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Upcoming Events

 
 

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Nahua Traditional Solstice Ceremony: a night ceremony around the fire on June 20, 2024

Coming soon! Email your contact information to pre-register.

 
COMMENTS FROM EVENT PARTICIPANTS:

“It was a very grounding ceremony. I enjoyed it a lot.”

—Ramon Contreras, Candler, NC about the Traditional Summer Solstice Ceremony

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“The magic of a shared container is such a gift. I feel lighter, clearer, more gentle with myself [after the ceremony]. I feel more available to share vulnerably my story, my voice, my heart.

“The reflections others offered throughtheir prayers resonated with my own storylines and were deeply healing to receive. I love the collaborative process, the storytelling, the bringing in the elements.

“This ceremony specifically tapped into a creative, imaginative part of me that needs to be listened to more and feels full of possibilities.

“Such a gift to share this beautiful tradition!”

—Kyle Steele, Barnardsville, NC about the Traditional Summer Solstice Ceremony

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“I felt many awesome feelings and sensations. Some of those I recall now were expansiveness, dissolution, connection to mystery to fire to nature to cycles to the best parts of humans. I felt the Summer Solstice was recognized in my bones and blood and spirit, while my mind was captivated by the wind of the ages.”

—Elizabeth Kelly, Asheville NC about the Traditional Summer Solstice Ceremony

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I felt both energized and calmed by the ceremony. I felt inspired by the fire, the sincerity of the sharing, and the opportunity to give voice to my own inner reflections.

—Sharon Bigger, Asheville, NC about the Traditional Summer Solstice Ceremony

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“The space and diversity of people, all ages, was beautiful. Easily and quickly becoming comfortable with each other. Awareness of the cycles and calling upon wisdom of nature for help and guidance. I appreciated the joy and kindness from everyone.”

—About the Traditional Summer Solstice Ceremony in Asheville, NC

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“I loved the whole ceremony. Such a different take on the way I knew about the directions. Everybody’s insights were helpful and relevant.”

—Eileen Gertz, Asheville NC about the Traditional Summer Solstice Ceremony

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“The location was wonderful. The fire was warming and resourceful. The pace was calming. The sharing about the roots of the weather [tradition] was enlightening. The connection to the food growers made it simple to grasp and easy to feel. Allowing everyone to speak about why they came allowed communion and diversity to enter the space.”

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"[I loved the] sharing from each of you about backgrounds and experiences, hearing from participants. I especially enjoyed the silent descent and time by the river."

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"The whole afternoon was a beautiful sharing from you both, with everyone in the group and with Nature. I think each aspect of that was totally essential. For me I feel like it created an awareness of how utterly natural and essential engaging in that relationship with Weather is."

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"[This event brought me] a closer connection to everything."

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"I loved the discussion and the history behind what you do."

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"The whole program was right. A good flow of lecture and connection, physical movement. The river walk was beautiful."

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"Created a loving, warm and relaxing environment. The pace was good. Walking to the River was lovely!"

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"So many things were right about this event! It felt good to come into the space with a warm fire and a place prepared. The historical context was also helpful... For me to be able to honor the ...weather was a welcome shift . The info I received ahead of time to know what to bring and how to dress also helpful!! The size of the group was also good."

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"The...context was helpful.... Both of you embodied the essence of this work, i.e. gratitude and awe and appreciation of weather and nature, which I find more important than an explanation. Allowing time for questions and sharing from the group was helpful and inspiring."

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"Everything was amazing! Please do more. I would love to invite some friends."

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FUTURE AND RECURRING EVENTS

Traditional Summer Solstice Ceremony

This night ceremony takes place on each solstice: potent times for personal and collective prayers, learning and transformation.

Annual Traditional Weather Harvest Festival

Each year in September or October, Adam and Erin join with compadres Douglas and Amy Haynes to host our traditional celebration of the abundant Rain, Sunlight, Clouds, Wind, and Lightning, who provide a bountiful harvest to our Asheville, NC-area communities. This is our public fall ceremony: come join us to give thanks for the good things in life that generous Weather brings!

Note that online registration is required for this event, and seats are limited. Please arrive Wednesday, June 21 by 7:30 pm and settle in for this ceremony, which will go into the night. Note that participants will need to stay until the ceremony is complete.

Honor the special qualities of this season, bring new awareness to your life, and benefit from the brilliant opportunities of this longest day and shortest night of the year.

