June Meditation in the Forest 

Join me in the glory of the morning forest for quiet meditation with the wild ones. Tucked in beneath the canopy with towhees and warblers above and a world of medicinals below, we’ll sink body, mind, and spirit into the earth and our own still places. Beginning with a guided meditation to settle and sweeten the moment, we’ll follow the pulse of the forest into a space of quiet and personal reflection. This is a gathering of gentle, peaceful presence and not much more. 

Location:

Outside* near Beaverdam Loop in Candler, North Carolina

*This event takes place completely outside in the forest. You are invited to bring a camp chair, blanket, or pillow to sit or lie on so you are comfortable during the meditation. Bring your journal too if you like. More details upon registration; please email with specific questions.

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**Suggested donation $5-$20 go to support the careful tending of this land and the development of our gathering space for rough weather and cooler seasons. 

Contact me:

graham@rootdeepliving.com

May Meditation in the Forest 

Join me in the glory of the morning forest for quiet meditation with the wild ones. Tucked in beneath the canopy with towhees and warblers above and a world of medicinals below, we’ll sink body, mind, and spirit into the earth and our own still places. Beginning with a guided meditation to settle and sweeten the moment, we’ll follow the pulse of the forest into a space of quiet and personal reflection. This is a gathering of gentle, peaceful presence and not much more. 

Location:

Outside* near Beaverdam Loop in Candler, North Carolina

*This event takes place cmpletely outside in the forest. You are invited to bring a camp chair, blanket, or pillow to sit or lie on so you are comfortable during the meditation. Bring your journal too if you like. More details upon registration; please email with specific questions.

Register for the next event:

rootdeepliving.com/shop

**Suggested donation $5-$20 go to support the careful tending of this land and the development of our gathering space for rough weather and cooler seasons. 

Contact me:

graham@rootdeepliving.com

looking to plants, to birds and waterways and seasons, to the night sky, to stone, to trees and mammals and our own blood and bone — tethering ourselves to answers that resonate deep in our hearts, echoing solidly like the tree that falls in the forest.

an essay series of life among the living, a ritual in presence and curiosity, for you to explore at any time. learn more: offerings everywhere // rough soles

// a seasonally glorious walk among the wild ones, wandering and peeking at the slight and bright treasures of this window of time, the blossoms that show their color before the canopy takes over //

sunday, april 14 1:00pm-3:00pm candler, nc

We’ll stop frequently on this walk to talk about how to recognize some of the sweetest spring flowers while connecting with them in their home ecologies, discuss what it means to protect and support them, and take some time to just be ourselves with them for a little bit. There’ll be tea and good company. This gathering will be a go even in light rain; if it’s going to pour we’ll be in touch by email.

Registration required. Please reach out to me at graham@rootdeepliving.com with any questions you have before registering.

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// passing presence with the wild ones //

restorative, contemplative, connective time with a moment in place

a saturday morning retreat in Candler, North Carolina
April 13, 2024 10:00am-12:30pm (moved from original date in March due to weather)

Gather for a morning of presence, poetry, and practice with plants. It’ll be time to keep an eye out for the likes of bloodroot and trout lily, dwarf wild iris, trillium, foamflower, and the others that show their color this time of year. There’ll be time to wander on your own and be present with the ground beneath you and the plants around you, make a flower essence if you like (how to do so included), sip on a spring tea, and be with the medicine together.

Registration required. Please reach out to me at graham@rootdeepliving.com with any questions you have before registering.

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Here’s what you can expect:

We’ll have a pot of herbal tea on the camp stove when you arrive, with time to gather and land and talk about what brings you to the woods this day. We’ll welcome some poetic guidance into our midst. We’ll talk briefly about some of the plants who are really out and about at the moment. (The numbers will likely still be few, but I know we’ll have plenty to meet anyway.) I’ll offer a brief introduction to making flower essences for those who are interested and provide supplies to you in case you’d like to take a vessel with you to make your own. Then you’ll have a good chunk of time to yourself, to wander or find a spot and rest or stick to the circle and talk about these things together. Finally, we’ll gather again, chat a bit about the connections we’ve made in the world, and harness a bit more of that poetic medicine before we go on our ways.

Please email me at graham@rootdeepliving.com for more details.

looking to plants, to birds and waterways and seasons, to the night sky, to stone, to trees and mammals and our own blood and bone — tethering ourselves to answers that resonate deep in our hearts, echoing solidly like the tree that falls in the forest.

an essay series of life among the living, a ritual in presence and curiosity, for you to explore at any time. learn more: ephemera // rough soles

— winter, words, and water —

an evening of ritual and presence

Tuesday, January 9, 2023 7pm-8:30pm Eastern Time Online

A Gathering with Water is meant to be a precious pause, an opportunity for reflection and cultivation as is uniquely available to us in the season of the dark. This gathering includes guided meditation into the ethereal and fluid spaces of the deep ocean around and within us. Connecting with marrow and our own dimensions that reach beyond time. A rich moment for finding the deep space and honoring what is alive there in us. Poetry and personal creative time for writing or stitching, drawing or building something that mirrors your journey to the deep. Resources to carry with you into January and February to navigate these months with intention and feel integrally connected.

More information at rootdeepliving.com/a-gathering-with-water

Join us at Panacea Gardens on Sunday, August 6 for a totally unique plant walk.

The Three Plant Walk is a monthly gathering exploring just three of the plants that dwell naturally along our forest path.

