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Burlington Yoga Conference
May 4th & 5th, Burlington, VT
Gillian and Russell will be guiding the opening session on both days:
"Hallelujah Earth" on Saturday morning
"Rise up for Earth" on Sunday morning

Here are some blogs BYC has written to support Gillian & Russell's work:
http://www.burlingtonyogaconference.com/what-is-green-yoga/
http://www.burlingtonyogaconference.com/metta-earth-institute-the-real-thing/

Metta Retreats

Sacred Silence
Feb. 8-10

Hermitage Retreats
Ongoing

Leadership Trainings

Generation Now
June 15-30, 2013 or
July 6-21, 2013 or
July 29 - August 4, 2013

Yoga & Meditation

Spring Equinox and 6th Anniversary Kirtan Celebration
March, 23

Insight into the Nature of Mind
Lama Tenzin Dhonden
May 10, Friday, 2013, 4:30-6pm

Early Summer Yoga and Meditation Retreat
June 1, Saturday, 9am-4pm

Reskilling Workshops

Advanced Beekeeping
April 6, 2013

Organic Beekeeping for Beginners
May 18-19, 2013 or
May 25-26, 2013

"If you are thinking of having a retreat at Metta Earth - do it! This is a rare and stunningly beautiful place, with a courageous team committed to living and teaching about an organic, sustainable life in harmony with the earth. There is a palpable magic in this place that will heal your spirit, feed your body with wonderful vegetarian food, and give you an abundance to go back out and share with the world."
~ from a retreat participant

Rural Vermont Benefit Raw Milk Processing Class
March 25, 2012
1 - 4pm

Centering Prayer Retreats

Feb. 17-19   Sacred Silence
April 22-24   Creation and Contemplation
Nov. 2-4   Listening to the Heart of God

Yoga Retreats

Yoga Gaia Retreat
August 17 - 19

Wilderness Awareness

Nature Connection Medicine
October 20

Beekeeping

Beginning Organic Beekeeping: Principles and Practices
March 31st - April 1st and June 2nd - 3rd
This workshop provides an introduction for folks interested in small scale and part-time (hobby) beekeeping.
Accommodations are available for participants interested in staying at Metta Earth.

Plant Medicine

If you register for three or more of the Plant Medicine classes in the 2012 series, we will give you a $10 discount on each of those three.
You will need to pay for all three, when you pay for the first one you attend.

Wildcrafting with the Seasons: Spring Roots
May 12 $50-$70 sliding scale, with discount = $40

Medicinal Mushrooms of Spring
May 19 $40-$60 sliding scale, with discount = $30

Introduction to Conscious Plant Study
June 23 $40-$60 sliding scale, with discount = $30

Wildcrafting with the Seasons: Summer Flowers
July 7 $50-$70 sliding scale, with discount = $40

Topical Plant Medicine
July 15 $40-$60 sliding scale, with discount = $30

Plant Spirit Yoga
July 1 $60-$120 sliding scale, with discount = $50

The Wild World of Mushrooms
August 4 $40-$60 sliding scale, with discount = $30

Wildcrafting with the Seasons
October 20 $50-$70 sliding scale, with discount = $40

Wildcrafting with the Seasons: Spring Roots
Saturday, May 12th
This class will be a combination of hands-on experience and discussion of Chinese medical ideas of health and wellness.

Medicinal Mushrooms of Spring
Saturday, May 19th
After a long winter, it is exciting to get out in the woods and discover a colorful array of medicinal fungi that can help ease your body through the seasonal transition.

Introduction to Conscious Plant Study
Saturday, June 23rd
Unfolding the power of plants by walking the path of conscious development.

Plant Spirit Yoga
Sunday, July 1st
A journey of yoga asana, meditation, pranayama (yogic breathing exercises), story-telling, and deep listening, this workshop will take us deep into the consciousness of the plants.

Wildcrafting with the Seasons: Summer Flowers
Saturday, July 7th
This class will be a combination of hands-on experience and discussion of Chinese medical ideas of health and wellness.

Topical Uses of Plant Medicines -
Salves, Oils, & Poultices
Sunday, July 15th
In the peak of summer...Spend the morning gathering wild and cultivated garden plants in the beautiful lands of Metta Earth. And in the afternoon make salves, oils, and poultices.

The Wild World of Mushrooms
Saturday, August 4th
Have you been looking for an entry point into the endlessly intriguing world of mushroom foraging?

Wildcrafting with the Seasons: Fall Root Harvest
Saturday, October 20th
This hands-on class will include an herb walk to identify several wild medicine and edible plants, as well as harvesting and preparing an extract from our harvest.

Permaculture

Metta Earth Permaculture
September 8th - 23rd
72 hour course taught by Canadian Permaculture trainer and educator, Natalie Krueger.

10 Day Meditation Retreat

10 Day Vipassana Meditation Course/Retreat
with Phra Ajahn Piyadhassi Bhikkhu
June 8th - 17th
Phra Ajahn is a Theravadan Buddhist monk, and founder and abbot of a monastery in Thailand.