Ayurveda and Ink Making Workshop | Aug. 6 or Aug. 7

9:00am - 5:00pm at The Trout Lake Abbey

Over this one day workshop, you’ll immerse yourself in the impeccable nature of the Trout Lake Abbey while deepening your capacity to be creative, connect, relax, and nourish yourself with Ayurveda and botanical ink making. This workshop will provide time for you to reset, re-harmonize, and return home with tangible ways to maintain peace in your life and openness in your heart.

• A morning yoga practice for the whole family, rooted in connectedness and creativity.

• An understanding of the fundamental principles of Ayurveda and nutrition for rejuvenating health.

• Restorative Yoga with a Sound Bath for deep rest and relaxation.

• Local artist, Molly Holmlund, will take us on a journey through her alchemical process of transforming foraged raw ingredients into inks. Through out the weekend, we will take intentional time to paint, draw, and journal with the botanical inks we create with Molly.

• Intentional family time to connect through art and movement.

• Forest bathing to unplug from busy-life and rest amidst nature.

• Seasonal, organic lunch and snack prepared by Stephenie with Ayurvedic principles to balance the summer season.

This is a one-day family experience designed to create opportunities for connection, as well as time to nurture both parent and child individually. The day provides time for adults and children together and in breakout sessions for developmentally appropriate learning. We will also provide time in the day for families to enjoy the beautiful grounds of the Trout Lake Abbey.

AYURVEDA with Stephenie Going

Ayurveda concentrates on prevention through understanding one’s own makeup and the effects that the outer world, environment, diet, and lifestyle choices make on our constitution and our daily lives. Our goal is to attain optimal health through a deeper understanding of ourselves and our own particular nature in relationship to the world around us. Ayurveda is a system based on natural healing through strengthening one’s own body, mind, and spirit and allowing the body’s own natural healing mechanisms to work to their fullest.

We'll explore Ayurveda's general recommendations for nutrition during the summer season. Each season ushers in a unique set of qualities that can either pacify or aggravate the inner workings of your being. By adapting your diet and lifestyle to better accommodate the changing seasons, you can drastically reduce the likelihood of any seasonally induced imbalances and the same strategies will gently coax your body back toward its natural state of equilibrium.

Together we will ...

• learn Ayurveda's core concepts about summer and nutrition,

• discover how your unique constitution interacts with the season,

• create herbal infusions to use at home in your own kitchen, and

• gather the tools and information to create a support system for empowerment of your own healthy practice.

INK MAKING with Molly Holmlund

Molly is an artist fascinated by the process of hand making inks. Her work reveals a closer look into the multiple connections in nature, through extracting and applying color from plants and minerals.

The use of natural materials creates a unique alchemy in the inks, allowing a different way of mixing and layering than traditional paints. This brings a sense of collaborating with the material, all while letting nature speak for itself.

THE TROUT LAKE ABBEY

The Abbey is the product of a 20-year friendship between a Zen Buddhist monk and a Druid priest. Ven. Thay Kozen and Rev. Kirk Thomas initially created this dynamic 23 acre sanctuary as a home for their two faiths and a place for people of all beliefs to find peace. The land was originally a farm, and while their flower gardens and landscaping embellish the sacred spaces, they continue this relationship to the soil as a WSDA certified organic producer. Their mission is to support the well-being of all living things and provide a space for people to explore whatever spiritual path to which they are drawn.

SCHEDULE

• 9:00 - 10:00 Opening Circle & Family Yoga Session

• 10:00 - 11:45

  • Adult Ayurvedic Session - Ayurvedic Nutrition for the Summer Season

  • Children Session - Botanical Exploration and Nature Walk

• 11:45 - 12:00 Ayurvedic Snack Break

• 12:00 - 1:00 Natural Ink Making Workshop

• 1:00 - 2:00 Ayurvedic Lunch

• 2:00 - 3:30

  • Adult Session - Restorative Yoga and Meditation with Sound Bath

  • Children Session - Nature Inspired Art Project

• 3:30 - 4:00 Family Free Time at The Abbey

• 4:00 - 5:00 Closing Circle

COST: Adult $125, First Child $75, Additional Child(ren) $50 each