Winter Virtual Sanctuary Series Presents:

• Topic: Grow Your Own Mushrooms
• Date: February 17, 2026
• Time: 7:00–8:30 PM (Virtual)
• The Teaching: Learn the essentials of mycology and the life cycle of fungi. We will cover how to grow Shiitake on logs, and Oysters & Winecaps on wood chips, focusing on successful cultivation and the powerful benefits of these living beings.
• Action: Register Today! Become a paid member to enjoy this offering in the Gatherings section of Tainowoods.com.

About the Instructor: Michael Del Rio (Naya/Elle/They) is a farmer, teacher, and lifelong student of Atabey, passionate about the powerful, supportive relationships fungi hold with the Earth.

This ceremony is only possible through community support. Our Behike Miguel Sagué, travels 12 hours to get to us and if we do not reach our minimum registration by March 7, 2026, we will need to cancel this gathering.
📅 Date: March 14, 2026
🕘 Time:

• 9:00 AM – Arrival and check-in
• 10:00 AM – Ceremony begins with opening directions
• Cibucan Dance – Women weave together ropes suspended from a tree branch
• Boa Constrictor Dance – Women march in a line, holding onto the rope effigy of a snake
• Anointing of Men – Closing ritual before fire lighting
• 12:00 PM – Fire 🔥 lighting commences, followed by Guanara Lodge and Expression
• 7:00 PM – Community clean-up
• 8:00 PM – Wrap-up

🏞 Location: Taino Woods Sanctuary

Celebrate the Spring Equinox and the rebirth of Yokahu, a day of Taíno teachings and ceremony led by our Taino elder Behike Miguel Sague. This profound gathering will guide us in prayer, reflection, and reconnection with the Land, the Spirit, and one another as we honor the cycles of renewal and balance.

🌿 Ceremony Details:

🌸 Dress for Ceremony and Lodge:

Participants are encouraged to wear their naguas (traditional white ceremonial attire) or simply white clothes for the Taíno teachings and ceremony led by Miguel Sague. Additionally, please bring separate modest attire for the Purification Lodge.

To learn more about the significance of purification lodges, please visit our Guanara Lodge Protocol.

🌽 Sacred Offerings for the Ceremony:

We invite participants to bring any of the four sacred Taino foods:

• Green squash
• Black beans
• Cassava
• Yellow corn

Additionally, bringing cornmeal for the Taino Lodge or the traditional honorable gift of tobacco for our Behike and/or land stewards is encouraged. These sacred items amplify our prayers and intentions.

🥘 Potluck Community Meal:

Following the ceremony, we will share a communal potluck meal. Participants are invited to bring a prepared dish to contribute. While potluck foods do not need to be from the four sacred Taino foods they can be, we encourage offerings that reflect your love and gratitude for the community.

🔹 Please bring your own drinking water and reusable water bottle to stay hydrated throughout the day.

🔥 Schedule Overview:

• 9:00 AM – Arrival and preparation (dress in layers for cold, wet weather)
• 10:00 AM – Opening directions and Sacred Dances:
• Cibucan Dance – Women weave together ropes hanging from a tree branch, symbolizing interconnectedness and the cycles of life
• Boa Constrictor Dance – Women march in a line, holding onto the rope effigy of a snake, representing movement and transformation
• Anointing of Men – A closing ritual before the fire lighting
• 12:00 PM – Fire lighting and Guanara Lodge ceremony begins
• 7:00 PM – Community clean-up
• 8:00 PM – Wrap-up and departure

🙏🏽 Donations for the Taíno Teachings Click Below:

• Day Pass: $75

If you feel called to give more and “pay it forward” for another community member in need, or if the suggested donation amount is a challenge, please email us at events@tainowoods.com to discuss alternative options.

🌿 Important Notes:

• To honor the Land and its readiness, any adjustments to the location or details of the Lodge will be communicated in advance. If necessary, the Purification Lodge may be hosted at the Upper Lodge we are at the mercy of weather.
• The clean-up and wrap-up times are not optional; participants should plan to engage in the 7:00 PM clean-up and leave the Land for the day by 8:00 PM, or when the ceremony leader closes the circle if overnights are needed coordinate that before arrival by emailing events@gmail.com

Let us come together to celebrate the sacred teachings of this Equinox, honoring the cycles of renewal that unite us all.

With love and gratitude,
🌿 Taino Woods Sanctuary

📅 Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026 (You may stay overnight) Walk straight to the back from parking lot.
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM Arrival | 10:00 AM Start | 6:00 PM Clean-Up | 7:00 PM Wrap-Up
🏞️ Location: Taino Woods Sanctuary

As we prepare for the new season, we invite you to join us in sacred Land Stewardship—tending to the spaces that hold us in ceremony, reflection, and community. This is a day of reciprocity, service, and connection with Atabeyra (Mother Earth), ensuring that the Land is ready to welcome all who seek healing and renewal in the months ahead.

