the camping trip you didn’t know you needed in your life.
In honor of Earth Day, we’re bringing it back to basics with a good ol’ fashion camping trip except with smudging, journaling, foraging y mucho mas. This is grounding at its finest. Join us.
Plus…
The REI Co-op is sponsoring this camping trip!
Level: (Beginner) This is a perfect camping trip for beginners as we'll be on a campground, (thank you, Oakland Valley Campground!) as we’ll have access to electricity, running water on the campsites and bathrooms are within walking distance. The campground is about a 2-hour drive from NYC and is right by a river where you’ll hear the water running the whole time, it’s so peaceful. Mira:
Be sure to pack your crystals so you can charge them by the river. With the 4 campsites all to ourselves, this will be more than enough space for us.
And, what’s more…
Herbalist Roxana Marroquin of Agua de Jade Apothecary will be leading our plant identification & foraging session and herbal medicine-making workshop. So pack an herb/plant you’ve connected with!
Plants expected to find on this camping trip: Chickweed, cleavers, mullein, violets, dandelion, nettles, mugwort, red clover, plantain leaf. We’ll be going in on their medicinal properties and the different ways to use them.
Friday
2 pm-3 pm: Opening circle/Setting intention for New Moon together
3 pm-4 pm: Prepping dinner/grill
4 pm-6 pm: Setting up campsite and tents together
6 pm-7 pm: Making dinner together/Getting fire ready
7 pm-9 pm: Sunset: Fireside dinner and wine by the river with musica
10 pm-12 am: Despojo session: Nighttime tea & lucid dream herbs (mugwort, chamomile, skullcap, rosemary, damiana, lavender) & dancing around the fire
Saturday
8 am-10 am: Grounding Meditation & Intuition Journaling then breakfast
10:30am-1:30pm: Plant Identification & Foraging Session led by Roxana Marroquin. Bring an offering: tobacco, sage, crystal or hand-made object for la madrecita tierra. We’ll review the ethical practices for wildcrafting as well.
2 pm-4 pm: Decompress, get ready, & charge crystals by the river
4-5:30 pm: Forage journaling & making apple cider infusions with foraged plants
6 pm-9 pm: Dinner: Making a sancocho together (con arroz!)
10 pm-12 am: Sharing circle: Lunar tea & moon herbs (lemon balm, mugwort, chickweed, white willow), stargazing and storytelling time by the fuego on the power of connecting to plants, earth stewardship, healing in community, y mas
Sunday
8am-10am: Grounding meditation by the river, breakfast, & closing circle with Nourishing Tea infusions (nettles, oat straw, hibiscus, tulsi, rose) by Roxana Marroquin
10am-12pm: Pack up campsite/Check out
Important updates: Because Covid-19, by investing in this experience, you are agreeing to:
Agreeing to not participate in any medium to high risk activities the week prior to the retreat
Affirming that you’re in good health with proof of negative Covid test taken 3 days prior to the retreat
Laying low the day of and after of your Covid exam so that your negative results are valid when the retreat comes around
IMPORTANT NOTE: REFUNDS, EXCHANGES, AND TRANSFERS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU CAN MAKE IT BEFORE INVESTING IN THIS CAMPING TRIP. THE LOCATION OF THE HIKE MAY ALSO CHANGE, DEPENDING ON WEATHER. BUT THE HIKE WILL BE EASY TO MODERATE.
