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Living in Balance with Nature
September 20, 2026 | 11:00 AM–6:00 PM
A Medicine Wheel Experience
Spend a day in the grove exploring the Medicine Wheel, the four directions, and the wisdom of the seasons through nature, reflection, walking, and fire. A gentle invitation to slow down, listen, and notice where you are in your own season of life.
What if the seasons are more than changes happening around us?
What if they can also help us recognize what is happening within us?
There are seasons of beginning.
Seasons of growing and tending.
Seasons of gathering the harvest.
Seasons of letting go.
And seasons when the deepest wisdom may be found in becoming still.
Nature moves through these cycles without rushing them.
Together, we’ll explore how the rhythms of nature can become a mirror for the rhythms within our own lives.
Not as a map telling you where you should be.
Simply as a way of noticing where you are.
There is nothing you need to arrive ready to fix, change, or release.
We’ll learn. Wander the land. Reflect. Gather in circle. Listen.
And make room for whatever may emerge.
Sometimes we simply need enough quiet to hear what we already know.
Walking the Wheel
Throughout the day, we’ll explore the four directions and the seasons, elements, and energies traditionally associated with them.
East • Spring
Beginnings. Awakening. Possibility. Vision.
The place where something new begins to stir.
South • Summer
Growth. Action. Passion. Tending.
The season of nurturing what has begun and experiencing life in its fullness.
West • Fall
Harvest. Gratitude. Discernment. Release. Turning inward.
A time to gather what has grown, recognize what nourishes us, and notice what may be complete.
North • Winter
Rest. Stillness. Wisdom. Integration.
The quiet season of listening, restoring, and allowing experience to settle.
At the center of the Wheel, we return to ourselves, Spirit, and our interconnectedness with all life.
We move through these directions again and again—within a year, a lifetime, a relationship, a creative season, a beginning, or an ending.
Sometimes one part of life is standing in the East while another has already reached the West.
There is wisdom in noticing.
West & Fall — Our September Guide
Because we gather on the threshold of autumn, West and Fall will become our primary guide for the day.
And before there is letting go, there is harvest.
Nature does not simply discard what has grown.
There is gathering.
Nourishment.
Gratitude.
Seeds worth saving.
Then comes discernment about what will be carried forward and what has completed its season.
Perhaps West invites us to ask:
What has grown in my life?
What have I learned?
What deserves to be gathered in gratitude?
What still nourishes me?
What am I ready to carry forward?
What feels complete?
You do not need to arrive knowing the answers.
Perhaps something becomes clear. Perhaps a different question emerges. Perhaps you simply spend a day noticing the season in a way you haven’t before.
Nothing needs to be forced.
Nature as Teacher
The forest does not remain in spring because beginning feels exciting.
The garden does not produce endlessly.
The leaves do not cling forever to the branches that held them.
Nature understands cycles:
Beginning.
Growing.
Ripening.
Harvesting.
Releasing.
Resting.
Beginning again.
Nature does not tell us what our answer should be.
It invites us into relationship.
And when we become quiet enough, we may begin to hear our own knowing alongside the whispers of nature.
The Experience
This is not a day spent sitting and listening to someone talk about the Medicine Wheel.
We will experience it.
Our time together may include:
Medicine Walk
Walking the land with intention, practicing observation and noticing what draws your attention.
Walking the Medicine Wheel
Experiencing the four directions and exploring where their seasonal energies may already be present in your life.
Nature & Element Practices
Working with the land, elements, and seasonal rhythms as invitations for reflection, grounding, and deeper listening.
Personal Reflection
Space to journal, wander, sit quietly, and notice what arises.
Fire & Sharing Circle
Gathering in a supportive circle to share what we choose, listen to one another, and allow the day’s experience to settle.
There will be teaching and guidance throughout the day.
There will also be silence.
Sometimes what happens between the teachings is where we hear the most.
The Setting
Whispers of Nature Sacred Grove is a sanctuary beneath the trees, beside a flowing stream in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Here, nature is not simply the backdrop.
The land is part of the experience.
We’ll walk it. Sit with it. Gather around the fire. Listen to the water. Notice the season changing around us.
And, for a while, move at a different pace.
Who This Is For
This gathering is open to women ages 18 and older.
No previous experience with the Medicine Wheel, nature-based practices, or seasonal wisdom traditions is needed.
You do not need to consider yourself spiritual.
You do not need to know what you are looking for.
Curiosity and a willingness to listen are enough.
This is not about teaching one “right” interpretation of the Medicine Wheel. We will respectfully explore seasonal wisdom and Medicine Wheel teachings while remaining rooted in relationship with the living landscape and honoring each person’s own inner compass.
Nourishment
A nourishing lunch will be provided, along with tea, coffee, water, and snacks throughout the day.
Please bring a camp chair, weather-appropriate clothing, comfortable walking shoes, a journal if you enjoy writing, and anything else that helps you feel comfortable outdoors.
Investment & Registration
Investment: $129
Sunday, September 20, 2026
11:00 AM–6:00 PM
Whispers of Nature Sacred Grove | Nebo, NC
Limited to 10 women to preserve the intimacy of the gathering.
Registration deadline: September 13, 2026
Refunds are available for cancellations made on or before September 13, minus a $50 non-refundable portion. No refunds are available after September 13.
Come walk the Wheel.
Come sit beside the fire.
Come wander beneath the trees.
Come notice the season outside of you—and the seasons moving within you.
Nothing to prove.
Nothing to perform.
Nothing that must happen.
Come as you are.
Listen.
And perhaps, somewhere along the way, you’ll hear the whispers of nature, and your own quiet knowing within them.