Together, we will:

🌿 Prepare the Kitchen & Gathering Areas – Setting up the kitchen for the season, organizing supplies, and ensuring it is fully functional for upcoming gatherings.

🏕️ Set Up Communal Tents & Shelter Spaces – Assembling shaded areas and overnight accommodations for community use.

💧 Water Gathering & Storage Platform – Preparing and securing the water container platform for easy access during ceremonies and community events.

🔨 Shed Repairs & Structural Maintenance – Repairing the shed roof and the wood shed, ensuring these vital structures are strong and ready for the season.

🔥 Firewood & Ceremonial Preparation – Gathering and stacking firewood for purification lodges and other sacred fires.

What to Bring:

✔ Sturdy shoes or boots for outdoor work
✔ Work gloves (if you have them)
✔ Layers of clothing for shifting temperatures
✔ A reusable water bottle & enough drinking water for the day
✔ A packed lunch & snacks to sustain your energy “We will also provide a meal”
✔ An open heart & willingness to serve

🌿 Our Gift to You – A Love Exchange
As a token of gratitude, all stewards who participate in this Land Stewardship Day will receive an invitation to join us for an overnight stay or New Moon Purification Lodge Planting Seeds on April 18th, 2026, without a monetary donation.

Let’s come together in the spirit of service, gratitude, and unity as we honor and prepare this sacred space for the year ahead.

For any questions email events@tainowoods.com (its hard to reach us the day of ceremony)

In Calm-Unity and Reverence,
✨ Taino Woods Sanctuary

📅 Date: Saturday, April 18, 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM fire 🔥 lighting & ceremony begins | 7:00 PM clean-up | 8:00 PM wrap-up- NEXT DAY 4/19 we will have a Land Stewardship Day for those than can, please stay overnight to help us on Sunday until 5pm Hahom. TWS always needs wood, water, and supplies for our ceremonies.
🏞️ Location: Taino Woods Sanctuary, park and walk straight in following the paths

Join us for the New Moon Purification Lodge, This is a sacred space for remembering, releasing, and returning to ourselves. As we enter the womb of Atabeyra, we honor the divine feminine, the breath of Creation, and the wisdom carried by our ancestors. From this ceremony, we rise renewed — carrying new seeds of intention in our hearts. The New Moon calls us to lay down what no longer serves and to walk forward with clarity, humility, and purpose.

Our Love Exchange for Stewardship

Those who contributed their time and energy during our Land Stewardship Day on March 28th are welcome to join this lodge without a monetary donation for the teachings, as a gesture of our gratitude and appreciation🫶. For those that would like to steward the land you will have an opportunity to stay overnight after the lodge & assist tomorrow until 5pm preferably. Please bring your own tent or notify us if you need a communal tent. events@tainowoods.com

For all other participants, we kindly request a sliding scale donation to support the sanctuary’s maintenance and our ongoing ceremonies:

• $50, $75, or $100 for the teachings, and experience aho!

📩 Make your donation ahead of time here:

A Day on the Land

🌿 Preparation and Ceremony – Please arrive one hour before the fire 🔥 lighting to gather firewood, prepare blankets, and pray together as a community. This preparation marks the beginning of our ceremony and deepens our connection to the Land, ourselves, and each other.

🔥 The Lodge Experience – Inside the lodge, we connect with the elements, offer prayers, songs, and allow the steam and heat to cleanse our bodies, minds, emotions and spirits. In this space with where you stop thinking, drop in to the heart so the body can heal itself. Han Hankatu

🥘 Community Feast After Ceremony – Following the lodge, we gather for a communal potluck. Please bring a prepared dish to share, made at home and ready for serving. Our outside kitchen is better for just warming food.

What to Bring:

• Ceremonial attire: We encourage participants to wear light weight dresses, skirts, or shorts for the ceremony. For more details, please refer to our Guanara Lodge Protocol.
• A reusable water bottle with enough drinking water for the entire day
• Sacred offerings (such as tobacco, cedar, lavender, or personal items for the altar)
• A prepared dish for the communal potluck
• Two towels (one for if you want to sit inside the lodge, one for drying off)
• A change of clothes for after the ceremony be mindful of weather you may need layers

Important Notes:

• Respect the Time & Process – Allow time for preparation and integration. We advise against scheduling commitments post-lodge to honor the medicine’s continued influence on your spirit, mind and body. Rushing back to the matrix stressed fast paced life is counter productive for the release you are receiving and needing.
• Arrival & Clean-Up Expectations – All participants must arrive by 9:00 AM for full participation think of others as well. Clean-up begins at 7:00 PM or earlier, and all guests should depart by 8:00 PM.
• Space is Limited – To maintain the intimacy of this sacred space, we have limited availability. RSVP by Wednesday, April 15, 2026, to secure your place.

