📅 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 to- 6 seekers only.

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 by 5:00 PM

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 did not land tend and 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 early.

🧺 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.

IMPORTANT CLICK HERE – THIS FORM MUST BE FILLED OUT FIRST:

💚Click here to make your donation and to RSVP

🌞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. Opening directions, Shark dance and Healing dance.

• 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 👇

Click here to send donation

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 👇

Click here here to send donation

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
• There will be a sweat on Sunday (Questers & Supporters)

🧺 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
• There will be a sweat on Sunday (Questers & Supporters)

🧺 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
• There will be a sweat on Sunday (Questers & Supporters)

🧺 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 👇

Click here to send donation

📩Attention Nature Questers and Supporters please make your donation ahead of time so that food and supplies can be purchased to be prepped for ceremony. 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 and intention.

📩 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

Click here to send donation

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

Native American Day — 2nd Annual Gathering Of The Tribes

📅 September 26th

We are honored to announce our 2nd Annual Gathering of the Tribes in recognition of Native American Day — a celebration of culture, music, prayer, and community.

This gathering is a space to come together across nations and lineages through rhythm, word, movement, and shared presence.

🎶 What to Expect

✨ DJ Afro Beats & Meditative House Music
✨ Live Music & Song
✨ Spoken Word & Poetry
✨ Community Prayer & Gathering

We are actively calling in singers, musicians, spoken word artists, and vendors to join us.

🛍️ Vendors

• $75 per table • Includes overnight stay

🎟️ Community Admission

• $50 door charge • Includes overnight stay

Please Send Donations Here

🏕️ Lodging Options

• Bring your own tent, or • Rent a large glamping tent (sleeps 8–10 people) through Hipcamp search “Taino Woods Fairy Magical Sweet Land”.
• Glamping sites have space for additional tents within the same site for additional costs

🍲 Community Care

Please bring a prepared dish to share. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

This gathering is about unity, expression, and remembering that we are stronger together.
Come as you are. Bring your voice, your art, your prayers, your medicine.

📧 We are looking for performers, vendors, if you have questions email: events@tainowoods.com.

To donate and RSVP ->become a guest or paid member and support our work, by going to Tainowoods.com/gatherings