Incline Village EARTH WALK SITE now complete - please enjoy
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The video will give you an idea of what an Earth Walk might look like and how it ties to Tahoe's original people, the Washo who like most indigenous people experience the land, water, wildlife and air as a sacred part of their stewardship care. Below our photos from the Incline Village site: navigational signs that mark the route and a native Washoe shelter to 'time travel' in at the end or beginning of your walk. TaHoh!
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This is a sample of an Earth Shrine. The kit includes 9 wood pieces that fit together, (with a little white glue) and can be decorated with paint, pictures and small items collected along your walk. A crafting designed to further enshrine your evolving relationship with the earth.
The Incline Village Earth Walk site is now complete, at the Incline Village Visitor Center, on Hwy 28 in Incline Village. Just park or bus to the center, purchase the Earth Walk Guide booklet for $5 and head out on the sidewalk that borders the Frisbee Golf Course. At the bridge you will see the first navigational sign pointing you towards the creek. The guide has a map for this easy 1/2 mile immerse walk and the guidebook provides techniques for enriching your immersion and space for you to reflect.
Yes there are tennis courts, Frisbee, schools and other infrastructure within sight, so it makes it even more amazing to feel how powerful the earths calming and cleansing power is as you take each breath and step with meditative intent, despite any encounters - just feel the flow of the water, wind and land calling you deeper to yourself.
Ever immersed yourself in the magic of nature?
An Earth Walk is inspired by the 10,000 years of Tahoe's first people, who walked with the earth, vs. only on the earth. It shares the indigenous values of 'Nature Immersion' and 'Forest Bathing' also known as 'Shin Rin Yoku'. http://www.shinrin-yoku.org/shinrin-yoku.html.
Basically, its soaking in the nourishment of nature at a mindful, intentional pace. As you slow down to smell, feel, listen and notice the shapes of water, sounds have new meaning, wildlife begins to move (when you don’t) and colors convey their distinct harmonies.
Mindful Earth Walking has potent mental, physical and neurological benefits. There are even Guides certified to help foster your experience, like; Felix Brosch, ANFT Certified Nature Therapy Guide , Tahoe's Nature Therapy Guide: www.earthkraft.org.
Sustainable Tahoe is facilitating the emergence of ‘Earth Walks’ sites throughout the original Washoe Territory. Each site will showcase a Galis Dungal (native Washoe shelter) near a loop trail (mile or less). Parking, bathrooms and visitor center, with docent on-site, will makes it easy to connect people to guided walks, native crafts, moccasin making, etc., (also coordinated with an online calendar). The Earth Walk Guide booklet utilizes some of the nature therapy techniques while providing a way to journal your experience. It is supplemental to a personal guide experience and if no guide is available, can support your exploration.
Tahoe cannot afford visitors who do not embrace stewardship at some level. Creating sustainable adventures that inspire visitors to adopt principles of stewardship will help preserve our precious water for all days now and when.
We have 3 sites in process: Incline Village Visitor Center, Tahoe Vistana Hotel, Tailor Creek
Hoping to launch by October 2020 (thus the Earth Walk Campaign to raise remaining funds):
Potential sites: Galena Creek, OxBo Preserve, Truckee Meadows
How you can help:
Volunteer: contribute skills related to creating a site: scouting, construction, photography, editing, graphics, web support
Partner/Sponsor: Help fund and/or develop a site: costs for structure, signs, printing, online calendar
Participate: Take a mindful walk, lead by example and/or support this effort: Earth Walk Campaign
Yes there are tennis courts, Frisbee, schools and other infrastructure within sight, so it makes it even more amazing to feel how powerful the earths calming and cleansing power is as you take each breath and step with meditative intent, despite any encounters - just feel the flow of the water, wind and land calling you deeper to yourself.
Ever immersed yourself in the magic of nature?
An Earth Walk is inspired by the 10,000 years of Tahoe's first people, who walked with the earth, vs. only on the earth. It shares the indigenous values of 'Nature Immersion' and 'Forest Bathing' also known as 'Shin Rin Yoku'. http://www.shinrin-yoku.org/shinrin-yoku.html.
Basically, its soaking in the nourishment of nature at a mindful, intentional pace. As you slow down to smell, feel, listen and notice the shapes of water, sounds have new meaning, wildlife begins to move (when you don’t) and colors convey their distinct harmonies.
Mindful Earth Walking has potent mental, physical and neurological benefits. There are even Guides certified to help foster your experience, like; Felix Brosch, ANFT Certified Nature Therapy Guide , Tahoe's Nature Therapy Guide: www.earthkraft.org.
Sustainable Tahoe is facilitating the emergence of ‘Earth Walks’ sites throughout the original Washoe Territory. Each site will showcase a Galis Dungal (native Washoe shelter) near a loop trail (mile or less). Parking, bathrooms and visitor center, with docent on-site, will makes it easy to connect people to guided walks, native crafts, moccasin making, etc., (also coordinated with an online calendar). The Earth Walk Guide booklet utilizes some of the nature therapy techniques while providing a way to journal your experience. It is supplemental to a personal guide experience and if no guide is available, can support your exploration.
Tahoe cannot afford visitors who do not embrace stewardship at some level. Creating sustainable adventures that inspire visitors to adopt principles of stewardship will help preserve our precious water for all days now and when.
We have 3 sites in process: Incline Village Visitor Center, Tahoe Vistana Hotel, Tailor Creek
Hoping to launch by October 2020 (thus the Earth Walk Campaign to raise remaining funds):
Potential sites: Galena Creek, OxBo Preserve, Truckee Meadows
How you can help:
Volunteer: contribute skills related to creating a site: scouting, construction, photography, editing, graphics, web support
Partner/Sponsor: Help fund and/or develop a site: costs for structure, signs, printing, online calendar
Participate: Take a mindful walk, lead by example and/or support this effort: Earth Walk Campaign
