🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 5:00 PM fire lighting 🔥 | 6:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM lodge
🏞 Location: Taíno Woods Sanctuary, Harris, NY

Let’s gather in sacred service to Atabeyra (Mother Earth) as we tend to the Land. We invite you to deepen our connection with the Land, the elements, and each other through reciprocity and renewal. During the day, we will care for the spaces that hold our ceremonies, and as evening falls, we will enter the Purification Lodge, surrendering to the fire, water, and prayers of transformation.

🌱 Land Stewardship Day

🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 6:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM wrap-up

With hands in the Atabeyra and hearts in service, we will:
🌿 Ready the communal spaces for upcoming gatherings
🔥 Gather and stack firewood for ceremonial fires
🏕️ Restore and tend to the sacred grounds
💧 Ensure access to clean water for the months ahead

🧺 What to Bring for the 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)
• A spirit of service & community; your presence is the greatest offering! 🌟

💌 As a thank-you, all stewards who join us in tending the Land will be welcomed into the Evening Purification Lodge without a monetary offering.

🔥 Evening Purification Lodge

🕘 Time: 5:00 PM fire lighting | Ceremony begins at 7:00 PM

Under the evening Sky, we will step into the warmth of the purification lodge—a space of deep release, healing, and renewal. We’ll reconnect with the wisdom of the elements and realign in body, mind, and spirit.

🧺 What to Bring – Evening Purification Lodge:

• Ceremonial attire: lightweight modest clothing encouraged
  👉(Read our Guanara Lodge Protocol)
• A towel
• A change of clothes for after the ceremony
• A reusable water bottle & plenty of drinking water
• A prepared dish to share for the community potluck
• A small sacred offering for the altar (flower, stone, or personal token)
• Encouraged: Sacred gifts for ceremony leaders (e.g., tobacco, cedar, lavender)

For those who are unable to attend the Land Stewardship Day and wish to join the Purification Lodge, a sliding scale donation of $50, $75, or $100 is invited to help sustain this sacred work.

💚 Click here to make your donation.

In the footsteps of our ancestors, we gather in reciprocity—giving, receiving, and remembering our sacred relationship with the Land. 🌿

📅 Dates: Saturday, May 31 – Sunday, June 1, 2025
🏞️ Location: Taíno Woods Sanctuary, Harris, NY

Join us for a powerful weekend of service and ceremony as we tend to Atabeyra together on Saturday and enter into sacred purification on Sunday. This two-day gathering invites us into reciprocity—offering our hands in stewardship and receiving the medicine of the lodge in return.

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🗓 Weekend Overview

🌱 Saturday, May 31 – Land Steward Day
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 6:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM wrap-up

Spend the day in Calm-Unity caring for Atabeyra and preparing the sanctuary for the season ahead. Tasks will include general site care, organization of communal spaces, and 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, June 1 – New Moon Purification Lodge
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM fire 🔥 lighting & ceremony begins | 7:00 PM clean-up | 8:00 PM wrap-up

Those who join us in Saturday’s Land Stewardship are welcome to stay overnight and participate in Sunday’s New Moon Lodge without a monetary donation. All others who wish to join the ceremony on Sunday are invited to offer a sliding scale donation of $50, $75, or $100 to support the continuation of this sacred work.

💚 Click here to make your donation

🧺 What to Bring – Sunday (New Moon Purification Lodge):

• Ceremonial attire: lightweight modest clothing encouraged
  👉 Read our Guanara Lodge Protocol
• Two towels (one for sitting, one for drying off)
• 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.

📅 Dates: Saturday, May 31 – Sunday, June 1, 2025
🏞️ Location: Taíno Woods Sanctuary, Harris, NY

Join us for a powerful weekend of service and ceremony as we tend to Atabeyra together on Saturday and enter into sacred purification on Sunday. This two-day gathering invites us into reciprocity—offering our hands in stewardship and receiving the medicine of the lodge in return.

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🗓 Weekend Overview

🌱 Saturday, May 31 – Land Steward Day
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 6:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM wrap-up

Spend the day in Calm-Unity caring for Atabeyra and preparing the sanctuary for the season ahead. Tasks will include general site care, organization of communal spaces, and 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, June 1 – New Moon Purification Lodge
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM fire 🔥 lighting & ceremony begins | 7:00 PM clean-up | 8:00 PM wrap-up

Those who join us in Saturday’s Land Stewardship are welcome to stay overnight and participate in Sunday’s New Moon Lodge without a monetary donation. All others who wish to join the ceremony on Sunday are invited to offer a sliding scale donation of $50, $75, or $100 to support the continuation of this sacred work.