In this ancient ceremony in the Nahua tradition, we call on the deep, alive creative force behind the flow of Time and Change to help us let go of what no longer serves us and open to receive the benefits from what is coming. In this precious moment, a doorway opens, and, with the help of these ancient rites, our human longings and requests can be heard by the living world that both created us and supports us throughout our lives.

The ceremonies and life-ways of this lineage, based in the Central Highlands of Mexico, are now brought forward throughout the lands by initiated traditional weather workers who help us honor and renew our relationship with the natural cycles in these lands where we live.

Hosted by Sacred Fire Asheville, this gathering takes place around a consecrated fire in the Sacred Fire Council House. It is led by quiatlzques weather worker and tepahtiani healer Erin Everett, one of the Asheville weather workers in the living, unbroken tradition of Don Lucio Campos Elizalde of Morelos, Mexico.

This ceremony is one embodiment of a prophecy that the Nahua ceremonies will be brought forward to re-enliven human beings and our communities, renewing our relationship with Cycles, Weather, Healing and Sacred Time.

Engaging the sacred fire in the presence of others is one of humanity’s oldest traditions, where people from all walks of life, religions, and traditions are welcome. This traditional ceremony has been passed on through countless generations because it works to align human beings with the sacred cycles.

REGISTRATION LINK COMING SOON!

““The ceremony was very powerful for me. I appreciate the care and planning and skill of the weather workers who offered it. Thank you!” ”
— Laura Boggess, Marshall, NC


Deepen into Natural Cycles of Sacred Time

Past Events

Making Friends with Weather

Make a personal connection with the sources of water and nourishment.

How are you feeling about the weather? Share your feelings, connect with nature, and explore traditional Mexican wisdom about weather.

Let's gather together for heartfelt learning and sharing.

How is weather affecting you? How are you feeling about the weather? What is extreme weather? Is there something we can do?

Get in touch with your feelings about extreme weather and increase your “weather wisdom” in this empowering workshop.

In this three-hour program, we’ll go on a nature walk to deepen our relationship with weather and the sources of water during this late-Winter season. We'll explore traditional perspectives and personal responses to what the weather presents to us and its effects on our families and communities.

We will gather around a fire in our event cabin. If you're a note-taker, bring a notebook and pen.

Led by Adam Laufer and Erin Everett, Nahua tepahtiani healers and tradition-holders. Attendance - 13 people. Please reserve your seat. Feel free to invite others.

 

PAST EVENTS

A Life of Movement

An Introduction to Traditional Tepahtiani Healing

 
 

How do we step into a more balanced life, inviting overall wellness and satisfaction? 

What does it mean to live in sync with life and purpose in these times when it's so easy to be thrown off-course? 

This talk and circle is accompanied by a potluck meal. Please bring your favorite dish.

Find your center as we explore timeless perspectives on living a life of balance with husband-and-wife healers Adam and Erin. Learn more about the healing passed down through the centuries by the ancestors of their spiritual lineage, based in the Central Highlands of Mexico. Adam and Erin are tradition-holders in an ancient line of healers called by Weather to bring balance in troubled times.

Donations are requested for this event. Donate now.

Making Friends with weather

Here in the Asheville, NC area, we are so blessed to live in a place known for its beautiful weather!

But…climate change is in the news. How are you feeling about the weather? How is the weather affecting you? Is there something to be done about extreme weather? Get in touch with your feelings about extreme weather and increase your “weather wisdom” in this short workshop led by Adam Laufer and Erin Everett, an initiated Nahua tradition-holders.

In this two-hour program, we'll share in circle and go on a nature walk to connect with a stream or river. We'll explore traditional perspectives and practical responses to what the weather presents to us and its effects on our families and communities. Please bring a blanket to sit in circle. We will gather around a fire or candle. If you're a note-taker, bring a notebook and pen.

Contact us if there’s no event currently available, and you would like to attend a future event.

““I so look forward to another of your workshops. Much has been born from that place of reminder and inspiration. Thank you for facilitating - it’s lovely to learn from you.””
— Elspeth, Asheville NC

Date to be announced…

Stories Trees tell

Come listen to The Stories Trees Tell. We will meet around a fire or candle outdoors in a wooded area. Please bring a notebook and a pen and a blanket or camping chair to sit on. We will spend some time sitting in a circle together and also some quiet time walking in and listening to nature. We will then write what we experienced and join together to share those experiences. The event is led by Erin Everett, an Asheville-area resident who is also a quiatlzques, a weather worker and tradition-holder in the Nahua lineage of the Central Highlands of Mexico.