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Embracing Winter — Finding Hope | L.A. Area

Sat, Feb 25

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Charmlee Wilderness Park

Bundle up and join us for this spiritual nature walk where we'll explore the resilience and hope that nature displays during its most challenging months.

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Embracing Winter — Finding Hope | L.A. Area
Embracing Winter — Finding Hope | L.A. Area

Time & Location

Feb 25, 2023, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM PST

Charmlee Wilderness Park, 2577 Encinal Canyon Rd, Malibu, CA 90265, USA

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About the event

As we move through this season of vulnerability, we will spend time with the coastal hills to see what cues might be offered from the winter landscape of Southern California. We will stop to notice the way winter moves in wild spaces. We will note where nature is taking the winter off, where it continue to be active, and what each of these approaches might teach us about our own Spiritual journeys. There will be an opportunity to connect with each other, as well as time for silence and solitude.

Saturday, February 25, 2023, 1 - 3pm at Charmlee Wilderness Park

More information about the trail is available at: www.alltrails.com/trail/us/california/ocean-overlook-loop-trail

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