SACRED THREAD: Earth-Based, Heart-Centered Spirituality

Madison, WI, US

About us

SACRED THREAD™ is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit devoted to the thriving wellness of all.

OUR MISSION is to create accessible, non-religious spiritual spaces where people of all ages gather for shared practice, spiritual growth, and embodied care for the Earth.

Through ceremonies, teachings, and gatherings rooted in Earth-based spirituality, direct revelation, intuition, embodied awareness, and heart-centered living, we foster healing, connection, and belonging. We honor many paths, shared leadership, and an ongoing practice of listening to and caring for the Earth.

AS RAM DAS SAID, “WE’RE ALL JUST WALKING EACH OTHER HOME.”

We believe non-hierarchical spirituality is essential to living in harmony with one another and with all of life. Systems rooted in division, separation, polarization, and the pressure to “pick a side” have persisted for thousands of years, yet continue to fall short of fostering equality, compassion, and collective well-being. In response, we choose to align our focus, words, and actions with the spirit of unity and care for the whole.

By honoring and celebrating diverse paths and the people walking them, we create the conditions for a world we feel excited to live in and pass on to future generations. Through shared vision and aligned action, we become the ancestors our descendants can feel proud to claim.

This is what it means to be part of the SACRED THREAD™ community
SACRED THREAD™ gatherings offer a regenerative thread of healing and pure potential, permeating the present while moving backward through time to tend and mend what came before, and forward to nourish and support those yet to come.

SHARED LEADERSHIP: OUR CIRCLE OF FACILITATORS

Guided by a Circle of Facilitators, SACRED THREAD™ offerings are led collaboratively rather than hierarchically. This shared leadership model allows us to support one another, draw on diverse strengths, and steward community offerings with care and integrity.

Our Facilitators share from a rich tapestry of practices, including shamanism, forest bathing, yoga, Reiki, sound healing, meditation, ecstatic dance, and other contemplative modalities. Each facilitator is deeply rooted in their own craft personally, and many serve professionally via private practices outside of the SACRED THREAD™ community.

At the heart of this model is our shared commitment—to one another and to the SACRED THREAD™ community- to choose love, compassion, integrity, humility, and open-hearted communication. On good days, this comes naturally. In the inevitable challenges of co-creation, we find our greatest opportunities to grow stronger together. In this way, we move out of division and separation and into a lived practice of unity, honor, and respect.

CULTIVATING COMMUNITY

Most SACRED THREAD™ gatherings are held in person, though some offerings unfold online. We are nomadic by design, choosing each setting with care to honor the season, the land, and the spirit of the gathering itself. You’ll often find us in and around Madison, Wisconsin, with occasional gatherings in Baraboo, Mineral Point, and beyond.

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Spring Remembers You: Forest Bathing to Reconnect with your Inner Child
Sun, May 17 · 1:00 PM CDT
Living Kindness, Exact Address Provided Upon Registration, Evansville, WI, US
Donation-based registration; sliding scale $11-$22 (Kids $5)

>>> REGISTER HERE <<<

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It’s time to remember who you are. Spring is the perfect time to reclaim your inner child- remembering all of that energy and potential that has been with you since you were born. Remember how the earth used to inspire you. Call to you. Hold you. We will play like you used to and invite you to call it back into regular practice, embracing all that the season of Spring offers.

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This is the PERFECT day to bring the kids! All ages! Re-connect with your true self, each other and the more than human world. Share gratitude, play, get silly, (maybe get a little muddy if conditions are just right), get creative and be ready for an afternoon of facilitated and self-guided fun!

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Join SACRED THREAD facilitators Moira & Ashley in Evansville (30mins from Madison) at Living Kindness, a retreat center. With a 1/4 acre of woodland trails to explore and indoor options in case of weather, we will be supported by this special space.

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FLOW
- Land in community | 1-1:15p
- Gratitude & Introduction | 1:15-1:30p
- Forest Bathing (for families and individuals alike) | 1:30-3:30p
- Connective games
- Inner child work
- Experiential play
- Sensory integration
- It will feel restorative & energizing
- Tea & Snacks | 3:30-4:30p
- We will bring seasonal foraged tea and snacks. You’re welcome to add to the food. Bring a mess kit & water bottle. Picnic blankets or camp chairs for a fire afterwards are encouraged!
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ITEMS TO BRING
- A toy or throwable item that represents your inner child (stuffy, ball, etc). Or: something that represents an intention you set for the day (picture, jewelry, keepsake alter item)
- Warm layers- the shoulder seasons can be be deceptively colder than anticipated.
- Timekeeping device like a watch or phone for solo wandering time.
- Water bottle
- OPTIONAL: pen and journal
- OPTIONAl: Sit upon - small blanket or cut yoga mat of sorts. We will have extras.
- OPTIONAL: A camp chair, blanket, or something to sit on for the fire, tea and snacks later.
- OPTIONAL: You may like to have a thermos for tea- we will bring extra cups.
- OPTIONAL: mess kit and potluck snack
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ABOUT THE VENUE
Held in a peaceful, wooded, and private setting. Exact address will be shared upon registration. Living Kindness business address is not searchable on Google Maps. Park on the culdesac and walk up the paved driveway to the back of the residence by the fire circle. Restrooms available. Being able to amble on foot (cane or walkers would work fine) would be advised for this offering as walking on (sometimes uneven) wooded trails will be part of the experience.
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