Gracefully relinquishing power
Blog by Lukas An old friend once looked me in the eye and, with all the seriousness he could muster, uttered words that have stayed with me to this day: “Those with power will never give it up voluntarily. It has to be taken away.” His years in the cut-throat world of Texas ranch culture,…
Mothering our Spirits
Blog by Valerie Some days I feel like I am running a race from the moment I wake up to ensure I use my time carefully to fulfil my responsibilities with my family, around the house and garden, with the animals we take care of (currently chickens and guinea pigs, soon to be a puppy),…
Settler Trauma Reading List
Blog by Lukas For everyone interested in further exploring the topic of settler trauma — First you might like to further work out your own ancestry: Genealogy assistance: Family search is a free and popular service for doing basic genealogy research based on public records. And when you would like to do some more reflection…
Earth Ethos Food Philosophy
Blog by Lukas At Earth Ethos retreats we’ll do our utmost to provide you with nourishing food that aligns with your personal needs. But I thought I’d provide a little more detail to give you a sense of what this means to us practically in terms of values and intention. Food as decolonising and reindigenising …
Reflections on Retreats
At the start of the year we took time to reflect on our experience facilitating and experiencing the five retreat series labour of love around the Medicine Wheel last year: If you’d like to join us this year, here are the dates & some deets:
2026 Retreats & Upcoming Event
Mark your calendars and please pass on the Spotty Gum Peace Centre retreat dates for 2026! And if you’re near Moruya, you’re invited to join an author’s talk and discussion about indigenous science & the Medicine Wheel on Thursday February 12 at 2:30pm.
Graceful Leadership
Blog by Lukas There are many different ways to reflect upon the tumult of world right now. Indeed, the very sense that things are particularly tumultuous is in some ways a mirage, and like all mirages, is born of perspective. Reflecting to a fellow millennial about the relative tranquility of the 1990s of my childhood,…
Calendar Year Reflections
Blog by Valerie Honour all ancestors – of land, lineage and spirit. Live in balance. This is a steady life’s mission. And even after years of this commitment, I can still feel profoundly torn at times, like I’m being called to discard a deeply engrained aspect of identity. Coming up lately have been some foundational…
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