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Rethinking Thanksgiving Traditions at The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center
Written By: The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center | Issue: 2021/11 – November
Everyone is invited to The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center’s five-day Celebration of Learning to Live in Harmony, November 24-28. For more information and registration for overnight guests or commuters, visit themountainrlc.org or (828) 526-5838.
The Mountain Retreat and Learning Center
The prolonged challenges of Covid have led many people to examine their core values. Consideration of what is most important in life evokes fundamental life-style changes.
At The Mountain, striving to live our core values, we are examining our roles and responsibilities related to cultural traditions.
Please join us for a Grateful Gathering, a long-weekend event Wednesday, November 24 through Sunday, November 28. This intergenerational celebration will include traditional activities like pumpkin carving, creating gingerbread houses, and shared meals featuring traditional, locally-farmed, and ethically-sourced food.
In collaboration with Indigenous populations, our Grateful Gathering will include an acknowledgement of the impacts of colonization in our history and culture. We will also explore the benefits of and opportunities for participation in decolonization. Understanding these systems and effects, we can work together to collaborate and heal, to reduce our dependency on influences of colonization and to engage in decolonization.
As we consider the alignment between our core values and our relationships with people, the land, food, animals, plants, water, and air, a variety of workshops will be provided. Included are overviews of permaculture, regenerative farming, Indigenous Ecovillages, as well as native crops and foods. The intent is to extend understanding and honoring of these interdependent connections.
Individual or group opportunities to connect with nature include hikes, watching sunrises and sunsets from the top of the mountain, and observing stars in the dark night.
The Mountain is an ecologically-conscious retreat and learning center serving adults and youth. Located on 4,200 foot high granite cliffs on the Eastern Continental Divide in the Blue Ridge Mountains, we offer opportunities to learn about and appreciate the unique ecology and history of the oldest mountains in the world.
In 1999, USA Today identified The Mountain as one of 10 Great Places in the U.S. to Renew the Soul. This experience continues, as guests often refer to The Mountain as a magical or healing place. Come refresh your spirit in the natural beauty of these ancient mountaintops. Join us to learn, embody, walk and carry traditions that reflect core values.
