Dec 12 - 15, 2024

A Convergence of Community Reliance and Ecological Remediation

This weekend is designed to empower our community with essential skills for cultivating self-reliance. The event includes workshops in saw milling, myco-remediation, zome building, and community food security.

Because balance is key, we also offer open sauna sessions, live music, and delicious organic meals!

With Alan Booker of the Integrative Institute of Regenerative Design

December 14 & 15, 2024

Community Food Security takes a whole-systems view of how to return the production of food with real nutrient integrity to our local communities and how rebuilding our local food systems can help re-weave the strands of community that have become frayed through the industrialization of food. We will look at how to work across all scales and densities—from container and rooftop gardens in dense urban cityscapes to small, local farms in nearby rural areas—to create patterns of abundance and restore access to nutrient-dense real food.

With Devon Love of Earth Alchemy

December 12-15, 2024

Zomes feature welcoming design that blends in with nature and can be built efficiently with non toxic or repurposed materials.

This immersive experience focuses on practical, hands-on learning, equipping attendees with the skills to replicate this efficient design on their own. To honor the theme of resilience and affordability, we’ll use reclaimed and surplus materials; making this workshop an accessible and impactful model for participants.

With Tradd Cotter

Dec 12 & 13, 2024

This class will discuss recycling and composting with fungi, how to cultivate on logs, large downed trunks, stumps and wood chips. Mycoremediation of water and soil, including construction material and debris will also be covered to improve devastated habitats.

With Scott Allen Bunn of Treehouse Trade School

Dec 12, 2024

This class will teach you how to operate a saw mill whether for an occupation, or for general interest. You will learn how to identify good logs and prepare them for sawing, operate a bandsaw mill, properly stack lumber for drying, estimate board footage, and more!

Nov 21-24, 2024

The weekend was created by and for WNC folks whose lives were impacted by Hurricane Helene.

We acknowledge that the hurricane was a community-wide experience, and that we can also heal together, in another community-wide experience; this time of our choosing. This event includes yoga, workshops, dance, sound healing, sauna, meals, and space for relaxing surrounded by the forest and supportive community.

With Dr. Zee

Nov 2 - 11, 2024

We have always believed in the power of holistic healing, and we're proud to have offered free naturopathic care to our community. By increasing accessibility to naturopathic treatments, we’ve been able to support individuals in their journey toward better health, using natural, whole-body approaches to wellness.

With Steven Sweeney

Nov 8 & 9, 2024

Learn the basic components included in a complete low maintenance rainwater harvesting system. You'll get hands-on experience in building a small, off grid rainwater harvesting system aimed at producing clean safe potable water.

Nov 9, 2024

Community Day at Mandala Springs is an opportunity to join us on our lush 67 acres of Appalachian forest and creeks, to relax the mind, nourish the body, and find connection in community. This day is all about coming together in gratitude and connection!

With Kennedy OneSelf

Nov 3, 2024

Co-create a symphony of healing vibrations directed to the one recipient in the center of our circle using handpans, harps, singing bowls, gongs, didgeridoos, flutes, chimes and so much more. Through sound, touch & affirmations we send positive energy to our fellow human, while creating an orchestra of harmony that elevates us all into a deeper sense of serenity and wellness.

With Rob Lenfestey

Oct 2, 2024

During this immersive and transformative ceremony, Rob will guide you through each step of the experience, creating a safe and respectful space for deep personal reflection, healing, and renewal. The Sweat Lodge itself is a natural, dome-shaped structure designed to symbolize the womb of Mother Earth, providing a space for physical, emotional, and spiritual purification.

With Rob Lenfestey

Sept 25, 2024

Our Kambo ceremonies are thoughtfully designed to create a safe, supportive, and welcoming environment. Kambo, also known as the "frog medicine," is a traditional healing practice used by indigenous tribes in the Amazon. It involves applying the secretion of the Phyllomedusa bicolor frog to the skin, leading to a detoxifying and cleansing process that can help with physical, emotional, and spiritual healing.

An extraordinary evening of heart-opening ritual and grounded ceremony as we immerse ourselves in the ethereal sounds of mantra, medicine music and sound healing. The sacred Blue Lotus and Kanna tea will be ceremoniously prepared, offering you a gentle yet profound journey within.