💚 Click here to make your donation

🧺 What to Bring – Sunday (New Moon Purification Lodge):

• Ceremonial attire: lightweight modest clothing encouraged
  👉 Read our Guanara Lodge Protocol
• Two towels (one for sitting, one for drying off)
• 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.

🌞 Event: Radiant Sun Summer Solstice Dance & Overnight Prayer Dance. 
📅 Date: June 21, 2025 – June 22, 2025
🕘 Time: Starting at 9:00 AM on Saturday, June 21 | Opening directions, Radiant Sun Dance | Fire lite for Overnight dance | Concluding at 5:00 PM on Sunday, June 22
🏞️ 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 naguas, or traditional white ceremonial attire, for the Taino teachings and ceremony led by Miguel Sague.

🌽 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 dance ceremony. We will fast during the overnight dance. 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 6/20 to camp overnight. Inquire via events@tainowoods.com. 

• June 21:

  • 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.
  • Our third annual Karaya Guey Guateke Areyto Summer Solstice Dance: Following the ceremony, we will transition into overnight practices with dance, song, prayers, and the fire will be lit at this time.

• June 22:

  • 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 Pass: $175

📩 To make your donation ahead of time online: Donate Here
(Digital donations are required in advance of the event to confirm your participation.)

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

📅 Dates: Saturday, July 12 – Sunday, July 13, 2025
🏞 Location: Taíno Woods Sanctuary, Harris, NY

Under the radiant light of Karaya (Grandmother Moon), we gather in service and ceremony to honor the sacred cycles of Life. The full moon is a time of illumination, reflection, and renewal, when the presence of Atabeyra—Mother Earth—flows through all things. Her cycles mirror those of the waters, the tides, and the womb, connecting us to the eternal rhythms of creation, release, and rebirth.

In this two-day gathering, we’ll offer our hands in stewardship on Saturday and step into the Full Moon Purification Lodge on Sunday, honoring the sacred link between Karaya, Atabeyra, and Ourselves.✨

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🌿 Saturday, July 12 – Land Stewardship Day

🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 6:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM wrap-up

Through acts of reciprocity and care, we deepen our relationship with Atabeyra and ensure that the spaces holding us in ceremony remain strong and vibrant. 

Together, we will:

• Tend to the Land 
• Prepare firewood
• Organize communal spaces
• Strengthen water access

🧺 What to Bring – 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)
• A heart of gratitude 🫶🏾

🌿 Our Gift to You – Those who participate in the Land Stewardship Day are invited to join Sunday’s Full Moon Purification Lodge without a monetary offering.

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🔥 Sunday, July 13 – Full Moon Purification Lodge

🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM fire 🔥 lighting & ceremony begins | 7:00 PM clean-up | 8:00 PM wrap-up

Under the glow of Karaya, we enter the sacred warmth of the Purification Lodge, a space of deep cleansing and renewal. 

This ceremony is a tribute to Atabeyra’s eternal wisdom and the sacred forces that move through us. As the waters flow and the steam rises, we surrender what no longer serves and welcome clarity, balance, and renewal.

🧺 What to Bring – Purification Lodge

• Modest, lightweight ceremonial clothing (see our Guanara Lodge Protocol)
• Two towels (one for sitting, one for drying)
• A change of clothes for after the ceremony
• A reusable water bottle and plenty of drinking water
• A small sacred offering (a flower, stone, or personal token for the altar)
• A prepared dish for our post-ceremony potluck
• Encouraged: Sacred gifts for ceremony leaders (e.g., tobacco, cedar, lavender)

For those unable to attend the Land Stewardship Day, participation in the Full Moon Lodge is welcomed with a sliding scale donation of $50, $75, or $100 to support this sacred work.

💚Donate here. Contribute to our Calm-Unity!

Let us gather in service, in ceremony, and in deep reverence–tending to the Land that nourishes us, honoring the waters that cleanse us, and celebrating the light of Karaya as She guides us through the sacred cycles of Atabeyra. 💫

📅 Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM Arrival | 10:00 AM Start | 6:00 PM Clean-Up | 7:00 PM Wrap-Up
🏞 Location: Taíno Woods Sanctuary

At the height of summer, when Atabeyra’s warmth blesses the Land and ripens the fruits of the season, we come together in service, gratitude, and reciprocity. This is a time of nourishment and abundance, a moment to care for the spaces that hold us, just as they have cared for us.

We invite you to walk in harmony with the rhythms of Atabeyra, offering your hands in stewardship as we prepare the Land for the gatherings and ceremonies still to come.