📩 To Register or Inquire: Email us at events@tainowoods.com. (its hard to reach us the day of ceremony)

Come, sit in the warmth of the lodge, cold plunge right after, and let the New Moon guide your journey of renewal.

In Calm-Unity and Reverence,
Taino Woods Sanctuary

🌿 Event: Land Stewardship Day: A Day of Service and Connection

📅 Date: Saturday, April 19, 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 6:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM wrap-up
🏞️ Location: Taino Woods Sanctuary

As Spring stirs the breath of new life within the Land, we gather as one family to tend the body of Atabeyra. This Stewardship Day is an offering of gratitude — a time to serve the Earth who sustains us, and gives us life to walk in harmony with one another, and to prepare the Sanctuary for the prayers and footsteps yet to come. In caring for the Land, we remember that we are not visitors here, but relatives — woven into her cycles of renewal, responsibility, and love.

What to Expect:

🌱 Clearing and tending to sacred spaces
🌳 Gathering materials for upcoming ceremonies
🔥 Preparing firewood for purification lodges
💛 Community bonding and shared gratitude & water blessing

Our Gift to You – A Love Exchange

As a token of appreciation for your stewardship, all stewards who attend this workday will be gifted the opportunity to participate in our New Moon Lodge on April 18, 2025, without a monetary donation. This is our way of honoring the reciprocity that sustains our sacred work. If you would like to still donate click here.

What to Bring:

• Sturdy shoes or boots for outdoor work
• Work gloves (if you have them)
• Layers of clothing suitable for the weather
• A reusable water bottle and enough drinking water
• A packed lunch and snacks for yourself we will also offer nourishment
• An open heart and willingness to serve

Let’s come together in the spirit of service, gratitude, and unity as we honor and prepare this sacred land for the year ahead and for all to experience what you have.

Questions email us at events@tainowoods.com (It’s hard to reach us the day of) Park and walk straight in the path.

In Calm-Unity and Reverence,
Taino Woods Sanctuary

📅 Date: Saturday, May 16, 2026
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM fire 🔥 lighting & ceremony begins | 7:00 PM clean-up | 8:00 PM wrap-up
🏞️ Location: Taino Woods Sanctuary park and walk straight in following the path

Join us in the sacred darkness of the New Moon for a Purification Lodge — a time to return to the womb of Atabeyra, to release what no longer serves, and to remember who we are. In this prayerful space, we honor the divine feminine and the voices of our ancestors who walk beside us. From the lodge, we emerge cleansed, renewed, and carrying new intentions for the path ahead. The New Moon calls us to begin again — with humility, clarity, and love.

Paid Community Members can pay the reduced rate of $30. Our goal is to have 300 + paid members this year so the lodge and ceremony teachings and experiences can be free.

For all other guest participants, we kindly request a sliding scale donation to support the sanctuary’s maintenance and our ongoing ceremonies:

• $50, $75, or $100 

A Day on the Land

🌿 Preparation as Ceremony – Please arrive one hour before the fire 🔥 lighting to gather firewood, prepare blankets, and pray together as a community. This preparation marks the beginning of our ceremony and deepens our connection to the Land, ourselves, and each other.

🔥 The Lodge Experience – Inside the lodge, we connect with the elements, offer prayers, songs, and allow the steam and heat to cleanse our bodies, minds, emotions and spirits. In this space with where you stop thinking, drop in to the heart so the body can heal itself. Han Hankatu

🥘 Community Feast After Ceremony – Following the lodge, we gather for a communal potluck. Please bring a prepared dish to share, made at home and ready for serving. Our outside kitchen is better for just warming food.

What to Bring:

• Ceremonial attire: We encourage participants to wear light weight dresses, skirts, or shorts for the ceremony. For more details, please refer to our Guanara Lodge Protocol.
• A reusable water bottle with enough drinking water for the entire day
• Sacred offerings (such as tobacco, cedar, lavender, or personal items for the altar)
• A prepared dish for the communal potluck
• Two towels (one if you want to sit inside the lodge, one for drying off)
• A change of clothes for after the ceremony

Important Notes:

• Respect the Time & Process – Allow time for preparation and integration. We advise against scheduling commitments post-lodge to honor the medicine’s continued influence on your spirit, mind and body. Rushing back to the matrix stressed fast paced life is counter productive for the release you are receiving and needing.
• Arrival & Clean-Up Expectations – All participants must arrive by 9:00 AM for full participation. Clean-up begins at 7:00 PM, and all guests should depart by 8:00 PM.
• Space is Limited – To maintain the intimacy of this sacred space, we have limited availability. RSVP by Wednesday, May 14, 2025, to secure your place.

