Partners in Place

I have supported environmental and community collaborations as an ecologist, consultant, and spiritual seeker for over 35 years. The Wheels of Time and Place products and Homecomings workshops grew out of my passion to provide practical guidance for people to come home to their place on Earth and their place in time – connected to life purpose; family, friends, and community; and the wonders of the natural world that we all share.

Using the Wheels of Time and Place toolkit helps me explore and fully inhabit the places that sustain my body, mind, and spirit. When I track the continuous rhythms of nature and the new lessons that time brings my way, I am more alive and present to my role as caretaker of my home place and it, in turn, becomes my teacher. I use the Wheels to deepen and integrate my exploration of science and spirit. I offer the Wheels to others because of the joy I find in learning about the variety of ways they are used and the excitement they bring as they change our ways of thinking about time and place and how we choose to live within the circle of life.

I chose the title Homecomings for the workshop series to reflect my passion for helping individuals, groups, and communities live and learn with renewed connection to the natural world in their daily lives, with attention to mind, body, and spirit. I grew up with hands in the dirt, bugs in a jar, and tadpoles in a tub. After many years as a biologist and ecologist, I longed to reconnect with my roots and enrich my ways of knowing about myself and my home place. The Homecomings workshops allow me to share my desire that we all experience deep connections with self and the places and landscapes we inhabit. I bring many years of experience as a skilled facilitator and spiritual seeker and am known as a creative designer of workshops and participatory events.