Native American Sustainable Living: A Model For Our Future with Panoka and Deer Walker of Otter Creek Lodge.

Ceremonial Tattoo

HELLO Friends! My name is Danielle, I am an Anishinaabe woman also known by Bawaji Ishkode Kwe (Wild Fire Woman) 

Who I am has many facets..it's these facets that when shown truly make us the beautiful gems of humanity I am a mother of amazing humans, an initiative, a helper, lover, artist, tattooer, mentor and medicine woman. I am a 18 year veteran of tattooing. Creativity pulses through my viens in many forms. It's going to be an honor returning to Divine Pine Gathering and bringing live painting to this beautiful space, along with private Ceremonial Tattooing. 

I'm here to further my growth, and expand into places and spaces and help guide humans to find that inner knowing, feeling intensely, creating the things they desire and living a better more authentic way with and through art and tattoo. 

@danielletattooart // @alchemyofme please reach out to me directly to inquire on Ceremonial Tattoo Space for the gathering, as it will be extremely limited. Contact@danitattooart.com 

Chi Megwetch and see you amoung the trees.

Wild Sodas and Meads: Capturing Wild Yeast.

Learn to make a wild yeast starter using collected plant material or fruit. Then how to use that starter to create your own wild sodas and meads. A handout with basic instructions with be available. Tasting of various types at the end.

Cody Westendorf- Herbalist, chef, forager, fermenter, crafter, and mama.

Decolonization 101

We will be working together to move forward on solutions for the destruction of colonialism. The first class will be on kids and water. At the end of the class I would like to hear from beings and how we can evolve to create a better reality. (60 min)

"I am a 2 Spirited Indigenous Medicine Woman that is a survivor of Genocide. My people are Nahuatl and Apache. After being reawakened a few years after I graduated college and healed myself from a pill and alcohol addiction. I have been able to locate what has been actually going on. My main goals are to heal the land and bring awareness to my peoples Genocide. I am currently working to heal my trauma and others through Cannabis, Mushrooms, Self Care, Art, Somatic Movements & Talk Therapy. — Jasmine Sparks

Mushrooms: how mushrooms can help us to survive and thrive in 6X, the mass extinction underway.

What if mushrooms are actually aliens, sent to earth to ensure it’s inhabitability? Fungi are found all over planet earth from mountains tops to under the oceans, even spores have been found on asteroids.  We will discuss different modalities of growing and using mushrooms, depending on the groups needs, using a dialogical process. We will discuss and demonstrate mushroom survival tactics, homestead companion growing, commercial cultivation, mycoremediation, terra forming other planets, sequestering/cycling carbon, horizontal gene transfer, food as medicine and more! We will have mushroom bags for sale and some other seasonal cultivated & wild mushrooms available.

Ryan Iacovacci has been involved in permacultural and regenerative agricultural methods for more than 15 years, from small scale biodynamic CSA farming to farm-table restaurant distribution. He and his family currently homestead in the UP on Moonmtn, a regenerative food forest with over 100 different varieties of fruits, nuts, shrubs, herbs, flowers, and with dozens of edible mushrooms from season to season. Currently, Ryan and a fellow mycophile have launched a UP based mushroom company call MycoNaut - exploring all the fungal potentials to help us humans do better! www.myconaut.space

Self Care Massage Workshop

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If you’re interested in learning a new way to incorporate self care and movement into your daily practice, then join Brian in this fun and engaging workshop. He will guide you on a journey from head to toe, to help create freedom and ease in your body, while you learn more about yourself, and how you can be more caring and supportive in a mindful and self empowering way. Brian is a seasoned Massage Therapist and Bodyworker of over 10 years, and has taught variations of this course countless times. So bring your yoga mat, questions and be prepared to move and have fun!


Brian has walked many paths in this life. Has lived in 7 states as well as had 4 careers. He has spent over 10 years in the healing arts. Most recently, Brian has built his full time home into a shuttle bus as well as just completing building two tiny homes in Tennessee for a friend. Brian also offers Tiny Living Consulting for those looking to get into that world.

Traditional Archery & Bowhunting

Archery has been an important part of human culture across the globe for thousands of years. In today’s context, the word “Traditional” refers to the use of equipment similar to that used for millennia, true archery, as opposed to the modern, mechanized “compound” bows and crossbows used by many people today. Archery is a physical and spiritual practice that develops strength, focus, discipline, and mindfulness. Traditional Bowhunting connects us to the generations of hunter/gatherers in our shared past and weaves our lives back into the natural world and the great food web that we are all part of. Hunting in a traditional way immerses us in nature and promotes sustainability, deep respect for our animal brethren and regenerative land use.

This one-hour workshop will introduce Traditional Archery & Bowhunting by discussing:A brief history of archery across the world. Traditional Archery equipment and how it works - a bit of the physics. Traditional Hunting, and where it fits in the modern world. How to shoot – brief instruction will be offered for those interested Come connect to our past and to nature through this historic and beautiful practice. 

Lifelong friends, Nicholas and Michael have been practicing archery together since Mike came home from school with Nick on the day they met in 7th grade to shoot bows in the woods behind Nick’s house. Today, Michael is a Doctor of Humanistic Psychology and maintains both a teaching schedule and a private therapy practice in Dexter, Michigan. Nicholas enjoyed a long career in corporate leadership and is now retired on a southern Michigan acreage not far from the DPG location. There, he helps manage the habitat to encourage native species, and builds and maintains traditional archery equipment.