📩 To Register or Inquire: Email us at events@tainowoods.com. (it’s hard to reach us the day of) park and walk straight in to the path.

Come, sit in the warmth of the lodge, and let the New Moon guide your journey of renewal.

In Calm-Unity and Reverence,
Taino Woods Sanctuary

📅 Dates: Saturday, May 30th – Sunday, May 31, 2026
🏞️ Location: Taíno Woods Sanctuary, Harris, NY

Join us for a weekend of service and ceremony as we tend Atabeyra together on Saturday, then enter the sacred Tipi that evening through Sunday morning. Sunday is a gentle day of rest and integration — bring your tents. This two-day gathering is an offering of reciprocity: giving our hands to the Land and receiving the medicine of the Tipi.

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🗓 Weekend Overview

🌱 Saturday, May 30th – Land Garden Steward Day
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 5:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM wrap-up take a Break, then off to the Tipi | Limited seating – 6 seekers.

Spend the day in Calm-Unity caring for Atabeyra and preparing the sanctuary for the season ahead. Tasks will include general site care, Garden, preparing firewood for upcoming ceremonies.

🧺 What to Bring – Saturday (Land Stewardship Day):

• Sturdy shoes or boots
• Work gloves (if you have them)
• Weather-appropriate layers
• A packed lunch and snacks for yourself

  • If you are staying overnight, please bring dinner and next day’s breakfast for yourself

• Reusable water bottle and plenty of drinking water
• Camping gear (if you are staying overnight)
• An open heart and willingness to serve

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🌑 Sunday, May 31st – We relax and integrate
🕘 Time: 10:00 AM fire 🔥 lighting & ceremony begins letting go of what the medicine taught | 3:00 PM clean-up | wrap-up

Those who join us in Saturday’s Land Stewardship are welcome to stay overnight and participate in Saturday nights Tipi without a monetary donation. All others who wish to join the ceremony on Saturday night are invited to offer a sliding scale donation of $50, $75, or $100 to support the continuation of this sacred work. Limited seating to 6 seekers – RSVP today to lock it in.

💚Click here to make your donation

🧺 What to Bring – Saturday Evening (Tipi attire layers for chilly nights):

• Blankets and layers for the fluctuating weather.
• A change of clothes for after the ceremony
• Reusable water bottle and plenty of drinking water 
• A prepared dish to share for the community potluck
• Sacred personal offerings for the altar (e.g., a flower, stone, or personal token)
• Encouraged: Sacred gifts for ceremony leaders: tobacco, cedar, lavender

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Come for the day or the whole weekend—your presence is a gift to the Atabeyra and to our growing Calm-Unity. You must be a Paid Member to sit with us in Tipi.

🌞Event: Radiant Sun Summer Solstice Dance & Overnight Stay with Community. 
📅Date: June 20, 2026 – June 21, 2026
🕘 Time: Starting at 9:00 AM on Saturday, June 20 | Opening directions, Radiant Sun Dance | Purification Lodge| Overnight Stay in to Sunday for integration, June 21
🏞️ Location: Taino Woods Sanctuary

Celebrate the radiant energy of the Summer Solstice with us during this overnight gathering of sacred dances, song, and ceremony. Guided by Taino elder Behike Miguel Sague, this Summer Solstice Dance offers an incredible opportunity to honor the Sun as Yokahu in his full maturity, embrace the rhythms of Atabeyra, and reconnect with the cycles of light and life, through Yokahu’s creation story. Together, we will share a journey of renewal, abundance, and gratitude for the blessings of the Land and the community.

Ceremony Details:

🌟 Dress for Ceremony:
Participants are encouraged to wear their traditional naguas, or white ceremonial attire, for the Taino teachings and ceremony led by Miguel Sague. Also see Guanara Purification Lodge Protocol click here.

🌽 Sacred Offerings for the Ceremony:
Please bring any of the four sacred Taino foods: green squash, black beans, cassava, and yellow corn. Additionally, participants are encouraged to bring cornmeal for the Taino Lodge and the traditional honorable gift of tobacco as an offering for our behike and/or land stewards. These sacred items will amplify our prayers and intentions.

🥘 Potluck Community Meal:
Participants are invited to bring a dish of their choice to contribute. We will share a communal potluck meal before the overnight gathering by the fire for story telling and song. While potluck foods do not need to be the four sacred Taino foods, we encourage offerings that reflect your love and gratitude for the community. Please also bring your own drinking water and refillable water bottle.

