ROOTED - a gathering
ROOTED is a gathering for those feeling the ancestral call of connection; ever curious and courageous to design, discover, and weave dynamics of relational reciprocity!
ROOTED has been cancelled this year due to location challenges, we will look optimisitcally towards 2026 to returning to the land with everyone. Thank you!
ROOTED is a whole community event. All ages and stages of life are welcome!
Deep in all of our roots, there are stories of ancestors living in healthy, regenerative communities — villages where people of all ages were in deep relationship with the land, each other, and themselves. ROOTED is designed to help us remember these ancient ways of awareness and mentoring, and learn to apply them within our modern communities.
**Come and drop into a community wide liminal experience!**
Tending to cultural healing begins with re-membering the structures and value-filled roles of all ages and stages of life… from infants to elders. While this intentionality is often expressed in day to day behaviors, we also recognize that there is a need for a focused practice away from our very filled lives. During our time together, we wish to invite all present to slow down, take a breath, listen, and embrace the gift of each unique perspective in order to weave a unifying and collaborative experience.
ROOTED is an invitation to join an emergent community for five days, an opportunity to step into a liminal space of curiosity and wonder. Liminal spaces, or the spaces between, are accessed all the time (but not always with awareness, and not always on purpose)… We will bring intention to step through a threshold and into a playful, reflective and nature connective experience, a community container full of conversations and questions, edges and embraces, to access and navigate the shared transitional spaces of change. Liminal spaces promote inertia for growth and discovery, compassion and knowing, and being and becoming. They are brave and scary, adventurous and daunting. Quite simply, they are where magic happens.
We are not seeking to change the world in these five days (though we hope that the resulting transformational re/actions may be felt beyond). The liminal space we will explore is a container where vulnerability, curiosity, and reflection are necessary for one’s spirit to step through with new eyes, new thoughts, and new feelings. It’s a space where we can examine and/or create patterns and perspectives of relationality that may feel uncomfortably new (or nourishingly ancient) to any one of us. Rooted and nourished in these ancestral patterns, we can begin to thoughtfully dismantle any unhelpful infrastructure while setting the foundation for new interconnective scaffolding.
As such, ROOTED seeks to explore themes of relationality and stage of life influence and responsibility. All ages and stages of life are welcome, and it is this whole community design that serves to proactively initiate possibility and potential. ROOTED encourages that we engage all participants “where they are”… (a five year old and sixty-five year old will be invited to do the same activity, each with unique tools and perspectives informing approach and outcome that affects the whole).
Finally, one clarification we have found helpful to articulate to align intentions and expectations. There are elements of ROOTED that are very similar to a group camp out. Please know that going into a shared liminal space invites a level of reverence that we hope nourishes the deep and longing-filled places within you. This is not just a camp out with cool people, this is a quest to touch your soul!
A Remembering with Heart & Mind
Join Regenerative Roots in the exploration of how activating Relational Intelligence, using the connective frameworks of The FireTender’s Journey and the Art of Mentoring, as well as the tools of holistic tracking, enable us to awaken our senses, recognize reciprocity, and dance with the threads of community.
Deep in all of our roots, there are stories of ancestors living in healthy, regenerative communities — villages where people of all ages were in deep relationship with the land, each other, and themselves. ROOTED is designed to help us remember these old ways of awareness and mentoring and learn to apply them within our modern communities.
By embracing reciprocity with the dance of relationality, we honor our ancestral roots, taking on the role of tracker, observing the landscape, deeply listening to the messages offered, and shaping our community in a healthy and holistic way.
Through the lens of travelling and tracking, story catching, weaving, and telling, we seek to align ecological and cultural awareness, deepening our understanding of the human community within the natural world. The knowledge and perspective we receive from tracking mysteries and catching stories reveals the interconnectedness between people and place. Thus, we will experience what it means to be in right relationship, acknowledging that a core purpose of tracking is to nourish ourselves, our community, and our landscape.
ROOTED is:
- an experiential retreat that sparks playful explorations, skillful observations, and courageous conversations.
- an invitation to immerse yourself into the rhythms, cycles, synchronicities, and mysteries of nature.
- an intentional practice for tending communities of connection that serve and sustain a vibrant village.
- a dynamic forum that is an evolving and unique expression of those who gather together each time.
