C.I.R.C.L.E.
A Community of Individuals Revisioning and Celebrating Life on Earth
Shequaga 2008 Programs
585-924-5620 Sponsored by CIRCLE, Inc. www.circleinc.org
A non-profit educational organization providing programs that promote good relationship with self, others, community and Earth
Is CIRCLE-owned land near Dansville, about 50 minutes South of Rochester, NY. Fifty acres of rolling hills, woods, creeks, waterfalls, a pond, a medicine wheel, and a beautiful view of the valley provide the setting for our programs. A turtle-shaped building houses an indoor labyrinth, meeting space, kitchen, bathroom and showers, craft room and healing room. Participants tent camp with some tent platforms and enjoy delicious vegetarian food at workshops where food is provided. Some indoor sleeping space is available.
Directions to Shequaga in Dansville: Take 390 to Exit 5. Turn left at the stop sign. Turn left on Rt. 36. Turn left (2nd left) on Coffee Hill Rd. Take the 1st left after you go under the expressway onto Schmidt Rd. Driveway is ˝ mile on the right by the Shequaga sign. Please close gate when leaving.
Camping at Shequaga Please note the rules posted on building use in the entryway. Camping is not allowed when workshops are in process. Camping can be paid for using CIRCLE dollars. Ten CIRCLE dollars can be earned for each hour of work that you do for CIRCLE on a work day or at other times. If you are going down on a non-work day, you can call the CIRCLE office to find out what work needs doing. Dollars are issued by board members and can also be used to pay for up to 1/2 of a workshop fee. See the Shequaga use rules on the website.
Day use and camping are available when workshops and camps are not being held. Reservations for overnight camping can be made by calling CIRCLE Office at (585)924-5620 or circleincoffice@aol.com
1. Camping in designated areas only above and around the pond or on tent platforms.
2. No open fires except in designated fire rings.
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All trash must be taken with you.
4. Overnight camping is $10 per night per person, $20 per family, or season camping pass - $50 individual, $75 family (which can be paid in CIRCLE Dollars totally for single use and 50% for season pass).
5. Day use is free to current CIRCLE members; a $2 fee will be charged for non-member guests accompanied by a member.
6. Swimming is at your own risk.
7. No motorized vehicles can be used without prior authorization (includes ATVs, dirt bikes, snowmobiles).
8. No drugs or alcohol will be used on the land; cigarette smokers must take their butts with them and not smoke in gathering areas or structures.
9. Pets must be on a leash or under the owners control at all times and must be picked up after in high use areas (trails, gathering areas).
10. Campers will respect other campers and neighbors regarding noise before sunrise and after sunset.
11. Porta Potty is available for campers. The Turtle Building is not.
12. The land is community land, meaning that all space and structures are available to all members on a first come first serve basis.
All individuals using the land must sign a waiver each year. Waivers are available in the yurt and in the trail box on the land. Each time you use the land for any purpose, please register at the trail box.
2008 SHEQUAGA PROGRAMS
(All are listed on the 2008 CIRCLE Calendar.)
About Our Camps & Retreats
The Shequaga programs provide a rich community environment that supports the ongoing evolution of living in harmony within ourselves and the natural world. The land welcomes and teaches us with the healing potential inherent in the natural world. Shequaga nourishes the body, mind, heart, and spirit of all those seeking better relations within themselves and others. Campers and day questers will find solitude amongst the green cathedrals and healing waters. Home to abundant wild life and medicinal plants, Shequaga is the perfect natural sanctuary to help us two-legged come home to ourselves and to all our relations. Camp and retreat programs are designed to return us to authenticity and a natural way of being.
To go to the Registration page click on a Register By: or here
For a printable version of the registration page (pdf format) click herecines and plant spirits for over 20 years, and will be sharing some of
September 5-7 Beauty Way Retreat with Linda Heron Wind, PhD
A
weekend of creativity awaits you as the beauty of the Universe flows through our
hands into beadwork, leatherwork, stonework, basketry, gourds, rattles, drums*,
and other modalities of sacred art. While you learn techniques, we will
work and play in loving community. Song, dance, drumming, guided
meditation, and quiet time in nature will feed our creative energy and nourish
our souls (*extra charge fro drum making supplies)
TIME: Friday Sept 5 (7 pm) to Sunday Sept 7 (noon)
COST: $195 indoors/$175 camping (All meals provided)
REGISTER BY: Aug 27 with a deposit of $95
Linda Heron Wind, Ph.D. is a teacher of change, inner-dimensional guide, and a transpersonal psychologist.
Events at Shequaga sponsored by other groups
On the Winds of Change: An annual women’s ritual bringing power and meaning to the passages between the many stages of our lives.
Friday Sept 12-Sunday Sept 14
On the Winds of Change is a sacred ceremony designed to bring the power and meaning back to the life passages of women. This weekend-long ritual celebrates who we are, where we are in our lives, and reaffirms our connection to each other. This weekend is powerful for every woman and is especially designed to honor women as they mark a decade. So if you are turning twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, or seventy in 2008, come and bring a handful of your closest friends. To find out more information and receive a 2008 brochure, please contact Lauren Sample at 585-527-0943 or email her at LaurenSample@aol.com
To schedule your private retreat or gathering at Shequaga call (585) 924-5620 or email us at circleincoffice@aol.com
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