These simple actions can have a penetrating and profound effect on how we view food, the earth, and our relationship to it. She conducts field trips and foraging workshops throughout the Northeast and serves as the Director of Paul Rezendes' Nature Programs. The Web of Life . Waterproof boots and rain gear are advisable. Hiking will be moderate, some off the trail.
Space is limited to twelve participants.
The Monastery's Born as the Earth programs use the wilderness as a way of accessing the immediacy of that truth, showing nature to be the most remarkable of teachers. The emphasis during the week will be on total immersion in the natural world. Our tents will be pitched at the Environmental Studies Site along the Esopus River, away from the Monastery. We will begin and end each day with the stillness of zazen around the campfire. We will also spend time on the Monastery's Long Pond, learning introductory canoeing skills, paddling strokes, and water safety.