- a whole community event designed for individuals or families and participants of all ages, from infant to elder.
Come solo, with friends, with a partner, or with your family…any and all combinations are reflective of the communities we live in!
ROOTED emerged from the Art of Mentoring, which is based on a well-tested model, and provides knowledge, tools and practices that enrich relationships and allow participants to create a powerful culture of connection in all aspects of their life and community.
Our rhythm and routines will include deep questions, interwoven stories and song, dynamic skill and knowledge sharing, and collective inspirations to emerge and evolve in playful, soulful, meaningful ways:
- Expand Sensory Awareness
- Honor the Reciprocity between People and Place
- Activate Wonder, Awe, and Discovery
- Integrate Knowing-Doing-Being
- Foster a Sense of Belonging
- Cultivate Compassion and Courageous Authenticity
- Spark and further Ignite your Purpose
- Hardwire Neurological, Socio-emotional, and Physical Pathways of Resilience and Well-being
Who is this for?
ROOTED is for anyone who wants to participate in an ancient gathering experience that can offer solutions and options for regenerative practices within our modern world.
This includes those who are involved in care-tending roles, whether it be of people or place, and for those who pursue artistry, agency, and advocacy within local and global spheres of influence: parents, educators, healthcare providers, social workers, therapists, healers, musicians, naturalists, ecological stewards, social change agents, etc…!
Program Overview
Come Gather Together with Nature as Inspiration and Invitation to Explore and Engage in Regenerative Practices that Lay the Foundation for Healthy, Harmonic, and Thriving Communities.
Nature Connection ♦ Mentoring ♦ Tracking ♦ Peacemaking ♦ Mindful Presence
A Sense of Place and Space
Dicentra Sanctuary ♦ Airlie, Oregon -or- Alternative Location Nearby
Map to Dicentra
We hope to be returning to Dicentra Sanctuary this year, held by the ancestral Big-Leaf Maples and nourished by the Luckiamute River.
We wish to extend our deepest gratitude to the Kalapuya people, across generations – past, present, and future, who have nurtured and been nurtured by this central Willamette Valley where we hold ROOTED.
- Begin Time: Wednesday, 7/2 @ 7:00pm; participants are encouraged to arrive between 1pm – 7pm to set up their camp.
- End Time: Sunday, 7/6 @ 11am; there will be ample time afterwards to break camp.
PROGRAM FEES: (includes four nights of camping (with composting toilets), guided activities and instruction, and use of the beautiful Dicentra Sanctuary land).
- Regenerative Tier: $135 per adult / $95 per child
- Roots Tier: $105 per adult / $65 per child
*!* Food is NOT included. Participants are responsible for bringing their own drinking water, food, plates/utensils/etc. and for preparing their own meals. We will have a central camp kitchen area set up for shared prep, including shaded space for coolers and a basic dish washing station. A couple of tables and cook stoves will be open for general use; however, we encourage you to bring your own stove if possible.
*!* This is an alcohol and drug free event.
*!* Due to the sensitive landscape of Dicentra Sanctuary, we are unable to accommodate requests to bring dogs.
Two Tier Ticket Pricing
As an organization, our commitment is to make ROOTED possible for all who express an interest and resonate with the values and vision of fostering regenerative practices within whole community. Toward that aim, we have established Two Tiers of ticket pricing.
- Buying a REGENERATIVE Tier ticket contributes to our whole community vision and enables us to optimize scholarship funds.
- Buying a ROOTS Tier ticket provides foundational support to our organization by covering core event expenses.
It is possible to select a combination of Regenerative and Roots Tier tickets in order to contribute at a level that is comfortable to you. Thank you for considering what is most aligned for you at this time!
For both tiers, ticket prices reflect the very minimum costs for running this event — pricing is structured in pursuit of a net zero profit margin.
In addition, partial scholarships are available (15%-50% discount) with the number of opportunities dependent on the level of charitable donations and participants opting to purchase Regenerative Tier tickets. If you wish to apply for scholarship funds, please send us a message ([email protected]).
Regenerative Roots is committed to co-creating safe, trusting, and supportive environments for all who are involved in our programs and community forums. We invite you to learn more about our Commitment to Community Solidarity, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Come sit by the fire with me,
And watch shadows dance in the trees,
The flames of the fire, will always inspire,
A story or a song we can sing!
Patrick M.