🔥 Schedule:

Participants can arrive Friday 6/19 to camp overnight. Inquire via events@tainowoods.com. (hard to reach us the day of) park and walk straight in following the path.

• June 20:

  • 9:00 AM Arrival: Please arrive on time to allow for check-in and preparation. Dress in layers to accommodate varying weather conditions.
  • 10:00 AM Ceremony Start: It is required that all participants arrive by this time to fully honor and participate in the sacred gathering.

• June 21:

  • Morning Integration and Closing Practices: We will begin the day with sacred integration practices, food, and reflections, preparing for the conclusion of this transformative journey.
  • 5:00 PM Wrap-Up: All participants will depart the Land at this time with hearts full of gratitude and blessings.

🙏🏽 Donations for the Taino Teachings:

• Day Pass: $75
• Overnight Pass: $125
• Family of 4 Day or Overnight Pass: $175

RSVP HERE 👇

If you feel called to give more and “pay it forward” for another community member in need, or if the suggested donation amount is a challenge, please email us at events@tainowoods.com to discuss alternative options.

Important Notes:

• Please honor the start and end times of the ceremony by arriving promptly at 9:00 AM on Saturday and leaving the Land by 5:00 PM on Sunday, or when the ceremony leader closes the circle.
• Overnight practices are integral to this ceremony, as they honor the cycles of light and darkness. Participants should plan to stay for the entirety of the event.
• Community Clean-Up: As the ceremony concludes, we will gather together for a collective clean-up of the Land and ceremonial spaces. This shared act of care and gratitude ensures the Land is restored to its original state, or better, and remains ready to serve our community. It is a beautiful extension of togetherness and mutual support, so we encourage all participants to join.
• Updates regarding the ceremony or Land conditions will be communicated in advance.

Let us come together to embrace the light of the Summer Solstice, celebrating with prayer for the balance to return within us and our homes! May the abundance of life in harmony with the rhythms of Nature and Spirit vibrate to all humankind!

Han Hankatu,
Taino Woods Sanctuary

🌞Event: Karaya Guey Guateke Arieto – World Overnight Prayer Dance For Balance. 
📅Date: July 25, 2026 – July 26, 2026
🕘 Time: Starting at 3:00 PM on Saturday, July 25th | Opening directions, Sun Dance | Fire lite for Overnight dance | Continuing until 5:00 PM on Sunday, July 26th
🏞️ Location: Taino Woods Sanctuary 302 Big Woods Rd. Harris, NY 12742. Park and walk straight in following the paths.

Celebrate the radiant energy of the Summer with us during this overnight gathering of sacred dances, song, and ceremony. Guided by Taino elder Behike Miguel Sague, this Summer Dance offers an incredible opportunity to honor the Sun as Yokahu is still in his full maturity, embrace the rhythms of Atabeyra, and reconnect with the cycles of light and life, through Yokahu’s creationstory. Together, we will share a journey of renewal, prayer for what we want in our lives, abundance, and gratitude for the blessings of the Land and the community here and everywhere.

Ceremony Details:

🌟 Dress for Ceremony:
Participants are encouraged to wear their traditional naguas, or WHITE ceremonial any white attire, for the Taino teachings and ceremony led by Miguel Sague Jr.

🌽 Sacred Offerings for the Ceremony:
Please bring any of the four sacred Taino foods: green squash, black beans, cassava, and yellow corn. Additionally, participants are encouraged to bring cornmeal for the Dance and the traditional honorable gift of tobacco as an offering for our behike and/or land stewards. These sacred items will amplify our prayers and intentions. Bring your Kachimba or Tobacco for sacred smoke to send up your prayers.

🥘 Potluck Community Meal:
Participants are invited to bring a dish of their choice to contribute. We will share a communal potluck meal after the overnight dance ceremony. We will fast during the overnight dance we ask that your last meal is noon that day. While potluck foods do not need to be the four sacred prepared Taino foods, we encourage offerings that reflect your love and gratitude for the community. Please also bring your own drinking water and refillable water bottle.

🔥 Schedule:

Participants can arrive Friday 7/24 to camp overnight to connect with the land. Come Early email us at events@tainowoods.com. 

• July 24th:

  • 5:00 PM Arrival: Please arrive on time to allow for check-in and preparation. Dress in layers to accommodate varying weather conditions.

• July 25th:

  • 3:00 PM Ceremony Start: It is required that all participants arrive by this time to fully honor and participate in the sacred gathering.
  • Our fourth annual Karaya Guey Guateke Areito Summer World Prayer Dance: Following the opening ceremony, we will transition into overnight practices with dance, song, prayers, and the fire will be lit at this time. Women, Children and Men will dance around the fire – the messenger for our prayers.

