You got to root down to rise up strong!
Join us at Turtle Earth Botanical Sanctuary
Courtois, MO
@ the headwaters of the Courtois Creek for a gathering of Up Lift
Preregister by phone or email
573-244-5315
DURING THIS RETREAT, YOU'LL BE GUIDED IN:
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yoga and qi-gong practices to connect with your body
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meditations to quiet your mind and heal your emotions
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neurographic art experience to access your dreams and intuition
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nourishing food that feeds your body and soul
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hands on projects to connect with your joy
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learn what herbs are best to sustain your continued health
meet your presenters
Colleen Rabbitt Smith, Master Herbalist
Erica Randolph, MA LPC Intuitive guide
Oak Smith, Artist
Jamie Zane Smith, Ceramic Artist
Ethel Hickey, Artist, Botanist & Country Sage
Nancy Herold, RN, Sacred Fire Farms
Beth, Musician/Macrame Artist
Steph Plant, Soulful Songbird
Crystal Stevens, Master Herbalist
Meet Colleen
Colleen, is a community herbalist, horticulturist, mother and land steward rooted in her Ozark homeland. She is steeped in plant lore and how to use herbs for health and healing.
Colleen lives at the headwaters of The Courtois Creek with her family on ancestral land. Her mission is to connect people to their plant allies through workshops, plant walk, music, mentorships and private consultation. She studied herbalism in Silver City, New Mexico. Colleen cherishes her growing community of abundant love!
She wishes all who attend this event to walk away renewed and charged!
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Meet Erica
an intuitive guide and licensed trauma therapist. I’m thrilled to present at the Rise Up Rooted Retreat. This will be a hands on, experiential workshop designed to help you connect more deeply with your emotional integrity by using meditation and other proven tools.
You'll develop a deeper relationship with your emotions by activating Radical Self Love to increase self acceptance.
You'll experience effective techniques to ground back into your body, to root down and connect with your primal core.
These techniques increase your sense of connecting with your personal inner wisdom and are tools you can use forever and in the later workshops, such as the Neurographic Art experience, yoga, and while nourishing your body with healthy, sumptuous foods and herbs.
Please check out more of what I do on my website, ericarandolph.com.
If you would like to schedule a counseling or tarot session with me while I’m in Missouri, please reach out at at ericarandolph.com/book
Meet Oak
I am a young artist from the Ozarks. With my art I create multimedia illustrations and paintings. I love taking inspiration from plants and animals, and whimsy. Whether I am making art, playing music, or being active I love to be in the outdoors.
Oak is a rising artist who excels at finding the right medium to express her heart and soul. She inspires us to look deep within to express what has heart and soul through images and multimedia art techniques.
Meet Jamie
Jamie is a a tribal descendant of the Wyandot Nation of Kansas, looks to his Native American roots for artistic inspiration. He is an experienced facilitator of qi gong practice. Jamie delves into our common physical reality through ceramics and movement to release what is emotionally stuck through gentle movements designed to connect you to your inner strength.
Meet Ethel
Come join me in creating a personal container from nature's gourd
assortment. Decorate from a variety of media sparking your imagination.
Fill it with your special life's 'Rooted' experiences.
You may choose a quick decorative design or weave time at my table throughout the day -
some things need to dry between applications. This will be a great time
to share thoughts & ideas with an old sage and your fellow participants
as we work on our projects.
Bring your covid masks because gourd interiors often contain mold spores
released When we sand for a smooth surface. Being outside will help
mold dissipate quickly but you'll still need protection at that stage of
decorating.
Meet Nancy
Nancy Herold has a rich background in healthcare and holistic wellness having held an active license for more than four decades as an RN. Early on in her career she began to explore alternative healing practices such as energy work, Reiki, and homeopathy.
Upon relocating to Missouri and hear family's homestead more than 10 years ago to assist her Mom with some health challenges, Nancy found herself in a community of skilled and forthcoming herbalists who expanded her knowledge in yet another direction. She now does wellness coaching utilizing her knowledge of traditional allopathic medicine and botanical remedies to help people make the best choices for their wellness.
Her farm and herbal school, known as Sacred Fire Farms Herbal Education Center located in Bourbon MO, hosts classes year round. You can find out more about their programming at www.sacredfireliving.com
Meet Beth
Musician/macrame artist...Beth resides in beautiful Courtois Township with the Meremac River right in her back yard. Inspired by her ancient and glorious surroundings including forest, bluffs, and caves and the power and gentleness of the river, Beth embarks on a meditative process of tying each knot with pure light, all her ove, and infinite good vibrations so that each wearer is blessed with joy and inspiration. Each piece is intended to foster these things. Beth hopes to wrap her love and kindness around all her fellow humans hoping to knot together new friendships both in her art and with her music. One Love!