Gather with Graham and a small group of folks to learn about just three particular plants that are thriving this time of year. As with our Seasonal Plant Walks, we’ll explore the microclimates of our forest nooks and the significance of these plants in our ecology and in our lives. We’re keeping the three plants for August a secret for now, so keep an ear out for an announcement coming up!

During our gathering, we’ll enjoy herbal tea and talk about what it means to get to know a plant well. As with all things Panacea Gardens, there will be a hearty dose of conversation around what it means to tend the forest, the signficance of supporting native habitats and plants, and what it can look like for humans to engage thoughtfully with these plants. We’ll take our time in connecting with these plants through botanical and herbal lenses. Many of these elements will take place during our slow walk into the forest to connect with the plants in their place and learn from them as we do from each other.

The cost for this event is $45. Further details coming soon.

For more information and to register early, email us at hello@panaceagardenswnc.com or connect at facebook.com/panaceagardenswnc.

Join us at Panacea Gardens on Friday, July 28 for our very first official plant walk.

The Summer Plant Walk is a seasonal gathering exploring the plants that dwell naturally along our forest path.

Gather with Graham, Patrick, and a small group of folks to learn about the microclimates of our forest nooks, the plants that thrive here, and their significance in our ecology and in our lives. This month you can expect to encounter plants including wild ginger, spicebush, sassafras, skullcap, hemlock, and more. We’ll also likely happen upon at least the remnants of a reishi mushroom or two. We’ll start with some herbal tea and then cover some basics of what it means to tend the forest, the signficance of supporting native habitats and plants, and what it can look like for humans to engage thoughtfully with these plants. We’ll take a slow walk into the forest to connect with the plants in their place and learn from them as we do from each other.

The seasonal plant walks might fit your idea of a plant walk — walking around and connecting with plants. It’s our hope that these walks in particular will be an opportunity for folks to get to know the plants along central paths at Panacea Gardens as the rhythms of each season change.

The cost for this event is $45. Further details coming soon.

For more information and to register early, email us at hello@panaceagardenswnc.com or connect at facebook.com/panaceagardenswnc.

Come visit me and Panacea Gardens at the Enka-Candler Tailgate Market just about every other Thursday 3pm-6pm.

root cause // Getting to the Heart of the Matter

What does it mean to consider the root of illness, disease, or imbalance in a person’s experience? How can we support healing when a person wishes to move beyond treatment of symptoms towards the origin of their challenge? How is herbalism uniquely suited for this work? What are important boundaries to consider as we support people in moving deep with their questions? What does herbal protocol look like when working with root cause? How do we know if a protocol like this is working?

*Live and recorded online class

Registration and more information

Come visit me and Panacea Gardens at the Enka-Candler Tailgate Market every Thursday 3pm-6pm through October.

Come visit me and Panacea Gardens at the Enka-Candler Tailgate Market every Thursday 3pm-6pm through October.

Come visit me and Panacea Gardens at the Enka-Candler Tailgate Market every Thursday 3pm-6pm through October.

Come visit me and Panacea Gardens at the Enka-Candler Tailgate Market every Thursday 3pm-6pm through October.

unbound earth medicine exploration

a seasonal commitment to earth medicine learning, finding the facets of plant medicine, stone medicine, and embodied medicine that don’t quite fit in more typical conversations. unwinding our relationship with herbal medicine to relish the subtle, the liminal, and often the deepest parts of our everyday healing.

WINDOWS | released February 12
noticing where the light gets in. sensing subtle glimmers

Register for Windows by February 11th. This Winter Session of rooted will be recorded and shared by email on February 12th.

Get more information and register at rootdeepliving.com/rooted.

unbound earth medicine exploration

a seasonal commitment to earth medicine learning, finding the facets of plant medicine, stone medicine, and embodied medicine that don’t quite fit in more typical conversations. unwinding our relationship with herbal medicine to relish the subtle, the liminal, and often the deepest parts of our everyday healing.

WAKING SLOWLY | released March 12
gentle transitions, stirring marrow to prepare for the rainbow of spring

Register for Windows by March 11th. This Winter Session of rooted will be recorded and shared by email on March 12th.

Get more information and register at rootdeepliving.com/rooted.

unbound earth medicine exploration

a seasonal commitment to earth medicine learning, finding the facets of plant medicine, stone medicine, and embodied medicine that don’t quite fit in more typical conversations. unwinding our relationship with herbal medicine to relish the subtle, the liminal, and often the deepest parts of our everyday healing.

TENDING THE FIRE | released January 12
keeping fire, cultivating ritual relationship with flame and elemental fire within

Register for Winter Sessions by January 11th. This Winter Session of rooted will be recorded and shared by email on the 12th of the month.

Get more information and register at rootdeepliving.com/rooted.

with Rose

Seed saving is often a missing link in the cycles of sustainability of wild gathering. Many of us crave reciprocal, ecologically mindful  relationships with our medicines and wild foods!  Yet cultural norms mean that many more of us have taken herbal medicines concocted with ginseng or eaten ramps in a restaurant than have met these plants in their native habitat or grown them from seed. Few of us have even seen a Paw Paw fruit, let alone the tree! These plants face particular challenges with overharvesting, habitat loss, and segmentation that make attunement to our methods of wild gathering and consumption particularly important. Even though we can’t meet in person right now, we will travel with guided imagery to the homes of these plants, learn more about their reproductive cycles, and explore how we can participate in seed saving and growing these plants. 

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