Saturday and Sunday, July 8^th and 9^th

TENDING THE FIRES OF REMEMBRANCE - stepping on the trail of vision and hope, with Barry Brailsford and Warren Brush

Where: Quail Springs Learning Oasis, Upper Cuyama Valley

Cost: $195  includes workshop, food, and camping

Register: www.quailsprings.org, info@quailsprings.org, 805-886-7239 *limited capacity

Join renowned New Zealand author, storyteller, elder, wisdom keeper, and teacher, Barry Brailsford and local California storyteller, poet, and teacher, Warren Brush in weaving together two concerted days of learning through stories, sensory activities, and reflection among the gifts of nature.  This retreat is designed to light your fire of awakening and awareness that will support and nurture your traverse of your own unique and inspired trail of vision and hope.  We will interlace stories of old and new, from Aotearoa (New Zealand) and Turtle Island (N. America) along with hands-on, experiential activities to stimulate the recognition of your inherent gifts, attunement of your senses, and a wakeful surrender to your original instructions.

Tuesday, July 11^th, 7-9pm

WALKING IN THE SACRED - An evening sharing in Ojai with renowned wisdom keeper, author, historian and archaeologist Barry Brailsford

A presentation of Quail Springs Learning Oasis www.quailsprings.org

Where: Help of Ojai, 111 West Santa Ana St. in Ojai

Cost: $10-25 sliding scale

RSVP: Quail Springs  info@quailsprings.org or 805-886-7239 

In 1988 the elders of the oldest of the tribes of New Zealand asked Barry Brailsford to tell their story and gift their lore to the world.  This was an unprecedented event in history of Maori and an amazing journey for all people who seek to live in ways of peace.

Walking in the Sacred is a realm where trust and courage ask much of ordinary people, where the peaceful way is the power and hope is the purpose.  It affirms the ancient weave of our beginnings, the oneness that brings us to the universal lore.  It says that Maori and Hopi speak with one voice, that Maori and Celt are of one mind, that Maori and Zulu have one knowing, that Maori and Haida Indian are of the same ancestors.  Walking in the Sacred brings us back to the source.  It tells us that what we thought was lost has merely been held safe until this time of need.