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

Join Dawn Dickson for an experiential workshop at Earth Sanctuary, a beautiful nature retreat center on south Whidbey Island. The focus of this daylong workshop will be learning how to use Wheel of Life for balance and healing. Skills learned can be used personally or applied to work with individuals or groups. Explore the wheel metaphorically and use guided imagery through shamanic journeywork to tap into resources from nature and the inner landscape. The cost of the retreat is $50. Please call Dawn Dickson for details, questions or to register (425-297-5521). There will be 7 continuing education credits available. Please visit http://www.dawndickson.net to learn more about Dawn.

Here are a few Goldsworthy-like artworks created by visitors this past week.  One is at the Fen Stone Circle and one is at the Dolmen. 

Natural artwork at Fen Stone Circle

Natural artwork at Dolmen

from  her incredible field of lavender.

Come Home Safe

Found in the Cottonwood Stone Circle.  We wish Scott all the best!

A short clip of the stupa ground blessing ceremony at Earth Sanctuary led by H.H. Jigdal Dagchen Sakya (center). To his right is H.E. Dagmo Kusho Sakya and to his left is H.E. Kathog Rigzin Chenpo. The ceremony was held on July 8, 2010.

The surrounding woods and trails with so much to see: mushrooms, huge trees, singing birds, salmonberry flowers, other wild flowers, streams – a beautiful place.  Thank you!! – Mrs. Lynn Rideout

The Sanctuary provide the perfect atmosphere for meditation, reflection and healing.  Sitting in the Heartstone area, I experienced deep “kensho” or realization that rare but welcomed in Zen practice.  – Kakuzen

I liked the sense of peace and protection that’s here.

I like the peace and tranquility- it is lovely and we love coming here!  A great house!

Please help!  The Tsa Tsa’s need to be touched up, air dried and taken down to the retreat house. Please join Celia who lives very near to Earth Sanctuary this Sunday, August 8, at 1:00 pm.  After this we have Juniper and possibly Cedar to cut up and get drying along with many more flowers to collect and dry.  But, right now Celia wants to get the Tsa Tsa’s finished up so she can clear the dining room table for the next project!   Last time was absolutely wonderful!  Thank you so much to all of you who helped.  

Please email Celia at celia@earthsanctuary.org if you can help and to get directions to her house.  Munchies will be provided.  

The building of the Earth Sanctuary Tibetan Buddhist stupa has begun. There is great merit in contributing to the creation of a stupa – please donate items to go inside the stupa.

Here is what we could use: popurri – homemade or commercial; little parasols – like the kind that come in fancy drinks (new only); Juniper;… Any kind of tea; real jewelry – Broken jewelry is fine – no costume jewelry or plastic or glass; Gold, Silver, Copper or Brass Money from different countries; Toy weapons; semi precious stones; cedar; camphor; balsam; garden tools – don’t have to be new; perfumes; postcards of Tibetan Buddhist deities and holy beings (extra deity pictures from empowerments would be great); Dried flowers; set of 7 offering cups.

Mail to Earth Sanctuary, 6144 Wahl Road, Freeland, WA 98249. or call 360-331-6667. Thank you!