At least 100 people sat together in the dark and silence for several long minutes on Dec. 20, accompanying Persephone’s underworld transformation. That may sound mundane — a room full of people doing ostensibly nothing. But it was, in fact, profound. Waves of discomfort rippled through the audience, now participants, in what felt for moments […]
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Fatherhood retreat invites introspection
Consciously or not, most people are at least partially defined by their relationship to a father figure, or lack thereof. Fathers have much to teach us about how to responsibly engage with the world. Sometimes, we’re inadvertently left with emotional wounds to heal. Kyle Jason Leitzke came upon a trove of sentiments when he poised […]
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Journeying beyond the threshold
My family and I first connected with Colleen and Thompson Bishop, co-founders of Alchemy of Prana (AOP), in the fall of 2018. It was a brisk morning, but they greeted us warmly, emanating assurance and serenity. Situating ourselves in a grassy opening enclosed by conifers, we let the sounds and feeling of nature draw us […]