Join Eiko Mizushima, Aziza Bisanz, and Lila Sarene for an evening of embodied storytelling and practice about opening to and deepening how we listen to our ancestors and our ancestral inheritance. With our bodies and the land as guides, we will gather information from those who came before us about…
…in the dark. I went back to camp and gathered everyone to come see this woodland phenomenon that is the object of so much folklore and legend. Our boys had never heard of it, and they were positively fascinated by the mystery of it all. Rotting wood that glows in…
…of northwestern Wisconsin and the Apostle Islands,” Lafrancois said. Running the core aspects of the program can be tricky: there’s water safety, camera operation, and the artistic elements of nature photography. “Ian is so adept at coaxing the kids into being open-minded explorers, overcoming their anxieties, and opening their minds…
In 2014, Matthew Cooper had what many newly minted faculty scientists dream of: his own laboratory and a generous start-up package at a public research university. Then he heard about an opening at a liberal-arts college in rural northern Wisconsin and decided to give it all up. Today, Cooper is…
…have a dream,” not “I see a nightmare we need to avoid.” Hope and positive goals fuel action. Consider these lines from the opening of Al Gore’s “The Turning Point” in Rolling Stone in 2014: “The forward journey for human civilization will be difficult and dangerous, but it is now…
…we don’t—and can’t—understand or control. Embracing the unknown, and opening yourself to mystery, will fill you with wonder and assure that you are never bored. Every day presents numerous opportunities to embrace mystery, and to step beyond what you know. I challenge you to take at least one of those…
…After trying her hand at community farming, Smith began working at Maggie’s Restaurant in Bayfield and the Black Cat Coffeehouse in Ashland where she discovered an issue she could stand behind—consciously sourced food. “I was part of the opening team at the Black Cat. Before it was popular, [owner] Honore…
…act in a consumption driven society. Gratitude is most powerful because it provides an opening to reciprocity, to the act of giving back, to living in a way that the Earth will be grateful for us. Graduation Day is often a time for gifts, of course and I’m told that…
…off the wall and add to them. “This project is about the interweaving of communities, building relationships, and raising awareness of our local food systems. Artful interactions provide space for the transformation of communities and provides an opening for serendipity” said Danielle Taylor, local project coordinator and an alumna of…
