Earth & Sky Advanced Retreat - Grafton, VT - September 6-8, 2024

Earth & Sky Advanced Retreat

Resonance and Radiance:
The Heart of the Earth, the Sound of the Sky

Riverledge Farm in Grafton, VT

September 6-8, 2024

(*arrival Thursday evening, September 5th)

Come, join with us, listen with us, sing with us, the songs of Earth and Sky. Spirit is guiding us in this work, in this journey, each of us sharing our unique imprint of who we are. As a collective, we are gathering momentum for this Great Awakening, and as unique individuals, we can assist the birthing of this Great Planet in its evolutionary spiral of Life and Light.
This will be an evolution of the “Art of Seeing” Advanced program series with Dorothy and Zacciah.
The content cannot be fully spoken, as it is in a constant evolutionary spiral, as the Guides come to inform and collaborate with us.
It also, depends on you, the participants, as to how it unfolds, with all the enormous potential that you bring to join and collaborate with us.

We will be working with the Evolution of Spirit, with the forces of Sound and Light, as they display their color and resonance within us, and within the wholeness of Earth and Sky.
It will bring the Radiance of Mirroring the Heaven on Earth.
It will bring the Songs of Creation, of which we all are a part.
It will bring the Remembrance of our times here, and our tones, what have we come for, and why have we committed to this Embodiment here on this Great Planet of Joy and Grace.
In remembering the Grace and Nourishment she brings to us, we realize our capacity to share with others, to assist them in their Journey of Remembrance, gathering the forces of Creation, the Hearts and Songs of the many who are ready to remember and step into their own part.

Those of us ready, have a responsibility.
You know you are One.
You have chosen the path yourself.
Do you Remember?
Are you ready to remember Your Song, Your Tone, your Resonance?
Let us come together in celebration, with the great drums, our community in Spirit, to do this work we have come here to do. Let us sit in resonance and Radiance with these Divine states of Being, Remembering and Re-integrating.

This program with Zacciah and Dorothy, will combine indoor and outdoor practices, on this extraordinary 300 acre Riverledge Farm and Retreat Center in Grafton, VT, which dedicates itself to this work.
We will rest, be nourished, remember, contemplate and embody at an ever deeper level.
Our ending practice at the Stone Circle at Sunreed Center.

We will join with old and new friends building community together.
We’ll celebrate the evenings with dance and song.
We’ll be fed by our caretakers at the Farm, and others bringing their culinary delights to the table.
We’ll walk and commune with the lands, the pond, the Sun and Sky.
We’ll call upon their power and grace, remembering our own.

Come and Join Us!
We are so grateful you came.
Blessings to our dear ones; we remember who you are.

Zacciah and Dorothy

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PreRequesite Information

This program is only open to Advanced students of Zacciah, who are already in his Advanced program.

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 Housing Information

All onsite and camping pricing includes all meals (Thursday Light Dinner, Friday Breakfast Thru To Sunday Lunch).

If you are staying offsite, Thursday night dinner is not included.

All washrooms are shared. Rooms include all linens and towels.

Single Room - Double - We have a very limited amount of rooms available for a couple. This would be a single Queen size bed. The price shown is for both registrants. Sign up for yourself, and send us a separate email with the name of your partner.

Single Room - Single - We have a very limited amount of rooms available for single registrants, and expect these to sell out quickly.

Camping - Places to camp are available on the property. You will have full access to water, and washroom. The price includes all meals.

Single - Shared Room - We will lovingly pair you with between 1 to 3 other participants signed up for the program. Each participant will receive their own bed.

Extra Night Stay - You may choose to stay an extra night on Sunday night, either camping or in your room. Meals are not included for this night. You may either use the kitchen for this night, or get food from one of the local restaurants.

 Itinerary Information

The program is from Friday Sept 6th to Sunday Septh 8th with arrival the evening of Sep 5th.

If you are staying onsite, please arrive after 3pm on Thursday Sept 5th. Dinner will be included that night.

The program will begin the morning of Sept 6th and end early afternoon on Sept 8th. Dinner is not included for those staying an extra night on the 8th.

Rough Schedule

Friday-Saturday

Breakfast - 8-9am

Practice - 10am-5pm (Lunch around noon)

Dinner - 6pm

Evening Activity - 8pm-9pm

Sunday

Breakfast - 8-9am

Practice - 10am-12pm

Lunch and Closing around 2pm

Travel Information

The easiest way to get to the retreat center is by car. If you are getting to the retreat center, by way other than your car, or your retreat partner's car, please let us know.

The program is hosted at Riverledge Farm in Grafton Vt:

2060 Townshend Rd, Grafton, VT 05146

The closest airports are in Hartford, CT - Burlington, VT - Manchester, NH.

There is no direct bus or train access to Grafton, VT. The nearest bus route would be to Brattleboro, VT.

Instrument Purchases

Sunreed Instruments is a 10-15 minutes drive from Riverledge Farm. We will be open for store visits all of Thursday the 5th, 10am-5pm. Please give us a call and let us know you will be coming. We will be open on Sunday the 8th from 12pm-5pm as well for store visits.

Cancellation Policy

We need to know 30 days before the start of the retreat if you can no longer join us, in order to receive a refund or credit for your registration.

 Food Information

Bottled water will be readily available throughout the retreat.

Breakfast, Lunch, & Snacks

Breakfast will be served in a buffet style each morning and consist of eggs, waffles, bacon, and potatoes. There will also be items such as granola, cereal, yogurt, bread, butter, jam, orange juice and milk. Bags of coffee and tea from Graton MKT will be available.

Lunch will consist of made sandwiches and fresh fruit trays.

Dinner - TBD

Dinner will be made by our talented team member Eddie! We invite you to read more about him below.

Our Chef

Eddie Ritz III (Ho'Omau)

Born and raised in Kailua, Hawaii, Eddie grew up on the windward side of the island enjoying surfing and exploring the local hiking trails with his family, as well as, the exceptional diverse culture and food offerings of the islands. Son of Edward Ritz II a military veteran stationed at Pearl Harbor at the time, where he met his future wife Sandra Havallana a local native Hawaiian. 
A seasoned Baker by trade Eddie then attended and graduated Le Cordon Bleu Culinary arts school. Upon graduation he accepted and completed a formal year long Apprenticeship under French Master Chef, Christohe Ehrarht. After completing his apprenticeship they soon opened Bistro La Petite France, a well received traditional French Bistro in Sacramento, CA. 
With a desire to travel see the world, experience the many different cultural offerings, he received an amazing opportunity to further his experience and hone in his skills in a galley onboard the National Geographic Sea Bird / Sea Lion with ports of call in Alaska, Mexico and open waters off the coast of Africa to name a few.
Eddie continued his post graduate culinary arts education and training through the CIA (Culinary Institute of America) at Greystone in Napa Valley, where he earned top of the class honors in French and Japanese cuisine. After five amazing years he left National Geographic / Lindblad Expeditions to pursue an Executive Chef role leading, teaching, kitchen brigades for various large scale food and beverage operation companies.
 His most recent travels took him to Norwich, Vermont where he accepted the Head Chef position for King Arthur Flour.  Eddie has since retired from professional cooking and now enjoys his time with Sunreed Instruments, learning the sacred honored traditions of global sound healing.