Tai Guey Taíno Woods Sanctuary Community,

As we transition into the fall, we take a sacred pause to honor all that has grown and withered — and to prepare for what wishes to root deeper. This is a time of reflection, ceremony, and community strengthening.

🔥 Honoring Our Kitchen Fire Supporters, Fire Keepers, Nature Quest Fast Seekers, Supporters and Family

A huge shout-out and heartfelt thank you to the dedicated Kitchen Mom and Dads, Fire Keepers and the two brave men – Brent and Jesse, who completed their 2nd year—four-day Nature Quest Fast. We uplift the names of Janiris, Jessenia, Somaliah, Milagros, Michael, Eriqua, Denzel, Jessquan, and the children — Macai, Kingsley, and Ayaliah — for their sacred support, songs, and presence. Your commitment keeps the fire alive. Hahom — may health, wealth, and alignment be returned unto you Han Han (let it be so).

🍂 Fall Equinox Prayer: A Time of Transformation

📅 September 20th | 🕘 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM

Guided by Taíno elder Behike Miguel Sague, we gather to honor Yoka Hu’s descent and the shift toward introspection. This day includes sacred dances, prayer, purification lodge, and communal offerings of food.

• 🌾 Sacred dances: Cibucan Dance, Boa Constrictor Dance, Anointing of Men
• 🔥 Purification Lodge
• 🥘 Community Potluck

🎟️ Pre-registration and donation required.
👕 Please wear ceremonial naguas and bring sacred food or offerings.
📩 Visit tainowoods.com to register.

This equinox marks the ceremonial return of Yoka Hu to the womb of Atabeyra, beginning his underworld journey and planting seeds for rebirth. Let us walk this path with reverence and gratitude for the teachings of death, rest, and renewal.

🙌🏾 Kundalini Yoga + Sound Journey

🗓️ September 27th | 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM

💫 Investment: $33

🧘 Bring Yoga Mat

📍 Location Taino Woods Sanctuary    

Awaken your inner energy and reconnect with your true self through the sacred and transformative practice of Kundalini Yoga, often called the Yoga of Awareness.

This powerful 3-hour experience blends:

✨ Breathwork (Pranayama)

✨ Dynamic Movement & Kriya

✨ Mantra & Meditation

✨ Mudra (hand gestures)

These ancient tools work together to balance your body, elevate your spirit, and expand your consciousness.

We’ll close with a deeply restorative Sound Journey, allowing the healing vibrations of gongs, crystal singing bowls, and chimes to wash over you—integrating the practice on a cellular level.

🌟 Benefits of this experience include:

    •    Reduced stress & anxiety

    •    Strengthened nervous and immune systems

    •    Enhanced clarity, focus, and creativity

    •    Emotional balance and resilience

    •    A deeper connection to Self and Spirit

🧘‍♀️ All levels welcome—no previous yoga or meditation experience needed.

Wear comfortable clothing, bring water, and arrive with an open heart and a willingness to explore your inner landscape.

🌞🕉️ Join us to awaken, align, and ignite the light within. Visit tainowoods.com to register.

🙌 Volunteer Appreciation Celebration – October 4th

📅 Saturday, October 4th | 🕛 Starts at Noon – 10 PM | 🏕️ Overnight available

All land stewards, board members, apprentices, and community volunteers are warmly invited to a day of joy, storytelling, music, and reflection. Bring your voice, your drum, and your dancing feet.

• 🎤 Open Mic & Spoken Word
• 🔥 Fire Circle & Drum
• 🍲 Shared Meal
• 🕺🏽 Dance, Laughter & Good Medicine
• 🥗Pot Luck 

Want to share on the mic? Email: events@tainowoods.com
Han Han Katu. Seneko Kakona. You are the rhythm of this sanctuary.

🌸 Ceremony Blessings & Birthday Joy 🌸

A heartfelt Seneko Kakona to the winner of a free ceremony due to being a paid member – Tay, Vanessa, and Veronica for co-creating a powerful and beautiful ceremony with us last week💛. Each one walked away with exactly what their spirit called in — clarity, healing, and alignment. We see you. We honor your courage. The fire remembers.

And a special birthday shout-out to our beloved Co-founder Jesse Akuniel! 🎉
Your presence, strength, and dedication to this path blesses us all. May this new solar cycle bring you continued vision, laughter, and abundance. We love you! 

🫶 October 18th: Roots & Radiance: A One-Day Children’s Nature Retreat

Ages 7–12 | Saturday | 9:00 AM–7:30 PM
A nature-based retreat to reconnect children with Atabeyra (Mother Earth), their bodies, and their inner light. Includes nature walks, mindfulness, yoga, storytelling, art, nourishing meals, and songs by the fire. Deadline to register by 10/18/2025.
📧 Register Here
Parents are welcome to stay or return for closing campfire & s’mores!

💪 Volunteer Weekends: Preparing for Winter

As the cold approaches, we need many hands to close the land and put away tents, split and stack firewood for the winter lodges. Without your support, we cannot hold our winter ceremonies and prepare for spring.

• 🪓 October 26
• 🪓 November 8

Sign up now to help keep the sacred fires burning!

🌱 Become a Member. Plant a Prayer.

If you are not yet a paid member, now is the time. Just $10 a month helps us sustain the sanctuary – the land, and offer free to low-cost ceremonies to  co-create more healing spaces.

As a member, you will receive special access to our private Plant Medicine Chat where we are currently organizing:

• 🍄 9/26 Plant Ceremony (interest-based)
• 🕯️ 11/1 Día de los Muertos early morning sweat followed by Niños Ceremony

Steps to join:

1. 💠 Become a paid member at tainowoods.com/subscribe
2. 🔐 Log in and request access to the Plant Medicine Chat
3. 🪶 Post your interest in the upcoming ceremonies

If you are called to lead or co-host ceremony with us, we welcome your vision. Reach out — this is a living altar, co-created with you.

🌀 Would you share this letter with someone you love?

Forward this to one friend, one neighbor, one relative. That one spark may ignite a path of healing. We grow not through algorithms but through sacred kinship. Community is wellness. Thank you for walking with us.

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Until we meet again, walk gently.
Keep your word like a sacred bundle.
And know we are praying with you.

With all relations,
🌿 Taíno Woods Sanctuary
Home of fire, song, and rooted community