Wild Earth, Steady Heart: Resilience for Uncertain Times

Join Kristan Childs and Teddy Kellam for the Work That Reconnects spiral, a joyful and coherent path to inner wisdom and vitality during unsteady times.

“To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe — to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it — is a wonder beyond words.”

― Joanna Macy

In a time of unravelling, become a soulful weaver. Pause, gather in connection with an open heart, and learn to wind  the strands of worry and overwhelm into your own unique tapestry of purpose, vitality, and joyful resolve. Nourish your inner world to sustain meaningful action in the outer world. Hold, as Francis Weller urges, “grief in one hand and gratitude in the other and be stretched large by them.”

Our journey blends practices that enliven the body, imagination, and spirit. Through somatic awareness, experiential group processes, soulful rituals, guided meditation, connection with the more-than-human world, cultivating awe, resting in community, song, and play, we stoke the hope that buoys our determination to make the world a more loving place. 

Traverse the elements of Joanna Macy’s Work That Reconnects spiral: Grounding in Gratitude, Honoring our Pain for the World, Seeing with New & Ancient Eyes, and Going Forth. The spiral reminds us that we are deeply connected with the web of life. There we find abundant resources to sustain our journey and care for the collective. 

Leave with bright eyes and bursting with ideas, practices, and micro-rituals, so that the deepening and expansion can sustain you in the long term. Re-enter the world with your cup brimming over with inspiration for a life-affirming future.

Who This Program is For

• Those interested in deepening their sense of interbeing with the natural world.
• For those who want to learn how to walk with their pain for the world without being overwhelmed by it.

What You’ll Gain

• Teachings on Joanna Macy’s The Work That Reconnects, Francis Weller’s 5 Gates of Grief, and the concept of Active Hope.
• Learn to connect with ancestors and descendants through imaginative Deep Time activities.
• A broader definition of sustainable activism.
• Learn new ways to hone your unique gifts that will help lead you towards a life-affirming future.

Expected Activities

Nature practices, guided meditation, movement/somatics, creative interactive activities, small and large group discussions, journaling prompts and sharing, earth-based rituals, poetry, and singing.

Testimonials

“Unlike any experience I’ve had before. Our big-hearted facilitators took us through awe, wonderment, deep connection, and a grief spiral process that is bound to make any person feel greater resilience in these uncertain times.” —2025 Participant

“This experience was exactly what my spirit and soul needed. It provided me with community, rest, relaxation, and solidarity, lightening a heavy heart.” —2024 Participant

“I want to thank Kristan and Teddy for creating such a healing space for people and prioritizing this type of healing for all the people they touch… I feel very blessed to have stumbled upon two amazing humans with the knowledge, depth, kindness, generosity, and open-heartedness that they brought to the group. I am so grateful.” —2025 Participant

Daily Schedule

A detailed schedule will be emailed to you about 30 days prior to your program. Click here to view a sample program schedule.