A Moment in the Woods

Spoken Words

admin — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:14:37 +0000

“Love is the absence of fear.” Heard during a meditation

admin — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:56:10 +0000

Fire Workshop with Chris

admin — Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:24:06 +0000

Hi All,

Here is a brief description of the weekend Fire Workshop and Children of the Earth Foundation fundraiser scheduled for December 2, 3, & 4. If you know anyone who may be interested, please feel free to forward it to them. We currently have 3 people signed up. I need a minimum of 4 people to do the class, with a maximum of 12. Hope to see you all there!

“Dancing with Fire”, a Weekend Workshop

Anyone who has spent time in the wilderness will tell you that Fire is an indispensable companion. Practically speaking, Fire will warm you, cook your food, make your tools, and provide light for working skills. On a deeper level, it gathers the tribe and provides the focus for friends and family to come together and share stories of their day. Perhaps most importantly, Fire is an Elder who will teach, advise, and comfort if one knows how to listen.

This weekend workshop is called “Dancing with Fire” because in order to dance with someone, there must be a connection between the two partners — a two-way communication whose give and take, ebb and flow create the rhythm of the dance. Anyone who has made a fire with a bow drill knows that it won’t work if you try to “bully” it and simply impose your will. To be successful one must be aware of what the Fire needs, paying attention to the fine details, and listening to understand how it is feeling — in short, one must dance with it. The class will include plenty of hands-on workshop time and coaching for both hand drill and bow drill, but we will also explore the Philosophy of Fire through a series of exercises and experiences designed to help you build a relationship with Fire that will lead to a deeper awareness of it’s Nature and an enhanced ability to create and use it under a variety of adverse conditions.

A portion of the proceeds from the workshop will be given to the Children of the Earth Foundation in order to support their mission of helping kids and young adults have experiences that help them form a deeper relationship with Nature and the Earth.

Dates:

Start: Friday, December 2 @4 PM (arrive by 3 pm to set up camp)

End: Sunday, December 4 @2 PM

Location:

Caloosahatchee Regional Park 19130 River Rd, Alva, FL 3920 (just north of Ft. Myers)

Cost

$200 (Includes meals, camping fees, materials for the class, and a donation to COTEF)

We will be sleeping in tents, but there are flush toilets and showers available!

To register, please email Chris Oelschlaeger at: wanderer777.co@gmail.com

Making Apple Cider w/ Susun Weed

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:27:19 +0000

Making Apple Cider with Susun Weed master herbalist. The Wise Woman, Susun Weed talks about making apple cider and the benefits of drinking cider.

She even tells us the cost of making it and the need haveher own press due to New York legislation that requires apple cider to be made using preservatives.

Click on the link above and listen in on the merry making.

The Power of a Smile

admin — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:49:03 +0000

A TED talk about smiling and what it means to smile -Smiling studies.

And a video by Master Mantak Chia called the inner smile.

Our Bookstore

admin — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 23:51:18 +0000

We have a new bookstore of used healing books. Come look at our selection. We are highlighting one book each time we have a radio show. Listen in and learn about our wonderful healing books.

If you are in need of guidance and inspiration pick up a book and find your answers. A wonderful world of teachers is waiting for you.

Vision Boards-Balance Box

admin — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 23:54:35 +0000

A visioning technique, which uses pictures cut from books and magazines or downloaded from the Internet, has taken many forms through the years. Originally called “Treasure Mapping”, the earliest instructions said to paste pictures of things we would like to see manifest in our life on “shirt cardboards”. Once a staple in every American household, “shirt cardboards” which were placed in men’s shirts to keep them stiff on the way back from the commercial laundry, are now virtually non-existent, but Treasure Maps, Vision Boards, Image Books, Wheels of Fortune and other versions of “pictorial goaling” continue to be popular. Why? Because they work!
For more …

Lauren adds Feng Shu to this process and brings a new meaning to vision boards. It’s wholistic and fun.

Listen to our discussion on my radio show. Click the link below.

http://tobtr.com/s/2110759

Composting How To

admin — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 13:28:20 +0000

Make your own rich soil and save the planet too.

Composting reduces waste in land fills and gives back to the earth.

You can add it to your plants, use it as fertilizer, and add it to your garden soil.

Start small or go whole hog. It’s up to you and it’s simple!

Find a spot to create your compost pile. Yes it can be a pile. You can also get some chicken wire and create a small container.
Start putting kitchen waste like coffee grounds and egg shells. There’s more comprehensive list available if you visit one of the links below.
Add some manure if you have it. Some gardeners use it to fertilize their soil or go buy some worms. Here in Tampa Florida you can get them at most bait shops. I get mine at Hong Kong Willie’s. Google it. It helps them with Internet traffic.
Turn it every three days.
You’re done!

Happy Composting.

Video

Great video on composting by the Sierra Club

Audio

The Saturday Healing Show w/ Magda Santos

Website

University of Florida Extension has a great site for composting info.

Books

Worms Eat My Garbage
Applehof

Let It Rot!
Stu Campbell

Lauren’s On Herbs and Loosing Weight

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:49:35 +0000

Reports are coming in.

One of my customers, Lauren is using our herbal infusions. She bought a kit and has ordered several additional ounces of herbs. She reports that in 2 weeks she has lost 10 pounds and has much more energy.

“I’ve been taking oatstraw for two weeks. I love the way it makes me feel and as a bonus, I’m down 10 lbs. This oatstraw herbal infusion just feels good to me – inside and out.” Lauren McLaughlin

Lauren is an active entrepreneur with several business interests and was looking for a safe and effective way to reduce her weight and increase her energy level.

Now she has asked me to develop a subscription method to allow her the convenience of paying automatically.

I, on the other hand can report that I’ve lost 11 pounds in 3 weeks. Not as good as Lauren but I’m happy. After all, we can’t all be over achievers lol. Besides I feel so much healthier. I have energy and no more aches and pains. Hallelujah!

Visit our Herbal Infusion page and read more about how herbs have helped me regain my health. And read how they might help you too!

Where I Go To School

admin — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 20:47:39 +0000

The Tracker School is in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey.

I remember writing a report about the Pine Barrens when I was in elementary school. The plant life was astonishing! There are some that blow up, others that eat insects and the soil is sand. It is an extraordinary place.

Pine Barrens

Well that’s where I go to school to learn about healing and living on the land. I know several edible plants, what wood is best for bow drill and how to make a primitive weapons. The land is unique.

Here are some facts about the Pine Barrens.

The Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands, is an enormous and all-encompassing tract of open space that covers 1.1 million acres, or 22 percent of New Jersey’s land area.

Pine Barrens

“The Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands, is a heavily forested area of coastal plain stretching across southern New Jersey. The name “pine barrens” refers to the area’s sandy, acidic, nutrient-poor soil, to which the crops originally imported by European settlers didn’t take well. These uncommon conditions enable the Pine Barrens to support a unique and diverse spectrum of plant life, including orchids and carnivorous plants. The area is also notable for its populations of rare pygmy Pitch Pines and other plant species that depend on the frequent fires of the Pine Barrens to reproduce. The sand that composes much of the area’s soil is referred to by the locals as sugar sand.”
From Wikipedia