1. You have to turn solar panels to follow the sun On bright and sunny days, members of the Edge family have to make sure that each of the solar panels are turned in order to follow the sun anywhere from three to six times a day. 2. Anything that produces heat will suck all […]
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Here at Northern Edge Algonquin we pride ourselves as being an award-winning nature retreat with an eco-friendly facility and operations. A big part of that includes operating on solar power. It provides us with the energy we need for pumping and heating water, efficient lighting, music, and most of the comforts you are likely familiar
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~ Grandmother Turtle, co-created by our Circle I was gathered in circle in 2016, when my beautiful soul sister, Martha, shared a dream with us about being on a speeding boat that I was driving. Ahead, we saw large turtles in the water and she grew very concerned for their safety as we speeded toward
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My transformation started with a BIG exhale and a gentle voice, ‘Ahhhhhh, here you are. Where have you been?’ The voice was my own. It was the summer of 2013 and I had just hopped onto a paddleboard for the very first time on Kawawaymog Lake. In the weeks leading up to this moment I knew
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Guest Post by Maria Kornacki, Circle Member My soul is prompting me to listen, seeking company. Something awaits recognition. I have learned to listen to my heart. My mind knows well how to hold my attention. My spirit sings with me. But my soul?? Today, the soul is stroking my attention, seeding a new language.
Guest Post by Daniela Masaro Inspiration took hold and a poem came to me. I feel the poem was truly conceived by the Heart Flow gathering, as it’s been quite some time since I wrote or even shared my poetry. I wanted to fully capture the essence of flow through words and form. If you
By Martha Lucier, Edge Co-Founder & CCSS Circle Member How does our heart unlock our greatest collective ability to act and respond during times of uncertainty and adversity? Heart of Trust As spring awakens, melting the remnants of ice and snow, I feel the stirring of Mother Earth’s power beneath the surface, ready to ignite
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Guest Post By Michelle Girouard, with introduction by Martha Lucier Yesterday my grandson Everest turned 4. I asked him what it feels like to be 4. He said “It feels like a tree…like the Grandmother Cedar Tree at your house Grandma!” What wisdom from a young child to help us remember to connect to the
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Guest Post by Vanessa Brown, Retreat Attendee & Collective Circle Member It’s difficult to put into words just how much transformation can come from a weekend where all we do is eat and breathe into the question of creation, and dig into ourselves in a way we might not in our ordinary reality. I have
By Hedy Minten, Retreat Attendee & Circle Member On Christmas Eve, I deeply felt the absence of my mother and father who had both passed away in 2017. As I reflected on Christmas with them as a child, I recalled how my father had always made such an effort to make Christmas a magical time
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