Chumash elder Patrick Tumamait will welcome us to this Chumash land.

ROTATING SESSIONS (YOU WILL MOVE THROUGH ALL 4 SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY): Life is art. Reconnect with your innate creativity and mama Earth's generative brilliance through nature journaling and abstract art. In this experiential workshop, we'll practice creative rituals for everyday beauty. Through freeform writing and simple drawing experiments, you'll learn contemplative techniques that nurture intuition, spark new ideas, and sustain ongoing inspiration. We’ll also discuss herbs that support creativity, and explore adaptable rituals for inspiration wherever you are. You’ll leave with a nature-inspired creative ritual to practice through the seasons, deepen your connection with yourself and the natural world — and open to everyday beauty.

ROTATING SESSION (YOU WILL MOVE THROUGH ALL 4 SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY): Immerse yourself in a nourishing hour of embodied herbal wisdom and self-care. In this hands-on workshop, you’ll explore how to bring herbs into your daily rhythm through the art of self-massage and botanical oils. We’ll begin with a brief introduction to key herbs and carrier oils that support nervous system calming, circulation, and grounded presence. Then you’ll be guided through a gentle self-massage practice — designed to meet you where you are, whether you’re moving slowly or simply exploring touch. Finally, you’ll create your own take-home 1 oz herbal massage oil, infused with choice botanicals and essential oils, and learn how to build a simple ritual around using it at home. By the end of the session you’ll leave feeling relaxed, re-connected to your body, and equipped with a practical herbal ritual you can integrate into your “everyday living” practice.

ROTATING SESSION (YOU WILL MOVE THROUGH ALL 4 SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY): In these very demanding times we live in, we will create individually designed sleep pillows filled with your choice of aromatic herbs to enhance the rest and relaxation that are a foundation for reclaiming and creating optimal health. While we’re at it, we will highlight accessible tools that reset healthy biorhythms and restore and establish the practices that allow us to creatively navigate stressful circumstances with health and ease.

ROTATING SESSION (YOU WILL MOVE THROUGH ALL 4 SESSIONS THROUGHOUT THE DAY): For 100 years the Krotona Institute of Theosophy has created a beautiful landscape of plants from around the world. Meet some of the most interesting on an immersive, walking tour. Experience with all your senses our local native edible and medicinal sages and shrubs. Stroll beneath the majestic deodar cedars of the Himalayas and savor the aroma of the lemon eucalyptus of Australia. You’ll feel a renewed connection to your kin in the plant kingdom.