What to Expect from the Experience

Patch of Peace workshops are tailored to each individual and their abilities. Want to climb a mountain? We can do that. Would you rather sit in a mossy glade and contemplate the ground? That's OK, too.

Expect guided experiences to help you de-stress and find peace by reconnecting with the natural world.

Expect to slow down – your breath, your heart rate, your mind – and start to figure out how you fit in the world.

Expect to turn off your cell phone (we don't get good reception up here, anyway).

Expect to go home with a new awareness.

Expect to learn new skills to incorporate into your daily life – meditation, visualization.

Expect to be quiet. To listen. To feel the breeze on your skin. To hear an ant climb a blade of grass.

In addition to stress reduction, Patch of Peace workshops address a condition identified by author Richard Louv as Nature Deficit Disorder. His research has focused on children, but the condition can be seen in all age groups. A phenomenon of the 21st century, some researchers feel that Nature Deficit Disorder is a direct result of being distanced from the natural world by electronic barriers.

In general, a Patch of Peace workshop goes something like this:
From Cheryl's secluded woodland home in the eastern Adirondacks, you will walk to a quiet, mossy glade and share a guided meditation. During this meditative experience, you will access the cellular memory of ancient ancestors whose senses were attuned to each nuance and breath of mother earth.

With your energies calmed and awakened, you'll be gently guided to notice and appreciate all that which we routinely rush past – the veins in a leaf, the smell of damp earth, the song of the wind. Notice it and breathe it into your soul.

Experience the stillness and peace that is so elusive in today's fast-paced, digital world.

Rejuvenate and heal your spirit in the beauty of nature while learning how to create patches of peace in your everyday life.