Westgarden Thursdays
Open Dates
Westgarden
Join us Thursdays from 10 am to noon in the Westgarden for volunteer work days! Starts April 22, 2021 and continues into Autumn. No gardening experience needed. We ask that participants wear masks and maintain 6' physical distance from those outside their families.
Dare to Connect WE-LAB
With Placida Gallegos, Akasha Saunders, Steve Schapiro and Carol Wishcamper
August 1 - 5, 2021
Whidbey Institute
This workshop with the Solfire Relational Institute will create a space to explore and support our capacity for a “we-space” that embraces our differences and maximizes our practice in connecting with each other across those differences with curiosity and love. The workshop begins on Sunday afternoon, August 1 with arrivals before dinner and end at noon on Thursday, August 5, with lunch available before departure. Are you called to join with others to counter and heal the divisiveness and suffering you see in the world? Are you drawn to engaging with others across racial, generational, ethnic, gender, religious, and class…
Community Hike: Discover the Legacy Forest, Aug 7
August 7, 2021
Legacy Forest
Have you hiked the trails around Thomas Berry Hall? Have you wondered what else is out there to explore? We invite you to discover the Legacy Forest at the Whidbey Institute with free hikes each Saturday at noon. Bring a friend or your family, and please leave dogs home. Plan to arrive a few minutes early, as hikes depart from the lower parking lot at 12 o' clock sharp. A staff member or program leader will guide each hike, bringing you back to the lower parking lot in 60 to 90 minutes. Reservations are requested, but not required. We ask that participants wear…
Family Fun Hike: Discover the Legacy Forest, August 14
August 14, 2021
Legacy Forest
For this event, expect a slower pace for little legs, and a stop in Storyhouse Meadow. Have you hiked the trails around Thomas Berry Hall? Have you wondered what else is out there to explore? We invite you to discover the Legacy Forest at the Whidbey Institute with free hikes each Saturday at noon. Bring a friend or your family, and please leave dogs home. Plan to arrive a few minutes early, as hikes depart from the lower parking lot at 12 o' clock sharp. A staff member or program leader will guide each hike, bringing you back to the lower parking lot in 60…
Labyrinth Walk
August 14, 2021
To the Center of the Labyrinth and Back: Remember, Receive, Reflect, and Release 10 am start in at the Labyrinth; arrive and park in the Lower Lot by 9:50 am Have you walked a Labyrinth? Are you looking for a way to calm the chatter in your mind to listen and reflect on what is emerging for you at this moment? The Labyrinth at the Whidbey Institute is patterned after the medieval design found at Chartes and was created by volunteers. It sits up on a clear landing just above the Hillside cabins. You may have seen it as you…
Community Hike: Discover the Legacy Forest, Aug 21
August 21, 2021
Legacy Forest
Have you hiked the trails around Thomas Berry Hall? Have you wondered what else is out there to explore? We invite you to discover the Legacy Forest at the Whidbey Institute with free hikes each Saturday at noon. Bring a friend or your family, and please leave dogs home. Plan to arrive a few minutes early, as hikes depart from the lower parking lot at 12 o' clock sharp. A staff member or program leader will guide each hike, bringing you back to the lower parking lot in 60 to 90 minutes. Reservations are requested, but not required. We ask that participants wear…
Tender II Wild Writing Retreat
With Bethany Bylsma and Tyler Dunning
September 3 - 6, 2021
photos by Rachel Morell Tell Your Truth . . . Tend to the Wildest Parts of Your Story . . . Take Time & Space to Honor What is Within . . . A 4-day, 3-night retreat on Whidbey Island, WA September 3 - 6, 2021 Tender||Wild Writing Retreat You have stories—some that you wear like a resume to the world. You know who you are, where you've been, and what has shaped you. But when was the last time you looked at the stories that sit in your belly, the stories that have begged to be told, the stories…
Labyrinth Walk
September 18, 2021
To the Center of the Labyrinth and Back: Remember, Receive, Reflect, and Release 10 am start in at the Labyrinth; arrive and park in the Lower Lot by 9:50 am Have you walked a Labyrinth? Are you looking for a way to calm the chatter in your mind to listen and reflect on what is emerging for you at this moment? The Labyrinth at the Whidbey Institute is patterned after the medieval design found at Chartes and was created by volunteers. It sits up on a clear landing just above the Hillside cabins. You may have seen it as you…
Renewal: Connecting to What Matters
With Gregory Flynn and Shannon Patterson
October 1 - 3, 2021
Whidbey Institute
Please join us and others in making sense of where we’ve been, where we are, and where it feels important to go. Let’s slow down, ground, feel, and listen. Let’s draw on our personal and collective experience to deepen our clarity about what it means to intentionally build our lives around what really matters to us now.
Powers of Leadership (1 of 4)
With Christie Lynk and Craig Fleck
November 11 - 13, 2021
Whidbey Institute
The Powers of Leadership retreat series convenes a diverse cohort of people across strategic fields to gain perspective on the currents of change moving in these times.
Restoration & Renewal Retreat, 12/2
December 2 - 5, 2021
Our team warmly invites you to experience the healing beauty of the land with a Restoration & Renewal Retreat. You’ll enjoy privacy in a single room or cabin, or bring a partner or household member and share a space. Retreats include delicious, nourishing meals from Chef Christyn Johnson, served with careful attention to health and safety standards.
Powers of Leadership (2 of 4)
January 13 - 15, 2022
Whidbey Institute
The Powers of Leadership retreat series convenes a diverse cohort of people across strategic fields to gain perspective on the currents of change moving in these times.
Powers of Leadership (3 of 4)
March 31 - April 2, 2022
Whidbey Institute
The Powers of Leadership retreat series convenes a diverse cohort of people across strategic fields to gain perspective on the currents of change moving in these times.
Powers of Leadership (4 of 4)
June 16 - 18, 2022
Whidbey Institute
The Powers of Leadership retreat series convenes a diverse cohort of people across strategic fields to gain perspective on the currents of change moving in these times.