Name: Nature & Ritual: Celebrating Nature While Grieving Ecological Losses
Start: 2025-11-08T13:00:00-05:00
End: 2025-11-08T15:30:00-05:00
Location: Holliday Park Nature Center - Auditorium

Nature & Ritual: Celebrating Nature While Grieving Ecological Losses

Let’s take a guided forest therapy walk, culminating in a community art ritual to celebrate nature and also acknowledge ecological losses.
About this Event

Nature & Ritual: Celebrating the Natural World While Grieving Ecological Losses

Many of us feel alone in our ecological grief. Join us for a focused conversation and guided forest therapy walk, culminating in a community art ritual that celebrates the natural world while also acknowledging the ongoing loss of its landscapes and species.

Led by author Dheepa Maturi (108: An Eco-Thriller) and certified forest therapy practitioner Paula Goldberg, this gathering at Holliday Park weaves poetry, prose, and multi-sensory observation. The walk will culminate in the creation of a collaborative mandala made from natural materials, designed by artist and ethnobotanist Shamira Wilson.

The event incorporates philosophy, literature, and cross-cultural spiritual practices to reflect on ecological grief, the power of ritual, and our shared responsibility as stewards of the land. Small-group sharing and guided prompts support personal reflection and offer tools for designing individual nature rituals to carry forward beyond the event. This event is ASL interpreted.

Questions? Contact 317-274-2462 or [email protected].

This event is part of the Spirit & Place Festival (Nov. 6 - 16). Learn more at spiritandplace.org. By registering for this event, you agree your email address can be shared with the presenting program partners and with Spirit & Place.