Session 1

AUGUST 7-8

The phenomenon of the spirit mate is present in myths, stories and shamanic experience the world over.  The term spirit mate describes the intimate relationship a human has with a spirit.  The Greeks spoke of various unions of humans with gods, so this is not a concept foreign to Westerners.  Mircea Eliade, in his classic work Shamanism, makes numerous references to spirit mates (including spirit wives and husbands) in cultures as diverse as those of the Teleut of Siberia and the Savara of India; these references invariably allude to the significant changes which transpire in the wake of the intimate connection between a mortal and a spirit.  The purpose of this workshop is to help people better understand love and relationship and to discover the implications of having spiritual support at the most intimate level,  ultimately, to help participants open their hearts to the boundless love of the Universe.

Cost for Session 1  Workshop, Lodging and Food

Inside lodging $325.00    Camping or Tipi’s $275.00

AUGUST 9-10

 Dana Robinson, Faculty Member of the Foundation for Shamanic Studies for 17 years, will be leading a non-Foundation Soul Retrieval Training Workshop .  Dana was first exposed to this ancient technique in 1982 in a unique training session taught by Michael Harner in a cave in Grottoes, VA, and has participated in hundreds of soul retrievals since then. Popularized by Sandra Ingerman in her book Soul Retrieval, soul retrieval remains a fundamental and essential shamanic stratagem. In this 2-day training, participants will explore the issue of partial soul loss resulting from personal trauma and illness and how to find a patient’s lost/fragmented soul parts.  Many people who have experienced soul retrieval report profound, positive changes. It is a technique which offers the possibility of wholeness to a society of fragmented individuals. This is a training designed for people who wish to learn the technique in order to help others, not for people seeking personal healing themselves in the context of the workshop.  

Cost for Session 2  Workshop, Lodging and Food

Inside lodging $325.00    Camping or Tipi’s $275.00

Cost for entire Four Day Shamanic Retreat including Workshop, Lodging and Meals

Inside Lodging $550.00   Camping or Tipi’s $500.00

AUGUST 22-24

Rainbow Eagle has been given a Personal Vision to be a Teacher of Ancient Spirituality.  Rainbow Eagle is an Okla-Choctaw who has been with many tribal elders of USA, Canada and South America (Maya-Inca). As a Seventh Fire Peace Shield Teacher, he brings into his teachings an ancient (Anishinabe/Ojibwa) Peace Shield drawing. His passion is to recover the "rest of the story"--the most accurate and authentic spiritual teachings that can be found. “I want to teach the journey to recover the 'original teachings' of the Creator that is reflected in the natural classroom of Mother Earth."

The teachings will be A Serious Look at Natural Spirituality compared to Native American spirituality

Rainbow Eagle is offering his teachings on a love offering basis.

This is a community weekend. You may attend without staying the night. Donations for inside lodging and camping spaces would be greatly appreciated. You will be responsible for your own food for this weekend.

SEPTEMBER 5-7

From ancient times, shamans have worked with the spirits of nature for healing, survival, and knowledge. By learning from the plants and animals, from the rocks and mountains, from the winds and waters, and from the sun, moon, and stars, shamans helped their peoples live in harmony with the universe. In a world now out of balance, the way of the shaman can teach how again to respect nature, our Planet, and its inhabitants at a deep spiritual level. As our ancestors everywhere once knew, our survival depends on the survival of the other species. By working together intensively through shamanic journeys and other spiritual experiences, we will dedicate ourselves to working in both non-ordinary and ordinary reality to restore and maintain a living Planet. This is a Foundation for Shamanic Studies Advanced Workshop and will be facilitated by Dana and Shana Robinson.

Cost includes Workshop, Lodging and Meals. 

Inside Lodging $350.00……Camping or Tipi’s $300.00

SEPTEMBER 26-28

Join with your sisters in a weekend full of laughter and joy as we come together to celebrate the Wildness and Beauty of who we truly are. Friday evening we will gather together and put up the Tipi’s for Fire Ceremony and sleeping.  Saturday we will hike deep into the Wilderness and spend the night in the vast landscapes of our souls. We will sleep under the stars and awaken to the sun rising over the mountains. Together, we will participate in ceremony--- sit in silence by remote waterfalls --- stretch our bodies with the rising sun - dance our dreams---- pass the talking stick--- and reconnect with the nourishing energy of Mother Earth...

This journey will be facilitated by all who attend. The guides on the journey will be Lydie Ometto and Dianne Slemons.

We are looking for journeyers who wish to free the Wild Woman inside.

The cost for this retreat is $125.00 per person.

OCTOBER 17-19

Save the date……details to follow

NOVEMBER 7-9

Come join us for a community weekend. We will work on the land together…play together and pray for the Elders. Please email for more information on the Work Weekend.

November 9th will be the time for our annual Fall Tipi Ceremony to pray for our Elders and Honor their walk upon Mother Earth. The winter can be hard on Elders---Elders of all Nations, including the plant and animal nations.  This is a tipi ceremony where we can give our expressions and prayers for the Elders in our community and all nations as winter approaches. Everyone is welcome to attend. The North Carolina Fall Ceremony will be on Sunday, November 11th at The Garden Retreat. This ceremony is sponsored by Rainbow Eagle and Mary Rainbow Snake Woman; however they will not be in attendance.   

    The Ceremony will begin around Noon on Sunday. If you wish to participate in preparing the Tipi and the space for the Ceremony, please come around 10:00. Women usually collect fall foliage and flowers to decorate the tipi for the community.  Women, please wear skirts, to honor Mother Earth and the Sacred Feminine. Men, please wear long pants to this ceremony. Children of all ages are always welcome in Ceremony.      

    There will be a community feast after the ceremony. Please bring a dish to share. 

     There is never a charge for ceremony. If you wish to come on Sat. evening and spend the night, please contact us. A donation for lodging would be greatly appreciated.

Contact us for a schedule of upcoming events and availability. Events can be tailored to your desires and/or special needs.

• Weddings
• Family Reunions
• Family Vacations

• Workshops
• Men's Retreats
• Women's Retreats

• Whitewater Rafting
  • Guides Available
• Hiking the Appalachian Trail
  • Guides Available
• Fishing - Ponds, Streams
  • Guides Available
• Road & Mountain Biking
  • Guides Available

• Massages
• Instruction on Meditation
• Nature Quest
• Outdoor Skills
• Bonfires
• Ping Pong & Yard Games
• Kayaking / Canoeing / Tubing
• Swimming Hole w/Rock Slide

Bike beside beautiful mountain rivers or mountain bike the dozens of trails and forest service roads.


Challenge yourself on the whitewater by rafting, kayaking or canoeing. We are only 2 minutes from the launch area for the Nolichucky river gorge. Fishing guides available.

Regain your perspective by going on a Nature Quest.