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Annual Retreat in Canyon de Chelly, Arizona
In beauty I walk
With beauty above me I walk
With beauty before me I walk
With beauty behind me I walk
Everything around me, in beauty I walk
In beauty I walk
It has become beauty again
It has become beauty again
It has become beauty again
—Navajo Prayer
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As it is in beauty...
Canyon de Chelly is located in the heart of the Navajo reservation near Chinle, in northern Arizona. The canyon is where the soul of the Diné lives, the name Navajo call themselves.
From this place we will write poems and speak them, share silence and walk with respect in beauty, cook together and join around the evening campfire, listening to the earth and our hearts with care. Throughout the retreat, we will savor poems and find ways to enter the sacred space of what unfolds from within us.
We will camp, hike and write for six days, deep in the canyon on the land of Lupita and Jon McClanahan, Diné teachers living and sharing in a variety of ways the traditional Navajo way of life. Lupita's family has lived on this land for more than 300 years and she offers a timeless connection to it while you are there. Both Jon and Lupita reveal through their every day actions the essence of the "Beautyway."
We are dedicated to bring you close to this sacred place and we ask our participants to bring with them an intention to join in a cohesive community and a commitment that supports spiritual growth. It is a privilege for non-native people to stay for such a long period of time on this sacred ground.
Please take the time to enjoy photos from our past Nature of Poetry retreats by our talented Camp Master, Eagle Scout and Photographer, Tad Gielow. We are joined on the retreat by Lisa DeVuono. Lisa takes great care of our kitchen and our meals. She also provides support to enter the sacred dimension of the canyon.
To find out more information about The Nature of Poetry Retreat, check the Classes & Workshop Schedule and the General Retreat Brochure and the 2006 Four Elements Brochure for further information.
Goto the first workshop title, Poetic Medicine: The Healing Art of Poem-Making
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