summer camp

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in november i stayed in finland for two weeks in an old school house. during that time i wrote a novel that came out of me really fast. i knew what the story was going to be, and that i was going to write it, but writing it felt as though i just had to listen to the woods, and they would usher me into completion. I enjoy having a relationship with nature, and going where it tells me to. And at that time in that schoolhouse, I was able to hear nature deeply. i think because it was remote, and because I had allowed myself the space for it. Because i was in a tree house, surrounded by trees, heated by trees, writing on trees with trees.

These particular trees were very ancient and alive. I would like to facilitate an experience for others to have there. It will be midsummer, so the sun will not set. The days will blend into each other. The forest will swarm with flowers and bees. There is a lake to swim in, and a sauna. There is a loose schedule of activities that I’ve designed to support you in whatever your mission is. It features bodily alignment, and grounding in nature, and walks and swims, and creative writing, and herbalism, and sleeping on mats, and eating nourishing meals.

a tentative schedule

this will be private, and personal, and a way for a group of us to connect in a deep and unusual way. I incur a bit of a risk in having a real life experience. it would be easier to sequester myself to the internet. But this is getting boring. And I am sad that we weren’t alive for Woodstock.

The yoga instructor is my friend. The cook is my friend, and the hosts are my friends. The schoolhouse is cozy, and humble, and simple. It will be clean and comfortable. The nature will be beautiful. I am not necessarily trying to start a cult. I am more erring on the side of hanging out.

there will be two sessions, both in June, of about seven or eight people.

This is the kind of thing i wanted when i was little. to find the others, and a space for us.

Together we have had many visions. The application will close as soon as we have found the right people. So if you have some free time this summer, do considering joining me:

summer camp application