September 20, 2026 | 11:00 AM–6:00 PM
A Medicine Wheel Experience
Spend a day in the grove exploring the Medicine Wheel, the four directions, and the wisdom of the seasons through nature, reflection, walking, and fire. A gentle invitation to slow down, listen, and notice where you are in your own season of life.
What if the seasons are more than changes happening around us?
What if they can also help us recognize what is happening within us?
There are seasons of beginning.
Seasons of growing and tending.
Seasons of gathering the harvest.
Seasons of letting go.
And seasons when the deepest wisdom may be found in becoming still.
Nature moves through these cycles without rushing them.
Together, we’ll explore how the rhythms of nature can become a mirror for the rhythms within our own lives.
Not as a map telling you where you should be.
Simply as a way of noticing where you are.
There is nothing you need to arrive ready to fix, change, or release.
We’ll learn. Wander the land. Reflect. Gather in circle. Listen.
And make room for whatever may emerge.
Sometimes we simply need enough quiet to hear what we already know.
Walking the Wheel
Throughout the day, we’ll explore the four directions and the seasons, elements, and energies traditionally associated with them.
East • Spring
Beginnings. Awakening. Possibility. Vision.
The place where something new begins to stir.
South • Summer
Growth. Action. Passion. Tending.
The season of nurturing what has begun and experiencing life in its fullness.
West • Fall
Harvest. Gratitude. Discernment. Release. Turning inward.
A time to gather what has grown, recognize what nourishes us, and notice what may be complete.
North • Winter
Rest. Stillness. Wisdom. Integration.
The quiet season of listening, restoring, and allowing experience to settle.
At the center of the Wheel, we return to ourselves, Spirit, and our interconnectedness with all life.
We move through these directions again and again—within a year, a lifetime, a relationship, a creative season, a beginning, or an ending.
Sometimes one part of life is standing in the East while another has already reached the West.
There is wisdom in noticing.
West & Fall — Our September Guide
Because we gather on the threshold of autumn, West and Fall will become our primary guide for the day.
And before there is letting go, there is harvest.
Nature does not simply discard what has grown.
There is gathering.
Nourishment.
Gratitude.
Seeds worth saving.
Then comes discernment about what will be carried forward and what has completed its season.
Perhaps West invites us to ask:
What has grown in my life?
What have I learned?
What deserves to be gathered in gratitude?
What still nourishes me?
What am I ready to carry forward?
What feels complete?
You do not need to arrive knowing the answers.
Perhaps something becomes clear. Perhaps a different question emerges. Perhaps you simply spend a day noticing the season in a way you haven’t before.
Nothing needs to be forced.
Nature as Teacher
The forest does not remain in spring because beginning feels exciting.
The garden does not produce endlessly.
The leaves do not cling forever to the branches that held them.
Nature understands cycles:
Beginning.
Growing.
Ripening.
Harvesting.
Releasing.
Resting.
Beginning again.
Nature does not tell us what our answer should be.
It invites us into relationship.
And when we become quiet enough, we may begin to hear our own knowing alongside the whispers of nature.
The Experience
This is not a day spent sitting and listening to someone talk about the Medicine Wheel.
We will experience it.
Our time together may include:
Medicine Walk
Walking the land with intention, practicing observation and noticing what draws your attention.
Walking the Medicine Wheel
Experiencing the four directions and exploring where their seasonal energies may already be present in your life.
Nature & Element Practices
Working with the land, elements, and seasonal rhythms as invitations for reflection, grounding, and deeper listening.
Personal Reflection
Space to journal, wander, sit quietly, and notice what arises.
Fire & Sharing Circle
Gathering in a supportive circle to share what we choose, listen to one another, and allow the day’s experience to settle.
There will be teaching and guidance throughout the day.
There will also be silence.
Sometimes what happens between the teachings is where we hear the most.
The Setting
Whispers of Nature Sacred Grove is a sanctuary beneath the trees, beside a flowing stream in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
Here, nature is not simply the backdrop.
The land is part of the experience.
We’ll walk it. Sit with it. Gather around the fire. Listen to the water. Notice the season changing around us.
And, for a while, move at a different pace.
Who This Is For
This gathering is open to women ages 18 and older.
No previous experience with the Medicine Wheel, nature-based practices, or seasonal wisdom traditions is needed.
You do not need to consider yourself spiritual.
You do not need to know what you are looking for.
Curiosity and a willingness to listen are enough.
This is not about teaching one “right” interpretation of the Medicine Wheel. We will respectfully explore seasonal wisdom and Medicine Wheel teachings while remaining rooted in relationship with the living landscape and honoring each person’s own inner compass.
Nourishment
A nourishing lunch will be provided, along with tea, coffee, water, and snacks throughout the day.
Please bring a camp chair, weather-appropriate clothing, comfortable walking shoes, a journal if you enjoy writing, and anything else that helps you feel comfortable outdoors.
Investment & Registration
Investment: $129
Sunday, September 20, 2026
11:00 AM–6:00 PM
Whispers of Nature Sacred Grove | Nebo, NC
Limited to 10 women to preserve the intimacy of the gathering.
Registration deadline: September 13, 2026
Refunds are available for cancellations made on or before September 13, minus a $50 non-refundable portion. No refunds are available after September 13.
Come walk the Wheel.
Come sit beside the fire.
Come wander beneath the trees.
Come notice the season outside of you—and the seasons moving within you.
Nothing to prove.
Nothing to perform.
Nothing that must happen.
Come as you are.
Listen.
And perhaps, somewhere along the way, you’ll hear the whispers of nature, and your own quiet knowing within them.