Three ELDERSOUL VIRTUAL Circles of Trust

with Carol Kortsch and Gene Dilworth

 Tuesdays – March 15, April 12, May 17

TIME: 4-6 pm MDT, 3-5 pm PDT, 5-7 CDT, 6-8 pm EDT

(you are encouraged to attend all three circles)

 These three virtual conversations from March to May are an invitation to join other seekers

in a safe and challenging Circle of Trust community:

• To focus on learning together from the land we love and honor as teacher.

• We will continue to gather up the threads of our life-long soul journeys, to seek wholeness and healing on behalf of all those that follow

  Carol Kortsch, a Courage & Renewal trained facilitator and

  Gene Dilworth of Wild Heart Center for Nature & Psyche and a lead guide at Animas Valley Institute,

  will weave together these collaborative Circles

   

  $80 donation suggested / pre-registration required for ZOOM link

  **No charge for those who have already registered for ElderCouncil program in June

  for registration for the three virtual ELDERSOUL Circles press button below

ELDERCOUNCIL  - a land based outdoor intensive

ELDERCOUNCIL  

JUNE 22-26, 2022

at HUMMINGBIRD CENTER in NORTHERN NEW MEXICO

Come! It is time again to be face-to-face, Zoom-free.

Together in the Great Circle of lush green meadows, meandering stream, towering pines, and majestic mountain peaks. If you are on a life-long quest to grow into your true eldership – Join us!

   a Circle and Council Gathering

Carol Kortsch, a Courage & Renewal trained facilitator,

Gene Dilworth of Wild Heart Center for Nature & Psyche and a lead guide at Animas Valley Institute,

weaving together a collaborative Circle at

Hummingbird Center: a transformational living community on sacred land near Cleveland, New Mexico. (Driving time from Santa Fe – 1.75 hours and Albuquerque – 2.5 hours) The mission of this 25-year-old intergenerational community is to provide in-depth learning experiences with this exquisite land as a master teacher. The property includes a large meeting yurt, outdoor dining tent, and your choice of shared indoor rooms, cabin, yurt, or personal solitude in tenting by the river.  

Why convene as a Council of Elders?

The word ‘Elder’ has held countless profound meanings for global cultures, religious traditions, and local communities throughout the ages.

•  What does it mean for you now, in this tumultuous season of change to grow into an authentic elder?

• How is your soul guiding you to take your place as a local/global elder?

• What wisdom are you learning in the crucible of pandemic that clarifies your path as a communal leader?

• In what ways has Nature in your local watershed been teaching you wisdom to offer the next generations?

• What gifts, what questions will you bring to offer to this Council, to the listening land of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico?

 This is a communal circle where each of us will come prepared to offer our gifts and questions on behalf of the urgent global call to serve the human village and the Earth communities we are part of. As much time as possible will be spent outdoors in large group, small group, and in a solitary quest to re-inhabit our unique essence in relationship with the wild bounty and the suffering of this planet.

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June 22-26, 2022:  ElderCouncil Intensive at Hummingbird Transformational Living Center

IMPORTANT - for your full participation in this retreat, we will have Covid protocols in place depending on national/CDC recommendations and will announce these closer to the time. Because we will be entirely outdoors, we hope to have an open-door policy with advance testing requirements as necessary.

 Your Name______________________________________________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________________________________

Email_______________________________________________

Preferred phone______________________________________ 

THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO TELL US A LITTLE MORE ABOUT YOURSELF

Please write a few paragraphs with these questions in mind

• Why do you want to attend this program? How have you been led to apply to this intensive land-based retreat?

• What is your relationship to soulfully growing older? 

• Can you give us a brief history of the way your soul has guided you through major transitions in your life?

• Is there anything else important that would be helpful to know about you? 

• Any food allergies/requirements or health conditions we should know about?

*We’ll get back to you with a final acceptance and more information about securing your place with a deposit after we receive this completed form. 

Which lodging would you prefer? Rates are per person. Please label 1, 2, and 3 choices, and we’ll do our best to accommodate your wishes.  Please indicate your roommate, or we will provide.

……       Campsites (20 available) bring your own tent/bedding - $80 per person for 4 nights plus tax= $85.50 

……       River Yurt (sleeps 3 persons) has 2 full size futons, and 1 queen bed - $38/night + tax = $162.50 

……       Yurt Temple (sleeps 2 persons) on a king bed and double futon - $38/night + tax = $162.50

……       Guest House (sleeps 2 persons) 1 room with 2 twin beds - $53/night + tax = $226.50

……       Cabin (sleeps 3 persons) with compost toilet, kitchenette, shower, 1 king, 1 double, 1 futon - $80/night = 341.70 

(Full bedding provided in yurts, guest house and cabin. Bath-house and outdoor facilities available for everyone) 

COST for PROGRAM and ALL MEALS:  Sliding scale $750 - $1150 plus your choice of $…………… lodging cost (see above)

If you can pay the full amount, it ensures others can come at this scholarship level. Thank you.

Total amount: _________ which I will pay in full by May 1.  

**PREPARATION RECOMMENDATION: This intensive will involve significant periods of solitary time on the land, thus we invite you to start the journey in community, in a Zoom ElderSoul circle that will meet on 

March 15, April 12, May 17: 4 - 6 pm MDT.

 If you are fully registered in ElderCouncil there will be no extra charge for these circles.

 We strongly encourage your participation in these three advance circles.

  Yes ___    No ____   I plan to attend these virtual zoom circles

Questions or further information, please contact: Carol at ckortsch@gmail.com  or call 610 304-0547