Meet Steph
Steph Plant is a soulful songbird based out of Alton, Illinois. Her song circles invite play and creative expression as voices braid and hearts connect in shared vibration and healing frequencies.
Meet Crystal
Author at New Society Publishers, Founder at Flourish Farmstead and Columnist at The Healthy Planet Magazine
Studied Bachelor of Science in Integrative Health Sciences with Herbal Medicine Specialization Track at American College of Healthcare Sciences
Crystal is an exciting voice in the field of herbalism and sustainable living.
Rise Up Rooted
Schedule of Events
Saturday:
9am-10am registration & refreshments
10:15 open circle
10:30am Qi Gong with Jamie
11am - 12:30 pm meditation Elements of being Rooted in Radical Self Love with Erica
1pm - Picnic & creek time (pack a lunch)- hiking, journaling
2pm - Neurographic Art with Oak Smith
3:30pm - Gourd crafting art with Ethel
4:30pm Building with Cob with Jamie Zane Smith
6pm May Pole Celebration
6:30pm Dinner Feast
Followed by fire circle, music and dance!
Sunday:
6am Sunrise Yoga
9am - coffee, tea Breakfast Jam Bar
10:15am - Plant walk with Colleen
11:30 - 12:45 Lunch picnic and creek time
1pm - Meramec Valley Herb guild presents First Aid with Herbs with Nancy Herold RN Herbalist
3pm Closing Circle
Bring yoga mat, water bottle, notebook, Hiking/swim gear, lunch, chair
Your Questions Answered
What If I don’t have any experience?
This retreat is useful to those who have no experience in art, music or herbalism. It is an opportunity to either begin your nature-based healing journey or to go deeper into the study of our plant and emotional worlds. Everyone is welcome at any stage of their unique journey.
What do I need to bring with me
Bring your yoga mat, water bottle, notebook, Hiking/swim gear, lunch, chair. Any other questions, please feel free to email or call the number above.
What will I experience at this retreat?
This is a small and intimate gathering that focuses on your individual process. You'll be gently supported through techniques from meditation, qi gong, yoga, and art to go deeper into self actualization supported by learning about herbal healing modalities.
We'll gather in the morning for coffee/tea, to get to know each other. Then you'll be guided yoga or qi gong. Next we'll sit in a guided meditation followed by a workshop on being grounded in our emotional integrity and spirituality.
Then we'll break to have lunch and time to journal, hike, or visit.
The afternoon will focus on using art to develop our personal expression of what we are dealing with emotionally and spiritually through neurographic art experience and fashioning gourds.
We'll get back together Sunday morning for coffee/tea and reconnecting with each other followed by yoga and/or qi gong. Next we'll spend some time visioning what it means to Rise Up Rooted based on workshop the day before on being grounded in our emotional integrity.
We'll break to have lunch with time to journal, hike, or visit.
The afternoon will be based in the herbal guild meeting to learn about herbs, local plants, and healing modalities you can use for physical health.
We'll finish with a cob mud experience, dancing in the mud to create new structures for your life.
What happens after this retreat?
You are encouraged to continue your personal journey of growth and health. with tools you'll have learned from body based awarenesses such as qi gong and yoga, tools from spiritual practices such as meditation and self reflection, tools from creative arts expressions, and tools from herbs and the plants that support our existence on this amazing and fantastic earth. If you desire, you can continue learning from any of the presenters. Reach out to them individually through the links on this page, or in person at the retreat.
Why are we offering this retreat?
All of us presenting are committed to learning and growing in our shared human experience of living on this beautiful green earth. We value emotional and spiritual growth, we value taking care of the earth and being in a nature based relationship with our bodies, minds, hearts and souls. We want to share what we have learned with you in the fervent desire to promote peace, love, and healing within community. We share in this world with you and believe that it is important to support each other, encouraging each other to be the best version of our individual self.
Final thoughts
We offer this retreat as a love offering to our community. You are part of our shared community that strives to live in integrity, being conscientious of our environment and supporting what is best in and for each of us and the beautiful ball we call earth. Join us to celebrate the natural wonders that are all around us.
WHO IS THIS RETREAT FOR?
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Individuals who value natural healing and being in nature
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herbalists who desire to increase their connection to the plant world
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heart centered persons who delve deeply into what has soul and meaning
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Nature lovers who want to connect with their personal relationship with the land
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spiritual seekers on a path of integrity and conscientious growth
WHO IS THIS RETREAT NOT FOR?
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people who don't value a deeper connection to nature and what has heart and soul
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someone who is not open to being challenged to grow and find their highest self expression
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someone who doesn't tread lightly upon our shared ecological earth
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