• July 26th:

  • Morning Integration and Closing Practices: We will be finishing our dance by noon and begin the day with sacred integration practices, food, and reflections, preparing for the conclusion of this transformative journey.
  • 5:00 PM Wrap-Up: All participants will depart the Land at this time with hearts full of gratitude and blessings.

🙏🏽 Donations for the Taino Teachings:

• Day Pass: $75
• Overnight Pass: $125
• Family of 4 Day or Overnight Pass: $175

RSVP HERE 👇

If you feel called to give more and “pay it forward” for another community member in need, or if the suggested donation amount is a challenge, please email us at events@tainowoods.com to discuss alternative options.

Important Notes:

• Please honor the start and end times of the ceremony by arriving promptly at 3:00 PM on Saturday and leaving the Land by 5:00 PM on Sunday, or when the ceremony leader closes the circle.
• Overnight practices are integral to this ceremony, as they honor the cycles of light and darkness. Participants should plan to stay for the entirety of the event.
• Community Clean-Up: As the ceremony concludes, we will gather together for a collective clean-up of the Land and ceremonial spaces. This shared act of care and gratitude ensures the Land is restored to its original state, or better, and remains ready to serve our community. It is a beautiful extension of togetherness and mutual support, so we encourage all participants to join.
• Updates regarding the ceremony or Land conditions will be communicated in advance.

Let us come together to embrace the light of the Summer, celebrating with prayer for the balance to return within us and our homes! May the abundance of life in harmony with the rhythms of Nature and Spirit vibrate to all humankind!

Han Hankatu,
Taino Woods Sanctuary

📅 Dates: Saturday, July 31st – Sunday, August 1, 2026
🕘 Time:

• Saturday: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 6:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM wrap-
• Sunday: Close to Final prep and closing community wrap-up by 5:00 PM
  🛌 Overnight camping available in the Itaino communal camping area

🏞️ Location: Taíno Woods Sanctuary, Harris, NY

This is close to our final weekend of land tending before the Nature Quest Fast Ceremony. Together, we come to complete what needs completing: with love, care, and prayerful attention. This weekend is about readiness: preparing the Land, tending our commitments, and grounding into Calm-Unity before the questers go into nature to be with mother Atabeyra in solitude.

✨ Note: This is a required land tending weekend for all registered Nature Questers and Supporters. Only paid members can attend this ceremony.

It is the 2nd to last opportunity for Questers to complete prayer ties, clarify logistics, and engage in the sacred service that holds and supports this ceremony.

🌱 What to Expect:

• Final preparation of quest sites and support areas
• Firewood gathering and lodge material organization
• Communal space setup and care
• Prayer tie completion and ceremonial readiness
• Community bonding, meals, music, and reflection
• Overnight camping and closing wrap-up on Sunday

🧺 What to Bring:
For Both Saturday and Sunday:

• Sturdy shoes or boots
• Work gloves 
• Layers suitable for physical outdoor work
• Prayer tie materials and set up your blanket (if not yet completed)
• Packed meals and snacks (see Overnight section below)
• Reusable water bottle & plenty of drinking water
• Natural bug repellent
• Open heart and commitment to serve

For Overnight Camping:

• Tent, sleeping bag, and camping gear
• Warm, dry layers for night and early morning
• Lunch and dinner (Saturday)
• Breakfast and lunch (Sunday)
• Additional snacks or personal food items
• Flashlight or headlamp
• Toiletries and personal care items

🌟 Thank you for offering your energy, time, and love to prepare the sacred ground of Nature Quest. These final acts of service are what make this ceremony possible; for all who sit, all who support, and all who receive its medicine.

📅 Dates: Saturday, July 31st – Sunday, August 1, 2026
🕘 Time:

• Saturday: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 6:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM wrap-
• Sunday: Close to Final prep and closing community wrap-up by 5:00 PM
  🛌 Overnight camping available in the Itaino communal camping area

🏞️ Location: Taíno Woods Sanctuary, Harris, NY

This is close to our final weekend of land tending before the Nature Quest Fast Ceremony. Together, we come to complete what needs completing: with love, care, and prayerful attention. This weekend is about readiness: preparing the Land, tending our commitments, and grounding into Calm-Unity before the questers go into nature to be with mother Atabeyra in solitude.

✨ Note: This is a required land tending weekend for all registered Nature Questers and Supporters. Only paid members can attend this ceremony.

It is the 2nd to last opportunity for Questers to complete prayer ties, clarify logistics, and engage in the sacred service that holds and supports this ceremony.