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🌞 Tasks for the Day: Tending the Land: 

🌄 Clearing and maintaining sacred spaces under the summer Sun

🏕 Ensuring shaded areas are welcoming for all who seek rest and renewal

💧 Maintaining easy access to fresh, clean water for ceremonies and community use

🔥 Gathering and stacking wood for the sacred fires of the purification lodge and future
      ceremonies

🔨 Strengthening communal spaces, making repairs, and ensuring everything is ready
      for the seasons ahead

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🧺 What to Bring

• 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)
• A spirit of service and connection ✨

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The full bloom of summer is a reminder of Atabeyra’s generosity—the ripening of fruits, the warmth of the Sun, the waters that cool and cleanse. Just as our ancestors honored this season with offerings of labor and love, so too do we come together to prepare this sacred space for all who will walk its paths in the months ahead.

Let us move with the Land under the Sun. For in giving, we receive, and in service, we are nourished.

📅 Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 6:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM wrap-up
🏞️ Location: Taíno Woods Sanctuary, Harris, NY

As we prepare the sacred grounds for the Nature Quest Fast Ceremony, we invite all community members to join us in a day of sacred service to Atabeyra and the vision of collective transformation.

✨ Please Note: This is a required service weekend for all registered Nature Questers.

This weekend is not only about preparing the land—it’s also an opportunity for Questers to continue or complete their prayer ties and to deepen their connection with one another through the ceremony of stewardship before sitting in the woods later this month.

🌱 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
• Connection, music, and shared meals
• Cultivating Calm-Unity before the quest

🧺 What to Bring:

• Sturdy shoes or boots
• Work gloves (if you have them)
• Clothing layers for outdoor work
• Packed lunch and snacks
• Reusable water bottle and plenty of drinking water
• Prater tie materials, if not yet completed
• Open heart and willingness to serve
• Camping gear (if staying overnight)

🌟 Your presence and service are part of the sacred foundation that holds this ceremony. We thank you for walking this path in Calm-Unity.

📅 Date: Saturday, August 9, 2025
🕘 Time: 9:00 AM arrival | 10:00 AM start | 6:00 PM clean-up | 7:00 PM wrap-up
🏞️ Location: Taíno Woods Sanctuary, Harris, NY

This final stewardship weekend is the sacred closing of preparation. Together, we finish readying Atabeyra and ourselves for the deep journey of the Quest.

✨ Please Note: This is a required service weekend for all registered Nature Questers.

Questers are encouraged to take this time to complete any remaining prayer ties, connect with fellow Questers, and honor Atabeyra through service—rooting intentions and spirit in preparation for the ceremony ahead.

🌱 What to Expect:

• Final preparations of quest sites and communal areas
• Firewood gathering and ceremonial setup
• Quiet reflection and prayer tie completion
• Connecting through service, songs, and shared space
• Blessing Atabeyra and each other in Calm-Unity

🧺 What to Bring:

• Comfortable, weather-appropriate workwear
• Work gloves and boots
• Packed meals and snacks
• Plenty of water and reusable bottle
• Camping gear (optional overnight stay)
• Prayer tie materials, if not yet completed
• Heart and spirit ready to serve and receive

🌟 Let us close this preparation in gratitude and unity, knowing that the path ahead is being laid with reverence, love, and intention.

Support the Journey. Hold the Sacred Space.

📅 Date: August 14, 2025 – August 17, 2025
🏞️ Location: Taino Woods Sanctuary

The Nature Quest Fast is a sacred four-day experience where questers enter the woods to be in solitude, while fasting, and in deep prayer to seek clarity, purpose, rewiring, renewal, and deeper alignment with the natural world. As our quester roster for this August is full, we are now calling in experienced supporters to help tend the space and hold the ceremonial container, ensuring that those on this path are upheld with care and reverence.

🌿 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.

Supporter Contributions & Camp Donations

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

• Full Ceremony (Thursday–Sunday): $230 per person
• Weekend Only (Saturday & Sunday): $130 per person
• One-Day (Friday – or – Saturday -or- Sunday, no overnight): $75 per person | $130 per family
• Weekend Only – Family of Four (Saturday & Sunday): $230
• Full Ceremony – Family of Four (Thursday–Sunday): $280

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

🤲 Finance Assistance: Supporters who attend workdays before the quest may qualify for reduced fees—no exceptions.

📩 To make your donation ahead of time online: Donate Here
(Digital donations are required in advance of the event to confirm your participation.)

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?

Although our August Nature Quest Fast is full, we are considering opening a second quest. 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!

📅 Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025
🕘 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 naguas (traditional 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 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 Pass: $175

📩 To make your donation ahead of time online: Donate Here
(Digital donations are required in advance of the event to confirm your participation.)

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, 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