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In keeping with the overall rejuvenation of the Institute, learning and care for the earth is now being lifted up as its own distinctive program area.. Ayurveda Summer Salads Cary Peterson is the coordinator for a wide variety of classes with gifted teachers on and about the Chinook Lands. A blog has been set up with a full listing of these classes. Please contact her for more information about the classes, and ways to get involved on the land at: http://learningfromtheland.wordpress.com.
A Healing Retreat Monday A retreat day to honor and support the journey of those who are living with a cancer diagnosis. This will be a day to release, replenish, and renew through experiencing the beauty and healing power of the natural world. Fee: $45 Includes lunch Garden Tour and Lunch SATURDAY Whidbey Institute Invites 200 Garden Tour ticket holders to the Chinook land and gardens for a delicious $15 lunch prepared by our chef, Brian Boyd. Reservations for lunch required. (All welcome to visit the gardens and land, even if you're not coming for lunch! ) Whidbey Island Garden Tour First
Mondays at the Whidbey Institute at Chinook:
Seasons of the Spirit With Cathy Whitmire, Rabbi Zari Weiss, Annette Andrews-Lux and Dianne Shiner First Monday of each Month (see calendar for theme
and details) Appointments for spiritual direction will be available
when you register. Lunch, art supplies, and a private room for
solitude and rest will be provided. You may also wish to stay
overnight Sunday and/or Monday on a freewill offering basis for
the room. Rabbi Zari Weiss serves as a rabbi, teacher and a spiritual companion. As a spiritual companion, she guides people in their efforts to explore and deepen their relationship with G-d, their prayer life and their spiritual practice. Annette Andrews-Lux offers spiritual guidance during
First Mondays. Her spiritual formation and training are rooted
in Catholic Christianity, enriched with significant learnings
from ecumenical and inter-faith experience and dialogue. She is
currently a lay pastoral associate at Trinity Lutheran Church
in Freeland, and a program assistant at the Whidbey Institute. Forest Day Camp Two 1-week camps for children ages 7-11 JULY 13-17 AND AUGUST 3-7 Leadership: KATHRYN O'BRIEN & ERIC CONN CAMP 1: Adventure through our local forest eco-system! Primitive fire making and cooking, shelter construction, survival and wilderness skills, crafts, stories, games and more! Fee: $215 CAMP 2: Specially tailored for children who have attended Forest Day Camp I and are ready to expand their skills! Fee: $200
Tribute to a Great Soul: A Circle of Friends Come Together to Share and Celebrate the Late Vi Hilbert Tuesday A reverent and exciting, creative event featuring story, music, art and sweet remembrances. Special guests will be singer/musician Marilyn Strong, author/storyteller Laura Simms, storyteller Rebecca Chamberlain, artist/author Jerry Wennstrom and many others!
Grandparents & Children Nature Day Camp for children ages 2-6 August 10-14 MULLY MULLALLY, founding director of the South Whidbey
Children's Center & DO KIRK, early childhood educator. Fee: $120 (for one elder and one child) POWERS
OF LEADERSHIP
Meeting the Challenges of the New Commons A Distinctive Seasonal Leadership Retreat Cycle led by Craig Fleck and Stephanie Ryan with Diana Gale, Kurt Hoelting, Larry Daloz & Sharon Parks 2009-2010 Cycle All retreats are THURSDAY evening through SATURDAY
afternoon. Integral Spirit
A Journey of real Hope and Faith in these Demanding Times With Fritz Hull, Whidbey Institute Founding Director Story House in the forest at Whidbey Institute at Chinook Four Saturday mornings: This short course invites us to work with personal spiritual life in the contest of the Universe/Earth story, the growing interfaith movement and the environmental imperative. Provocative and inspiring, the course includes presentation, reflective discussion, integrative assignments…and always an affirming spirit. Fee: $100 |