May 8: Day Canoe Exploration with the Lakes Environmental Association and Nurture Through Nature~co-ed

Join us on an afternoon mindfulness paddle exploring the pristine and undisturbed  Brownfield Bog. The Brownfield Bog Wildlife Management Area, maintained by the state, contains hundreds of acres of bog to explore.  As we travel the shores and wetlands by canoe, enjoy ecological insights and birding opportunities. Experience ways to increase awareness towards our surroundings and our place in the natural environment. Novice and experienced paddlers welcome. Pace will be gentle to connect with the wildlife and landscape. Plan to meet at 3:30pm. Group size: 6 to 12 participants.

Fee: $30 for LEA members and $40 for nonmembers. To join LEA: http://www.mainelakes.org/ 

Fee includes paddling and safety lesson,  healthy snacks, guided excursion, canoe, paddle, lifejacket,  and programming.

Contact Us for more information, registration and companion discounts.

Extend your stay by staying in a solar-powered cabin! Reserve an eco-cabin and make a getaway out it!
FMI: http://www.ntnretreats.com/cabinrentals.html

Preview Brownfield Bog: "During the summer, when the nearby Saco River is overrun with canoeists, you can paddle undisturbed on Brownfield Bog. The Brownfield Bog Wildlife Management Area, maintained by the state, contains hundreds of acres of bog to explore. When we paddled here on a warm, sunny October day, the big tooth aspen leaves reflected golden light onto the water, along with a beautiful view of the snow-dusted White Mountains off in the distance. An extensive grassy area at the end of the road would make a scenic area for a picnic. Brownfield Bog, very wild but relatively accessible, teems with wildlife. In addition to nesting waterfowl, you can expect to see deer, beaver, muskrat, turtles, and—if you paddle here early in the morning or at dusk—an occasional moose. Just about every type of bog vegetation is present as well, from pitcher plants and sundews to water lilies, sweet gale, and rhodora. Because of the huge amount of beaver activity and the extensive bog vegetation, we progressed slowly through the hidden pathways. If you need more space, just push aside the small floating islands dotting the bog. Because there is as much land as water surface area, you can paddle in the bog unaffected by wind. Brownfield Bog typifies the kind of wilderness experience that becomes increasingly difficult to find in Maine these days. It seems that even the most remote ponds and lakes sprout cabins and camps overnight, and unfortunately more and more people adopt the sedentary TV-generation lifestyle by forsaking the tradition al hand-powered Maine canoe for motorboats. Because the bog is owned by the state, it will not sprout cabins; and because it is so shallow and weedy, those addicted to throbbing horsepower will have to get their thrills elsewhere. Gazing off through fall-colored, yellow-leaved birches and aspen at the layered hillsides and mountains, we are thankful that Brownfield Bog remains wild and protected in such a heavily vacationed area." Source: Appalachian Mountain Club

 

To register: Send $100 nonrefundable deposit to: Nurture Through Nature, 77 Warren Rd, Denmark, Maine, 04022. Upon receipt, confirmation packet will be sent to you including specific details and directions for your planning. FMI: Contact Jen at 207.452.2929, email at ntnretreat@yahoo.com.  Retreat begins with a potluck supper Friday evening and ends Sunday at 2pm.

Extend your stay by staying in a solar-powered cabin! Reserve an eco-cabin and make a getaway out it!
FMI: http://www.ntnretreats.com/cabinrentals.html

Contact Us for more information and/or to register.

Sept 19-21: Common Ground Country Fair, Unity Maine
Personal favorite fair ever, celebrating rural living, organic farming and gardening, alternative energy, holistic health, music, great food and so much more! Come visit us in the Environmental Concerns Tent. Meet staff or past clients at our booth. Participate in our free daily workshop, "Awareness and the Art of Seeing; Fox walking to Notice". For more details on the fair, go to http://www.mofga.org/.

Come to the newly forming Nurture Through Nature Gathering~A Welcoming Circle for any past participants with NTN
NTN Retreaters meet at the booth for a reunion, come meet old and new friends, alike. Daily at 2pm.

Meet at 10:00am for paddle safety talk and instruction. Plan to return to launch site by 3:00pm on this gently paced outing.

Fee: $50 for LEA members and $60 for non-members. To join:    http://www.mainelakes.org/ 
Fee includes canoe, PFD, paddle, instruction and lunch. Need 6 participants for this to happen so bring a friend! Register with Nurture Through Nature

Extend your stay by staying in a solar-powered cabin! Reserve an eco-cabin and make a getaway out it!
FMI: http://www.ntnretreats.com/cabinrentals.html

Contact Us for more information and/or to register.