🌱 What to Expect:

• Final preparation of quest sites and support areas
• Firewood gathering and lodge material organization
• Communal space setup and care
• Prayer tie completion and ceremonial readiness
• Community bonding, meals, music, and reflection
• Overnight camping and closing wrap-up on Sunday

🧺 What to Bring:
For Both Saturday and Sunday:

• Sturdy shoes or boots
• Work gloves 
• Layers suitable for physical outdoor work
• Prayer tie materials and set up your blanket (if not yet completed)
• Packed meals and snacks (see Overnight section below)
• Reusable water bottle & plenty of drinking water
• Natural bug repellent
• Open heart and commitment to serve

For Overnight Camping:

• Tent, sleeping bag, and camping gear
• Warm, dry layers for night and early morning
• Lunch and dinner (Saturday)
• Breakfast and lunch (Sunday)
• Additional snacks or personal food items
• Flashlight or headlamp
• Toiletries and personal care items

🌟 Thank you for offering your energy, time, and love to prepare the sacred ground of Nature Quest. These final acts of service are what make this ceremony possible; for all who sit, all who support, and all who receive its medicine.

🌿 Nature Quest Volunteer Weekend: Land Stewardship & Overnight Camping
📅 Dates: Saturday, August 8 – Sunday, August 9, 2026
🕘 Time:

• Saturday: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 6:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM wrap-up
• Sunday: Continued service & community wrap-up by 5:00 PM
  🛌 Overnight camping available in the Itaino communal camping area

🏞️ Location: Taíno Woods Sanctuary, Harris, NY

Join us as this is our final weekend of land tending before the Nature Quest Fast Ceremony. Come for the full weekend of sacred service and community connection as we prepare the Land for the upcoming Nature Quest Fast Ceremony. This is a powerful time to deepen your relationship with Atabeyra, support the ceremonial container, and gather in Calm-Unity with fellow community members.

✨ Note: This is a required land stewardship weekend for all registered Nature Questers and Supporters.

In addition to land tending, this weekend offers Questers the last chance to get their site ready, or complete their prayer ties and share in the ceremony of stewardship before sitting alone with the Atabeyra 10 days from now. It is also the last opportunity for Questers & Supporters to clarify logistics, and engage in the sacred service that holds and supports this ceremony.

🌱 What to Expect:

• Clearing quest sites and ceremonial spaces
• Gathering and stacking firewood
• Setting up sacred infrastructure and support areas
• Working on and completing prayer ties
• Communal meals, music, and connection
• Overnight camping and continued community care on Sunday

🧺 What to Bring:
For Both Saturday and Sunday:

• Sturdy shoes or boots
• Work gloves (if available)
• Weather-appropriate layers for outdoor work
• Prayer tie materials (if not yet completed)
• Packed meals and snacks (see Overnight Camping below for specifics)
• Reusable water bottle & plenty of drinking water
• Natural bug repellent
• Open heart and willingness to serve

For Overnight Camping:

• Tent, sleeping bag, and camping gear
• Warm, dry layers for night and early morning
• Lunch and dinner (Saturday)
• Breakfast and lunch (Sunday)
• Additional snacks or personal food items
• Flashlight or headlamp
• Toiletries and personal care essentials

🌟 Your hands, heart, and presence are part of the sacred foundation that holds this ceremony. Thank you for walking this path in Calm-Unity.

Support the Journey. Hold the Sacred Space. Stand in Prayer and Responsibility.

📅 Date: August 19, 2026 – August 23, 2026
🏞️ Location: Taino Woods Sanctuary

Nature Quest (Vision Quest) is a sacred four-day rite of passage in which questers enter the woods in solitude, fasting and praying to seek clarity, renewal, purpose, and deeper alignment with the natural world. This is a time of listening, remembering, and allowing the Land to teach.

We currently have space for two more Nature Questers / Seekers to sit in this upcoming Quest. We are also welcoming experienced supporters (from our neighboring communities) to help tend the space and hold the ceremonial container. While each quester is ultimately responsible for finding their own supporter, we offer guidance and assistance when possible to ensure all are held with care, respect, and reverence on this path..

🌿 Seeking Experienced Ceremony Supporters

We are calling in seasoned supporters who have previously assisted with last year’s Nature Quest, Vision Quests, and/or Moon Dances to serve during this transformative experience. Your presence will be integral to holding the energy of this sacred journey.

Ways to Support:

🌀 Circle Keepers – Hold space in prayer, meditation, song, sacred smoke, eating nourishing foods in the questors’ names to offer the energy of strength and guidance to the questers.
🌿 Ground Keepers – Assist with the preparation and upkeep of ceremonial spaces, the 🔥 fire never goes out, ensuring harmony between the Land, Questors, and Supporters.
💧 Reentry Support – Welcome questers back in celebration with love and care as they transition from solitude to community.

