ONLINE — Coming Home: Exploring Spiritual Wonders in Your Own Back Yard
Sat, May 09
|Zoom Video Call
Have you ever been happy to see the brilliant yellow of a dandelion? Or delighted in a worm wiggling through the soil? Or found the experience of the Divine in the shimmer of white pine needles? All of these wonders might be found in your own backyard or even looking out your own window.


Time & Location
May 09, 2020, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Zoom Video Call
About the event
Have you ever been happy to see the brilliant yellow of a dandelion? Or delighted in a worm wiggling through the soil? Or found the experience of the Divine in the shimmer of white pine needles? All of these wonders might be found in your own backyard or at a local park or even looking out your window – if we take time to see.
Led by The Center for Spirituality in Nature's Executive Director and amateur naturalist, Beth Norcross, we will make sound maps, play in the dirt and use other techniques designed to help us uncover the spiritual and natural bounty that is right under our noses – and feet! In so doing, we bring to our own home landscapes the same sense of awe, wonder and curiosity we might take to a grand national park. We will start online, then break a few times for exploration around…
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