Oct 10-12:Recharge, Regroup, Reflect: A Fall Foliage Retreat for Women; 1.6 CEU's Available through University of Southern Maine's Center for Continuing Education! A Columbus Day Weekend Getaway for Women
Saturday 10:00am-Monday, 11:00am

Spend some time getting in touch with yourself over a healthy and spirit enriching 3-day retreat and the rewards will be relaxation, greater self-awareness, healing and fun. You’ll experience supportive space and perspective away from your personal and professional life, and an eclectic blend of opportunities that invite you to more personal freedom, clarity and connection.
 Experience quiet time in nature through silent meditation walks and a gently paced canoe excursion
 Learn about The Work of Byron Katie as a way to identify stress and undo it
 Experience gentle and restorative hatha yoga for every-body
 Eat healthy, organic foods that nourish body and soul
 Share in guided meditation circles that bring release and insight
 Enjoy an optional therapeutic massage, melting away tension and stress
 Connect with other women in a healing space

Jen Deraspe, M.S. is a certified Hatha yoga instructor, adjunct faculty member of the College of Nursing and Health Professions at USM, a Registered Maine Wilderness Guide, and Practitioner of The Work of Byron Katie. Jen owns Nurture Through Nature, celebrating its 10th year of retreat leading, where she blends mind~body~spirit retreat experiences for women & custom groups.

Fee: includes meals, group cabin accommodations, and paddling equipment. Register by September 10 for $395; register after September 10 for $420, 1.6 CEU's available.

Enjoy a 30 minute therapeutic massage for an additional $35 paid directly to massage therapist.

Withdrawal and refund: After September 10, a $75 cancellation fee will be deducted from any withdrawal. After September 26, no refunds are available.

Contact Us for more information.
Register directly with the University of Southern Maine: http://www.usm.maine.edu/cce/registration.htm

Finding Peace through The Work of Byron Katie, True North, Falmouth, Maine

2008 Classes at True North:
Wed, May 14, 6-8pm,
Thurs, June 12, 6-8pm,
Thursday, Sept 25, 6-8pm,
Wed, Oct 22, 6-8pm,
Saturday, Nov 15, 9-noon
Thursday, Dec 4, 6-8pm


The Work is a simple yet powerful process of inquiry that teaches you to identify and question the stressful thoughts that cause all the suffering in the world. It's a way to understand what's hurting you, a way to end all your stress and suffering.

                                                                "My husband doesn't listen."

                                                                "My boss doesn't respect me."

                                                                    "My body is failing me."

Thoughts such as these enter our minds many times throughout the day, causing us to experience fear, anger, stress, sadness, anxiety, and depression. The Work of Byron Katie offers us a way out.

The Work has been called self-help, but it is far more than that: it is self-realization, and it leads to the end of suffering.

If you are tired of suffering, desire a life of happiness and total freedom, and really want to know the truth, this workshop is for you. Whether you are having trouble with relationships, your health, finances, or just feel sad and depressed, using The Work to question the underlying beliefs that keep you locked in a negative-feeling place will give you the opportunity to clear your mind, discover what is true for you, and experience a joy for life that might have seemed impossible before.

In this insightful and life-changing workshop, Jen will teach you how to use four questions and a turnaround to investigate your stressful thoughts. After this workshop, you’ll have the ability to use The Work to examine any thought that would keep you from living in total peace and freedom.

"We can only be afraid of what we believe we are - whatever there is in ourselves that we haven't met with understanding." - Byron Katie

Come and discover yourself in a whole new way. Learn how to use The Work to meet your thoughts with understanding and watch your life begin to change.

• Eliminate stress: Live without anxiety or fear
• Improve relationships: Have a new sense of connection & intimacy with your husband, wife, partner,  your parents, your children, and with yourself
• Reduce anger: Get angry less often and less intensely, and eventually not at all
• Eliminate depression: See perfection in situations that were once debilitating
• Clarity: Act more intelligently and effectively
• Energy: Experience a new sense of vigor and well-being
• Peace: Learn how to love what is, and find lasting inner peace
  
  Come experience The Work of Byron Katie by a trained practitioner of The Work who is passionate about the possibility of peace and therefore the end of violence in our world.
  
  Come experience the power of inquiry.
  
  This workshop is led by Jen Deraspe, a member of True North community faculty. Jen is both a graduate and 3-time staff of Byron Katie's 9 Day School for The Work. Jen is enrolled in the Certification Program through The Institute for The Work, a 4 year immersion where candidates are asked to work fearlessly on themselves, in support of teaching each candidate how to end suffering through embodying inquiry in their own lives. Jen's heart's desire is to help others find peace as she continues to deepen her own practice of The Work.

To register, contact True North, Maine's Center for Functional Medicine & the Healing Arts
http://www.truenorthhealthcenter.org/education.asp
Falmouth, ME 04105
207-781-4488