Conservation burial grounds around the country embrace life-affirming activities on the land. At Higher Ground, the intersection of generations and seasonal goings-on brings flourishing connections of people together with one another, with Nature and the land—and themselves.
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Seasonal gatherings honor each Solstice and Equinox. In Winter, the bonfire or time around the Hogan's woodstove in the woods, brings warmth and fellowship with stories, stillness, readings, song and reflection. From Spring through Fall, the forest theater is home to concerts and sound healing with renowned local musicians.
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Nature writing, Mindfulness practice, Movement, Forest bathing, and Deep Ecology: An array of learning and experiential opportunities draw on the dynamic beauty and magic of the Manitou land to invite participants into their personal and shared connection with it. Contact us to join the mailing list.
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The Forest Theater is home to three-season gatherings of music and sound healing, with local musicians vying for the chance to blend their violin, tabla, flute and handpan harmonies with accompanying birdsong.
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Aura Shards (Jed Blume & Anders Burrows) playing the Forest Theater
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Healing walks on the land have long been a favorite of locals and visitors taking the short drive up Sunset Lake Road—2nd and 4th Fridays, Spring through Fall—to gather beneath the tall oak and pine for the stroll to the In-between Place to breathe and listen; first to the stillness and teeming life of forest and fen, then to shared reflections from the walk held in silence.
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“The forest amphitheater is an ideal venue for evoking connections between art, audiences and the rhythms of Nature.”
—Jed Blume, acclaimed local musician
Higher Ground Conservation Burial
300 Sunset Lake Road Williamsville, Vermont 05362 |