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Wild Writing with Gretchen

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Gretchen Martens offers give writing topics for you to explore nature and you “wild side.”
Finding Peace with the Wild Mother: Monday, April 21, 7–8 pm CT, on Zoom
Writing from the Land: Tuesday, April 22, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom
Journey to Your Spirit Animal: Wednesday, April 23, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom
Eco-Poetics: Thursday, April 24, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom
A River Runs Through You an eco-theological exploration of social justice: Friday, April 25, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom

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Gretchen Martens offers give writing topics for you to explore nature and you “wild side.”
Finding Peace with the Wild Mother: Monday, April 21, 7–8 pm CT, on Zoom
Writing from the Land: Tuesday, April 22, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom
Journey to Your Spirit Animal: Wednesday, April 23, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom
Eco-Poetics: Thursday, April 24, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom
A River Runs Through You an eco-theological exploration of social justice: Friday, April 25, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom

Gretchen Martens offers give writing topics for you to explore nature and you “wild side.”
Finding Peace with the Wild Mother: Monday, April 21, 7–8 pm CT, on Zoom
Writing from the Land: Tuesday, April 22, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom
Journey to Your Spirit Animal: Wednesday, April 23, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom
Eco-Poetics: Thursday, April 24, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom
A River Runs Through You an eco-theological exploration of social justice: Friday, April 25, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom

Finding Peace with the Wild Mother
Monday, April 21, 7–8 pm CT, on Zoom
Where do we find peace in a world filled with chaos?
Begin Wild Week by joining a guided meditation with the Wild Mother and finding peace. Reflect and journal about how to find the gifts of wildness. Connect with others to explore the lessons the Wild Mother teaches us about finding peace amid disharmony. Be sure to bring a journal and pen.

Gretchen Martens, a longtime Retreat House covenant partner, is a practicing Tibetan Buddhist. She holds a certification in eco-spirituality and has taught meditation and writing for more than a decade. She has a healing ministry as a forest companion and holistic healer.

Writing from the Land

Tuesday, April 22, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom

How do you connect with the land?

 

Learn to use techniques from Jungian dreamwork and shamanic journeying, an ancient human way of connecting to the natural world, to connect with the land and her creatures. These practices will expand your creativity, deepen your writing, and help you overcome writer’s block. Be sure to bring a journal and pen.

 

Gretchen Martens, a longtime Retreat House covenant partner, holds certifications in eco-spirituality and Jungian dreamwork; she holds advanced certifications in shamanic worldview and practices. She is the chief creative at Village of Care Press, publisher of the House of books at Retreat House, and has taught writing for more than a decade.

 

Journey to Your Spirit Animal

Wednesday, April 23, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom

 

Have you ever wondered about spirit animals?

 

Indigenous people around the world connect with spirit animals to guide and protect them. Join this interactive workshop to learn about spirit animals and how to connect with your own spirit animal using journeying, an ancient human way of connecting to the natural world. Be sure to bring a journal and pen.

 

Gretchen Martens, a longtime Retreat House covenant partner, holds a certification in eco-spirituality and advanced certifications in shamanic worldview and healing practices. She has a healing ministry as a forest companion and holistic healer.

 

 

 


Eco-Poetics

Thursday, April 24, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom

Does writing poetry intimidate you?

Do you want to expand your poetry repertoire?

 

Nature is the Beloved’s first cathedral and a vast source of inspiration. But how do you connect with wildness in a way that inspires poetry? Come learn a structured writing technique to connect you to the natural world and your own inner eco-poet. Be sure to bring a journal and pen.

 

Gretchen Martens, a longtime Retreat House covenant partner, holds a certification in eco-spirituality. She is the chief creative at Village of Care Press, publisher of the House of books at Retreat House, and has taught writing for more than a decade.

 

 

A River Runs Through You:

an eco-theological exploration of social justice

Friday, April 25, 7:00–8:30 pm CT, on Zoom

“A gorgeous concept! The spiritual journey your story invites is inspiring.”

 

“The choice of the protagonist as the Potomac River is quite imaginative

and bold”

 

“It stands on being conscious – as an individual, as part of a larger constellation. Thank you very much for this precious contribution!”

 

What would a river say, if you knew how to listen?

 

Are you curious about how engaging in social justice through the lens of the Beloved’s first cathedral, Mother Earth, can open new ways to view our Selves and our nation? Do you need to connect to what is and always has been virtually immutable . . . . the abiding presence of Spirit in the natural world? In this one-woman contemplative play, written during the pandemic and designed for digital performance, the Potomac River narrates her own history paralleling that of the humans who have walked her shores. Motivated by her own timelessness, she is a metaphor for history and the choices we face that will shape our collective future. The performance will be followed by an open conversation.

 

About Gretchen Martens: Drawing on her early years as an archaeologist, Gretchen describes herself as an archaeologist of the Soul, seeking out spaces that speak to the culture of place and the origins of our shared humanity. She finds herself drawn to places wild and remote, where people live simple lives of resilient happiness. A longtime Retreat House covenant partner, she is the chief creative at Village of Care Press, publisher of the House of books at Retreat House, and has taught writing for more than a decade. She holds a certification in eco-spirituality and advanced certifications in shamanic worldview and practices. She has a healing ministry as a forest companion and holistic healer.