The Nature Quest Fast will also include multiple Purification Lodges, and those serving as supporters may be invited to assist in their facilitation and it’s mandatory to participate in them.

Supporter Contributions & Camp Donations

If you are joining as a supporter, camp dues are based on your length of stay:

• Full Ceremony (Thursday–Sunday): $300 per person for quester or supporter.
• One-Day (Thursday – or – Sunday, no overnight): $75 per person | $130 per family of 4
• Full Ceremony – Family of Four (Thursday–Sunday): $380

RSVP HERE 👇

📩Attention Nature Questor and Supporter please make your donation ahead of time so that food and supplies can be purchased. Bo Matum!
(Digital donations are required in advance of the ceremony to confirm your participation.)

🌿 Spiritual Elders: Love donations are welcomed in honor of their wisdom and service.

🤲 Finance Assistance: Supporters who attend nature quest or workdays before the quest may qualify for reduced fees—no exceptions. Email us at events@tainowoods.com a month before the ceremony.

If you feel called to give more and “pay it forward” for another community member in need, or if the suggested donation amount is a challenge, please email us at events@tainowoods.com to discuss alternative options.

✨ Interested in Becoming a Quester?

We need to know by April 2026. This is our 3rd annual Nature Quest Fast, last year it was full and the year before. If you feel called to embark on this transformative journey, please email us at events@tainowoods.com to express your interest.

📩 Reserve Your Spot as a Supporter here!

📅 Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
🕘 Time:

🏞 Location: Taino Woods Sanctuary

Embrace the sacred energy of the Fall Equinox as we come together for a day of prayer, purification, and reconnection. Guided by Taino elder Behike Miguel Sague, this profound ceremony will lead us through the cycles of life, death, and rebirth as we honor Yoka Hu’s descent to the watery underworld, a pivotal moment in the ceremonial cycle of the cemies. Through prayer, dance, and reflection, we create space for healing, gratitude, and renewal in alignment with the seasonal shift.

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🍂 Ceremony Details

🌟 Dress for Ceremony and Lodge:

Participants are encouraged to wear their traditional naguas (or white ceremonial attire) for the Taíno teachings and ceremonies led by Miguel Sague. Additionally, please bring separate modest attire for the Purification Lodge.

To learn more about the significance of purification lodges, please visit our Guanara Lodge Protocol.

🌽 Sacred Offerings for the Ceremony:

We invite participants to bring any of the four sacred Taino foods:

Additionally, cornmeal for the Purification Lodge and or the traditional honorable gift of tobacco for our Behike and/or Land stewards is encouraged. Participants may also bring personal altar items to be placed during the ceremony. These sacred offerings help amplify our prayers and intentions.

🥘 Potluck Community Meal:

During the ceremony, we will share a communal potluck meal. Participants are invited to bring a prepared dish to contribute. While potluck foods do not need to be from the four sacred Taino foods, we encourage offerings that reflect your love and gratitude for the community.

🔹 Please bring your own drinking water and reusable water bottle to stay hydrated throughout the day.

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• 🔥 Schedule Overview:
• 9:00 AM – Arrival and preparation (dress in layers for varying weather conditions)
• 10:00 AM – Opening directions and Sacred Dances:
• Cibucan Dance – Women weave together ropes hanging from a tree branch
• Boa Constrictor Dance – Women march in a line, holding onto the rope effigy of a snake
• Anointing of Men – A closing ritual before the fire lighting
• 12:00 PM – Fire lighting and Guanara Lodge ceremony begins
• 7:00 PM – Community clean-up
• 8:00 PM – Wrap-up and departure

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🙏🏽 Donations for the Taíno Teachings:

• Day Pass: $75
• Weekend Pass: $125
• Family of 4 Day or Overnight Pass: $175

RSVP HERE 👇 RSVP by 9/16 – No exceptions

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If you feel called to give more and “pay it forward” for another community member in need, or if the suggested donation amount is a challenge, please email us at events@tainowoods.com to discuss alternative options.

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🌿 Important Notes:

• Timeliness: Please honor the start and end times of the ceremony by arriving promptly at 9:00 AM and leaving the Land by 8:00 PM, unless staying overnight or when the ceremony leader closes the circle.
• Dress Appropriately: The ceremony will take place outdoors—please dress in layers and prepare for varying weather conditions.
• Sacred Practice: The clean-up and wrap-up times are an integral part of the ceremony and community practice. This collective care ensures that the Land remains ready to support future gatherings.
• Ceremony Updates: Any adjustments to the ceremony details or location will be communicated in advance to align with the Land’s readiness.

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Let us come together to embrace the balance of the Fall Equinox, honoring the cycles of transformation that guide us all.

With love and gratitude,
🌿 Taino Woods Sanctuary