Programs and Classes
Kathleen Gassman
Saturday, May 16 - 3:00pm-5:00pm
$25
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The New Moon is the optimal time to lovingly plant the seeds of our intentions, so that with our subsequent care and attention, our intentions can grow and flourish along with the light of the Moon as it grows brighter throughout the lunar cycle.
At this New Moon Intentions event, join Kathleen Gassman to discuss how to work with the current new Moon in the sign of the Zodiac that it is occurring, based on the astrology of the time, and what house the new Moon occurs in your personal natal chart.
If you already have a copy of your natal horoscope, feel free to bring that to the event so that we can determine in which Zodiacal house this new Moon is occurring for you. Alternatively, feel free to reach out to me at chitchatastrology@gmail.com prior to the event, and I will email your natal chart to you, or you can look up your own natal chart at www.astro.com. I will also be able to look up your chart at the event if you know your birth time, date, and location. If you don’t have an accurate birth time, we can still look up your chart, but we won’t know the placement of the Zodiacal houses without an accurate birth time. Also please bring a journal or notebook so that you can put your intentions down on the page, the first step toward bringing those intentions into form.
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10% discount if you schedule an individual session with Kathleen.
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Kathleen received her Diploma of Professional Astrology from Astrology University in 2025, and loves working with astrology as a tool to help people cultivate awareness, compassion, insight, and understanding through self-reflection. Find her at https://www.astrologywithkathleen.com/
Nature Spirits
Yoga and Sacred Ceremony
Summer Series at Harvest Preserve
Erica Miller - Inspirit
​Nature Spirits: Yoga & Sacred Ceremony is a 7-week outdoor series held at the breathtaking Harvest Preserve in Iowa City. Each gathering is a doorway into a different element of the natural world, woven together through yoga, meditation, and sacred ceremony.
No two sessions are alike. Some will call you out under the cover of night as we greet the Spirit of the Buck Moon; others will greet you at first light with the Spirit of the Rising Sun. We will connect with the Nature Spirits throughout various areas in the living landscape of Harvest Preserve — Spirit of the Trees in the forest, Spirit of the Water at the pond, Spirit of the Stones at the sacred stone circle.
At the heart of this series is an animist understanding of the world — the ancient, cross-cultural recognition that all of nature is alive, ensouled, and in relationship with us. The trees, the stars, the stones — each carries their own presence, their own wisdom, their own spirit. This series is an invitation to create connection & conversation with the living world.
Our practice is open to all levels — whether you are new to yoga or a seasoned practitioner, whether you have attended ceremonies before or are simply curious. What matters is a willingness to show up, be present, and connect — with nature, with community, and with yourself.
Harvest Preserve is typically a private, members-only sanctuary. This series is a rare opportunity for the public to experience its magic.
Seven Unique Gatherings
Spirit of the Trees Wednesday, June 17 · 6:15 – 7:30 pm
Spirit of the Fire Friday, June 26
· 8:30 – 9:45 pm
Spirit of the Water Wednesday, July 8
· 6:15 – 7:30 pm
Spirit of the Stars Saturday, July 18
· 8:30 – 10:00 pm
Spirit of the Rising Sun Saturday, July 25
· 5:45 – 7:00 am
Spirit of the Buck Moon Wednesday, July 29
· 8:15 – 9:45 pm
Spirit of the Stones Saturday, August 8
· 8:15 – 9:30 am
$25/$133
Amelia Sutter
Anne Ventullo
Sunday, June 21 - 1:00pm-4:00pm
$40
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Celebrate the summer solstice by slowing down and communing with the natural world. The afternoon of the solstice we will engage in the practice of forest bathing and create floral folk crowns.
We will explore the meanings of the solstice as part of a cycle of our natural world and how these themes might present themselves in our own lives.
We will discuss a brief history of the purpose of floral headdresses and provide step-by-step directions for making one of your own. We will also review best ways to preserve your flower crown as decorative adornment or ritualistic use.
We will then bring these creative pieces into the forest to offer presence to self and the more-than-human-world through experiential nature and forest therapy practices.
This is an offering of recalibration and regulation for your own internal ecosystem, you are invited.
THINGS TO BRING
Weather friendly clothingA notebook and a pen/pencil for writing and drawing (optional)
EDUCATOR BIO:
Emelia Sautter is the founder of Good Earth Medicine and certified forest bathing guide. Her heart’s work loves spending time with the land and providing opportunities for humans to connect with self and with our nature relatives, helping us fall more wholly in love with ourselves and with the world around us.
Annie Ventullo is a folk crafter, mushroom forager and lover of the woods. When she isn't playing with forest-found items, she is a practicing ecotherapist, death doula, research therapist and educator. Annie believes that everyone needs at least 30 minutes a day in the natural world, and if you don’t have that to spare, you need an hour.
May Moon Hike
Shelly Searles
​Join fellow member Shelly on April 2nd at 8pm for a full moon walk and ritual.
Reconnect with nature, peaceful reflection, and release what no longer serves
you. Leave from the parking lot at 8 pm for a moonlit walk ending at the sacred
stones. Feel free to bring an item to be charged by the moonlight. A circle will be
cast at the Sacred Stones and a guided meditation will follow. Please bring your
own yoga mat or blanket and flashlight. You are welcome to bring guests within
the limits of your membership. Non-members/guests must purchase a day pass.
Weather permitting.
