Guest Post For my 33rd birthday, looking for answers, seeking peace and happiness, I decided to gift myself a weekend at the Edge. Little did I know it would change my life. Yearning for deep healing, I immersed myself in this experience which was unknown yet strangely familiar. I was meant to be here. To […]
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Guest Post by Jane Large, Retreat Attendee & Mentor, Circle Member Each of us has a Heart Song, a unique sound that is part of the Symphony of Life, the song of the One Heart of Creation. This is what we came here to contribute – to share the most magnificent sound that is ours
Jonny Harris and the fabulous team at Frantic Films visited South River, Ontario last January and made a visit to Northern Edge Algonquin as part of the shoot. Edge co-founder, Todd Lucier had been unplugged from the media for over a year at that point and knew nothing about the hybrid comedy / documentary program
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Guest Post by Jocelynne Robinson, Collective Circle Member During a Heart Blossom retreat I recently attended, we were invited to seek out a rock that was willing to reveal it’s ancient wisdom to us about what is blossoming in our hearts. We were further invited to paint with watercolour what we could see in the
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By Martha Lucier, CCSS Co-Founder 32 years ago, as I lay next to my two and a half year old daughter, Natalie, I recall hearing an important message that has stuck with me ever since. As she clutched her favourite stuffed animal, ‘Popples’, I heard an inner voice share these words ‘It is important for
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By Hedy Minten, Retreat Attendee & Circle Member ~ Surrender, photo by Hedy Minten In our Spirit Canoe, we sit, ready to embark. The river winds ahead. Large, smooth, dark boulders sit like calm shadows, ancient guardians to guide and protect us. Tall, evergreen trees stand sentinel behind them, alive and dancing in their quiet
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Post by Roxey Size Refreshing our connection with Nature . . . Nature gives us many gifts, and sometimes we need to see them with a fresh mind. History shows us that even if we sometimes forget it, we rely on nature to feed us and nurture us, and when we neglect nature as part
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Guest Post by Jane Large, Retreat Attendee & Mentor, Circle Member It is no wonder that water is universally loved and desired. Waters nourished us inside and out- it not only gives us the gift of Life, but it also baths us with its healing sounds and beautiful vistas. And as it turns out, water
Pillars of Light – Preparing our Vessels Part 3: Becoming Soft Like Water Read More »
Guest Post by Jane Large, Retreat Attendee & Mentor, Circle Member In Japan, Kintsukuroi, is the ancient art of mending broken or cracked pottery with gold or silver. In this tradition, the belief is that the object is more beautiful for having been broken… We tend to avoid breaking anything in fear of being seen
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Post by Roxey Size At times, our history can seem unreachable. Today, when we see the past in photographs, the black and white images can feel unrelatable and washed out. The people seem distant & the landscapes dark, when compared to the vibrant colour we see in real life and more recent photography. Art is
Painting the Canvas: Exploring the life of Tom Thomson Read More »