Rosh Hashanah Blessing with Robin Rose Bennett

Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the Jewish New year is based in the lunar calendar, and the first of the two nights falls on Friday’s New Moon. This year it is also nearly conjunct with Earth’s holy day of Autumn Equinox and that is especially auspicious as it relates to our green nations gathering. All are invited to join in tonight’s Rosh Hashanah blessing ritual. We will invoke new beginnings in a ritual that is specific to Jewish tradition and also universal. We will celebrate the joining of immanent and transcendent Spirit, female and male, and call on our own power of choice as we consciously create an intention for the New Year to be sweet and abundant with blessings.

Robin Rose Bennett is a green woman, a universal Earth woman from a Jewish family background who celebrates all traditions and holy days with love and reverence.

Friday Evening

Storytelling: Weeds, Woodslore and Wildwoods Wisdom with Doug Elliott

Stories, Songs & Lore Celebrating Healing Herbs & the Natural World

Saturday & Sunday Morning Yoga with Arti Ross Kelso, LMT

Begin the day with a conscious honoring of the body and spirit. This will be a guided, all levels yoga class including pranayama (breathing exercises), asanas (postures) and exploring sensation, and energy through our bodies. All are welcome.

Arti Ross Kelso LMT, is a seasoned educator with a great love for experiential and empowered learning. She has been practicing yoga and hands on healing arts since 1979. She is currently Dean of the Kripalu School of Massage , a visionary mother of two, as well as a household herbalist and family advocate.

Saturday Afternoon Demonstrations

Traditional Mohawk Basket Weaving
Join Cecelia Mitchell and Sheila Ransom as they demonstrate how to weave a basket with native plant materials.

The Botany of Herbs with Patricia Rudolph

Learn the scientific names and family connections of the weeds and herbs you know so well. Discuss what distinguishes one plant from another and why you need to know. We will explore the basics of plant identification, using plants and hand lenses for an upclose look at stems, leaves and flowers. We'll also learn to use a plant key and talk about the importance of drawing what you see. Handouts and reference materials will be available.

Patricia A. Rudolph is a therapeutic herbalist offering consultations and classes to her community and others in central NJ through Lady's Mantle Herbs which she co-founded in 1995. She has over 19 years of experiences with herbs and wild weeds, a deep love of gardening and the earth, a background in botany, feminist and environmental causes and passions for aromatherapy, womyn's spirituality and the green world in all of its manifestations.

Herbal Preparations with Jackie Wooden

Making medicines can be safe and fun. Here we will discuss herbal medicine making including infusions, decoctions, oils, salves, and basic tincture making. You will learn what you need and different ways you can administer these delights crafted by your own hands.

Jackie Wooden has been studying many different avenues of healing over the past nine years while living in the Pacific northwest. Some of her training includes study with herbalist, Cascade Anderson-Geller and Dr. Deborah Frances,N.D. She has attended several herbal symposiums in the west and completed an apprenticeship program given in Williams, OR at the Herb Pharm, an 85 acre organic farm focusing on hands on cultivation and use of medicinal herbs. Her passions include hiking through the woods, learning from children, and collecting stories in hopes of honoring those healing traditions that feed her.

Saturday Afternoon - Ceremonial Sweat Lodge with Mark Carlin

Since the beginning of time people across the globe have engaged in some form of sweating for physical and spiritual balancing. This lodge does not follow any particular tradition but is an honoring of all of our ancestors who have offered their prayers over the millennia. This lodge is an opportunity to enter the “womb of the earth” to give of yourself and offer prayers for the health of the planet and all its beings.

Bring a towel (not from your room but one you have brought) and wear a light garment. Please do not eat before going in the lodge. Food will be available after the lodge. Drink plenty of water all day long prior to the lodge.

Mark Carlin was first initiated as a New Warrior with the Mankind Project in 1993 and has since participated on the staff of many trainings. He has vision quested and supported traditional practices on the Rosebud in South Dakota. After moving from his lifetime home of Minnesota he is now an active partner at Partner Earth Education Center in southern Vermont and a ceremonial leader for his community.

Saturday Evening

Equinox Ceremony

Saturday Evening Hootenanny with Mark Kelso

Mark Kelso is an accomplished musician having produced 20 recordings.
He specializes in creating a unique blend of heartfelt tunes for healing on all levels and spontaneous music making.

Emporium Tables are available. Cost $150 plus conference registration and meals.
Contact info@greennations.org to reserve your table.

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