Thursdays in the Westgarden
Open Dates
We are back in the garden and we'd love to see you there! Bring gloves (we have extras), a water bottle, a mask, and a hat and join us on Thursday mornings in the Westgarden for weeding, planting, visiting, and learning about the different herbs and medicinal plants. Led by Jules LeDrew, Westgarden Steward, herbal scientist, mindbody movement arts practitioner, educator, and owner of Wild Standard Botanicals. Runs Thursday, March 22 through the end of September.
Cultivating Resilience Through Connection
With Gregory Flynn and Shannon Patterson
September 30 - October 2, 2022
Whidbey Institute
You’re invited to join us, wherever you find yourself in the ocean of life, to explore how resilience works for you. Together, we’ll create a calm place between waves to share, reflect on, make sense of, and integrate our experiences of surfing life and cultivating resilience. All of us have experienced some big waves in recent years—some we’ve probably ridden with exhilaration and some we’ve just barely hung on through. Coming together in retreat, we can share not only what’s been hard but also what helps us to be better surfers.
Our Emotional Well Being – Working with Emotions: Meditation in Action
With Sarah Manchester and Howard Aposhyan
October 28 - 30, 2022
Whidbey Institute
Meditation is a fundamental tool for understanding ourselves and our world—a much-needed skill during these world-wide challenging times. Understanding our emotional responses to stressful events allows us to relate to our own lives more skillfully and compassionately. Join us for this meditation retreat, and learn or enhance your meditation practice and in particular, learn tools to work with your emotional health.
Thriving Communities Gathering
November 10 - 12, 2022
Whidbey Institute
Please join us in our 9th Gathering of Thriving Communities at the Whidbey Institute from the evening of November 4 through the afternoon of November 6 to share stories of belonging. In our time together we will engage in exploration of how to share and implant these concepts in our own communities.
Restoration & Renewal Retreat, 12/8
December 8 - 11, 2022
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.