Speaking about Water Event at Blue Deer Center

Last Weekend, The Blue Deer Center hosted the Speaking about Water Event. People came from as far away as Ohio to attend. The Global Processing Institute facilitated the event. Local residents from Margaretville, Andes and Roxbury joined together in discussion and debate about our local watershed, the rules and regulations that effect our everyday lives and so much more. Thursday night was an open forum for all to share their experiences, feelings and views on how the watershed effects each of us. Friday and Saturday consisted of in depth conversation about the importance of water in our daily lives.  I would have to say, it was a very interesting, engaging and enjoyable program. I am looking forward to more programs like this one in the near future!

Wisdom of the Divine Natural World Class at Blue Deer Center

 This past week Eliot Cowan led the Wisdom of The Divine Natural World class at the Blue Deer Center!

This course is for those who wish to explore the natural world and discover themselves. You may be a beginner or a veteran. You may be a healer. You may have no interest in healing. You may consider yourself talented or dense, spiritual or mundane. It doesn’t matter. Whoever you are, you are a child of the world, and your Mother has much to share with you.

In this largely experiental course we will delve into:

• Believing is Seeing and What You See is What You Get
• The World Forces: Sun, Soil, Mineral, Rain, Growth
• Emotion – How Do I Touch the World? How Does the World Touch Me?
• The Voice of the Seasons
• Learning Plant Spirit Language
• Plant Wisdom and How to Hear It
• Dream and Reality
• Ancestors, Soul and Spiritual Path
• Time Around the Fire

 Students spent time at the river journeying and reflecting on the Divine Natural World. Here students sit by the river and the fire with Eliot. Student also had time in the yurt.

As well as in discussion and conversation with Eliot. A few students have stayed on at the Blue Deer Center as volunteers for our next program and to help turn things over. It is a busy few weeks here at the Center.

As I write this we are hosting our Speaking of Water Event which will be the blog feature next week.  Thanks for tuning in and Hope to see you at the Blue Deer Center next time.

Fireball is coming and We need your help!

The 11th Annual Fireball is scheduled for Saturday, July 5th, 2014 and 1:00-10:00. This Day of music with performances by Blue Paradox- Electric & Eclectic Dance and Trance, Myra Melford- Solo Piano, Steve Gorn & Ray Spiegel- Indian Classical Twilight ragas, The Breath Collective "unplugged"- Psychedelic rock from the Hudson Valley, Kirtan & Drum Circle- Grab a drum and join in, Eliot Cowan- Book signing and Saskawhihiwine- The beautiful timeless sounds of the river. Admission is $10. Lodging and Camping spaces available onsite, book your reservations today.

There will also be food vendors, raffle- a weekend at the Blue Deer Center for you Hamlet and more, Homemade Dessert Auction, and Silent Art Auction. We need you help getting these events and raffles put together. If you would like to volunteer to help with one or more of these events please contact Jenn Schuman Or Aaron Bauman at 845-586-3225.

What's New at The Blue Deer Center this week...... Liz Warren joins the Fundraising Department.

This week, Liz Warren became the newest member of our staff. Liz will be working in the Fundraising Department as our new Fundraising Assistant. Help us welcome Liz. Next time you are at the Blue Deer Center, please stop in and say "Hello, Liz!" Here is a little bit about Liz from Liz.

Hello, my name is Liz Warren.  Over eight years ago, my husband and I bought a weekend home in Margaretville to escape city life. After four years of enjoying hiking and the amazing outdoors, we decided to make the Catskills our full-time residence and I opened a store on Main Street. Two floods and a dwindling economy has led me to pursue other career opportunities. Having over twenty five years of experience in the hotel/hospitality industry, having held positions from reservations management to event planning, sales and administration, I was confident I’d find something interesting.
I’ve landed at the Blue Deer Center and am so happy to be here! Beautiful grounds, great people and a meaningful purpose.  I look forward to working with all of you!

What's Happening at the Blue Deer Center this week.......

This week the Blue Deer Center welcomes Jeannie Zandi and her Living in Love program.

Jeannie is the director of Living as Love, a nonprofit organization dedicated to seeding a culture of the Heart on the planet, inspiring, teaching and supporting people to live from their essence as Love. A year before the birth of her daughter, Jeannie was plunged into a dark night of the soul that culminated in a radical shift of consciousness. She is known for her fearless clarity, tender mercy towards humanness, and a juicy, poetic and often humorous style that draws from Advaita Vedanta, Sufism, Christian mysticism and the ongoing revelation of fully engaged living. Residing in Colorado, she travels widely in the U.S. and Canada, bringing a down-to-earth embodied teaching of living as love.

This just in!

What's just in? Huichol Art has just arrived from Mexico. The Blue Deer Center and Huichol Art Project has must received several boxes of Huichol Art directly from Mexico. These items are being added to inventory as we speak and will be available for sale in a few weeks. New Shelving and storage units are being assembled so you can see more of the items in our shop. Randy, Anna-Lena and others have been working hard to make these items available to you as soon as possible. Stop by and take a look! Here is just a small sample and pictures of the working being done.

See you at the Blue Deer Center!

What is happening at the Blue Deer Center?

Coming up at the Blue Deer Center

May 20th –“Deep Water” the story of the Ashokan Reservoir will be screened in Walton, NY at 7:00 pm. Find us at the Walton Theater. We will have a open discussion about the movie after the viewing.

May 22nd – Open Mic Night in Yurt. Our monthly gathering of musicians on the fourth Thursday of each month. Things get moving at 7 pm. Join us for some great times and wonderful music, you never know who will show up!

May 22-26 - Love is Alive   Five Day Retreat
Join Jeannie and friends for an exploration into the potent depth of what's often overlooked in the moment: being. Jeannie's gift for inviting people to join her in resting and rooted presence evokes a deep meeting with oneself and reality. Within that, Jeannie's humor and iconoclasm serve to bring people into an understanding that is beyond the intellectual, and an experience of the field of unity that includes all. Through silent and guided meditation, spontaneous talks, exchange with participants, and experiential exercises, Jeannie will host a space of clarity and warmth where the true richness of life can be experienced, and your innermost spiritual questions can be met fully.

May 30- June 4th Wisdom of the Divine Natural World, Plant Spirit Medicine as spiritual exploration and Discovery with Eliot Cowan.
This course is for those who wish to explore the natural world and discover themselves. You may be a beginner or a veteran. You may be a healer. You may have no interest in healing. You may consider yourself talented or dense, spiritual or mundane. It doesn’t matter. Whoever you are, you are a child of the world, and your Mother has much to share with you.

There is always something happening at the Blue Deer Center. Check out this link for more information!

 http://www.bluedeer.org/events