Find your Midline with Bianca Velez
Get grounded in your Personal Power by connecting to the Earth, following the wisdom of the seasons, practicing ritual, meditation, Pilates, and artful self-care in the Western Catskills.
River Women
Find yourself on the river, in the company of women
Join us for a river experience on the Delaware—fishing, floating, and gathering in community with women, culminating in an overnight stay under the stars.
Designed for both beginners and experienced anglers, this offering includes light instruction and support, while allowing space for your own experience on the water.
Set against the peaceful backdrop of the Delaware River, this is an invitation to slow down, connect, and be immersed in nature and community.
Class Schedule and Pricing
The class schedule varies slightly from week to week. Click the "Sign Up Here", or  "Class Schedule" button to view classes in the period of time you're looking to schedule. If you have any trouble scheduling, or just want to connect about offerings you can call (516)423-9431.
Classes are offered on a sliding scale from $17-33. While you can pay when you arrive for class, please reserve your spot in advance by clicking the "Sign Up Here' or "Class Schedule" button.
Nettle & FlameÂ
with Adrienne Snobeck   April 25th  2 -6pm
One of the first nourishing foods of spring, wild nettles have long been gathered for their rich mineral content and deep restorative qualities. In Nettle & Flame, participants will harvest fresh nettles, learn how to prepare them safely, and cook them together over an open fire.
Guided by food educator and writer Adrienne Snobeck, whose work explores the deep connections between food, land, and culture, this hands-on gathering invites participants to reconnect with seasonal foods and traditional plant knowledge. Together we’ll transform a wild plant into a shared meal while rediscovering the simple pleasure of cooking directly from the land.
Root & Remedy
with Nathaniel Whitmore   April 11th   1-5pm
Root & Remedy invites participants into the world of traditional plant medicine through the powerful roots and bark of the forest. Together we’ll explore how some of the region’s most common trees and plants have long been used to create simple, effective remedies. Participants will learn how to identify, harvest, and work with these plants while crafting small-batch preparations such as tinctures and decoctions.
The gathering is guided by local herbalist and wildcrafter Nathaniel Whitmore, founder of the Delaware Highlands Mushroom Society. Raised exploring the fields and forests of his family’s farm in nearby Damascus, Pennsylvania, Nathaniel has spent decades studying botany, mycology, ethnobotany, and traditional plant medicine systems. Drawing from American folk traditions and a lifelong practice of wildcrafting, he shares a deep knowledge of the plants that grow in our region and how they have long been used for nourishment and healing.
This hands-on workshop offers a chance to slow down, deepen your relationship with the landscape, and learn simple practices for working with the medicines growing quietly all around us.
The Wild Pantry
with Nathaniel Whitmore     May 16th    12-4pm
The Wild Pantry invites participants to discover the abundance of edible plants that emerge each spring across fields, forests, and river edges. Together we’ll explore the edible flowers, greens, shoots, and mushrooms that make up the season’s wild pantry while learning how to identify these plants and understand their traditional uses as food.
Guiding the experience is local herbalist and wildcrafter Nathaniel Whitmore, founder of the Delaware Highlands Mushroom Society. Drawing on decades of study in botany, mycology, and traditional plant knowledge, Nathaniel shares a deep understanding of the region’s wild foods and the seasonal rhythms that shape them.
This gathering offers a chance to slow down, sharpen your eye for the edible landscape, and deepen your relationship with the plants that grow all around us—many of which have nourished people here for generations.
How do we make change ?
Real, lasting change...
comes from the inside out.
The patterns we see ourselves repeating over and over again reside within our soma (body) and the subconscious mind. By listening deeply and bringing the conscious mind into the present, we can become aware of the habitual ways in which we interact with the world, and begin to create real freedom. In this way, choosing the life that we want, and shaping the lens with which we view our reality.
Through establishing a deeper connection to your body, an inner intimacy, you can learn to navigate life from the inside out. The results of this kind of inner work, are profoundly transformational. They make way for the opportunity to dance with life, and to be truly present to its mysterious unfolding.
I would love to be your guide ...
it is far too easy to let the hustle and bustle of life carry us away from our dreams, distract us from what we truly want, and to not make the time necessary to live out our greatest passions. The pace of time can seems to move ever faster and opportunities can seem to evaporate through our fingertips. This is why we all need a powerful North Star, a guiding light, an inner Polaris, leading us to the future we choose.
Our North Star it is a kind of credo to ourselves, an emblem, a vision of exactly who we want to be, and where we want to go; it contains the feelings we want to feel, and the experiences we want to have. Our North Star, is what we stand for, because our desires are like seeds planted in us at at birth, they are the whispers of our destiny, and contain our purpose. The clearer we become, about who we are, and what we want, the more powerfully we can be guided by our inner North Star. It becomes like a magnet, pulling us into a future that is most in alignment with our heart.
I would love to be your guide in getting clear. Your purpose is uniquely your own, and the world needs your special gift.
TARU FESTIVAL
4 day 3 night immersion into the Divine Feminine. RETURNING NEXT SUMMER.
