Earth Sanctuary: A Nature Reserve, Meditation Parkland and Sculpture Garden

The deep peace and magic of Earth Sanctuary live on in me.  My experience of the Oneness of Life while standing on your land is profound and inspires my everyday actions.  On my first visit to Earth Sanctuary on Winter Solstice 2011, I stood, awestruck near the Cottonwood Stone Circle, and a poem came through me.  Its birth for me is the first grouping of words that, as nearly as is possible with such limiting things as words, accurately describe the sensations I have felt inside of timelessness and pure connectedness.  The friend with whom I shared the experience of that day invited me to share the poem with you. -Amanda Quaid

With permission,  here is the link to Amanda Quaid’s award-winning poem (PDF).

It’s always a such a treat to go to Earth Sanctuary. I happened to head up there on an absolutely gorgeous spring day and had the pleasure of watching a deer calmly grazing clockwise around the Stupa (very accurately I might add!). I dedicated the merit of that very mindful deer   Thank you, always for providing such a great retreat from the City – and place of natural beauty for contemplation and rejuvenation. -Karen

This is a great slide show of various fungi/mushrooms.  At Earth Sanctuary we put Fungi Perfecti’s MycoGrow under all plants and trees that we plant to   promote fast plant and root growth and increase nutrient and water uptake.

For those of us who are caught up in the digital/virtual world of emails, Facebook and texts, it is easy to forget our true nature.  Earth Sanctuary provides a perfect place for those seeking a way to reconnect with their spiritual path and perhaps their true purpose.

I really enjoyed staying in a very peaceful and spiritually energetic house where I could expand my practice and studies.  After a nice long practice it was great to go on a beautiful nature hike which also seemed like an extension of my practice.

Thank you Celia for your encouraging words and kind  nature.  You helped set a catalyst for a sucessful retreat.  Thank you all that have contributed in making Earth Sanctuary possible.

-Jed Ward

… was the peace and stillness beneath the sounds and the well marked and well maintained trails. Thank you for making this beautiful and sacred space available for retreats.” -Retreatant

Yesterday, I met a woman who was counting birds at Earth Sanctuary for the annual Audubon bird count. Here is a link to some of my Earth Sanctuary bird photos.

Here is an interview with me by Kathy Baxter who has started a new program “Sprit Talks” on the local streaming radio station.  We talk about my motivation for creating Earth Sanctuary, the new Stupa, the new Gray Whale Medicine Wheel, and the other sacred spaces of Earth Sanctuary.  Here is a direct link to the mp3 file.

At Earth Sanctuary, I installed the new gate to the Stupa entrance.  Since working at Earth Sanctuary, I have been studying and practicing regularly. The impact that a couple days at the Earth Sanctuary had on my life is phenomenal. I also brought my mom and a lady friend out for a day and we had a wondrous time.  Thank you!  Josiah – www.automatedgatetechnologies.com

We are very thankful that Albie Merrill has allowed us to install her spirit stone that came from the Suzhouregion of China.  It was transported and installed by my good friend and stone moving expert, Albert Gabelein.  Here is a link to more information on spirit stones: http://depts.washington.edu/chinaciv/3garrock.htm