Breathe & Bloom

Breathing Basics and trauma informed tips + tools that help you find your grounding to bloom

Shea Gardner - Spiritual Sociologist, Trauma Informed Mindfulness and Yoga Teacher, Writer, Maroon Village 501c3 Founder

Culture Creation : we design the waves we give

Can you envision a world rooted in environmental justice? We will embark on an exercise in interrupting human ecological hierarchy with co-liberation. Together we will gather to be in right response to the state of climate chaos. Not aiming to arrive at the final solutions but rather practicing collective-conspiring toward an equitable world where we all thrive. Amber Joy will be supporting this body of people moving through the process of discussion and meditation. For her, DPG is the perfect microcosm for dreaming new versions of society, trying on new identities, and deepening our relations. Together we are experimenting with building a bigger “we” from which to advance getting free, together.

I am an orchard tending woman living near the southern shores of Lake Superior. I like working with the land, nourishing others, and basket making. As a new Mama, amongst tiny humans is where you’re most likely to find me. I find my inner peace most easily in the vastness of Old growth forests with friends and family.

Composting 101

There are many ways to make a successful compost pile, the method of composting one chooses will be based on their situation and goals. We will give an overview of multiple composting methods so you can leave the class knowing which type of composting will fit your unique needs. We will discuss the benefits of composting, and the ways we can use our compost to restore soil, environmental, and human health. We will connect the parallels between soil health and human health though the gut microbiome and also provide ways to improve our inner soil. We will answer any specific questions and share composting tips we have learned from our experience. Lastly, we will give a demonstration on how to construct easy at-home composting systems such as a bokashi bin and a vermicomposting bin.

Alexa is a living soil cannabis cultivator for Hypha, a state licensed facility in Kalkaska MI. Chandler is the soil director for Wormies vermicomposting in Grand Rapids. Alexa and Chandler are both compost and microbiology educators that focus on eliminating the stigma associated with microorganisms and providing ways to integrate with the microbial world through many forms of composting. They are also co-founders of the Michigan Compost Cup, a composting festival located in Bellaire, MI that is centered around building soil and community. Their mission is to inoculate minds and bodies with the empowering knowledge of composting.

Into to Natural Farming (KNF/JADAM)

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During this workshop I will be teaching you all the acronyms of Korean Natural Farming/JADAM Natural Farming. I will explain a brief history of how Korean Natural Farming came to fruition and why it is so beneficial to us all. I am going to be sharing my experiences using this style of farming and the results I was able to achieve with this system. After we go through the history/acronyms of Natural Farming we will get some hands on play time and make a few JADAM Liquid Fertilizers also known as JLF. We will also make JADAM Microbial Solution, known as JMS!

Dujon is a certified Natural Farmer taught by many great teachers including Chris Trump (@soilsteward), Preston Smith (@livingabundancebotanicals), Cheryl Mendiola (@earthpurse), and Jason Riesland. Dujon left New Jersey on a mission to heal himself and learn how to grow cannabis. In the early days of his career he worked on a large scale cannabis farm (Humboldt County, CA) that used petroleum based salt fertilizes to feed the gardens. These fertilizers leeched into the near by environment and did a lot of damage. During his stay on the farm he took a stand and left the his cultivation position. He then spent the last 4 years learning how to cultivate using natural and regenerative practices. It is his goal to share farming methods that are not only affordable for farmers, but these practices also heal the soil and the beings that existing withing the space. Dujon now resides in North Carolina where is learning how to grow vegetables to feed himself and his community. He believes that health and wealth lives in our soil and when heart, spirit, and soul connects with the Earth we will create a thriving society!

The Microcosmic Orbit Meditation

Learn the Microcosmic Orbit Qi Gong meditation, an ancient Taoist longevity cultivation practice. When done regularly it will build your Qi reserves to enhance organ function, increase awareness, and become the foundation for more advanced practices. When the practice is combined with specific breathing and muscle control it can become a powerful way to regulate the cranial-sacral rhythm.

I have been an acupuncturist for 10 years and am currently a PhD candidate for a Doctorate in Neurological Acupuncture. I have been practicing martial arts for 25 years and have several black belts in various arts. I have been studying Tai Chi and Qi Gong for 20 years, including martial, medical, and spiritual styles of Qi Gong. My background in engineering and Traditional Chinese Medicine has taught me unique ways to learn and teach the traditions that I have been exposed to.

Jeremy Siegrist

In Service of the Wild: Restoring and Reinhabiting Damaged Land

Part talk, part walk. We will discuss what makes ecosystems healthy or sick, explore the healing art and science of habitat restoration, and consider humanity's ecological role in natural communities.
Then we will walk to observe local habitats, point out key native species, problematic invasive species, and describe various restoration techniques that we can use to heal damaged landscapes benefiting biodiversity for all species.

Jeremy Siegrist is a resident of the Irish Hills Area. He has worked professionally as a Native Habitat Restorationist for the past 13 years. He also helped co-found Open Grown School in 2019 and is an instructor teaching ecology, wild foods, plants, birds, etc. Jeremy is also a songwriter and has been performing with his various bands, including theillalogicalspoon and Little Spoon River, for the last 22 years. 

The Magic of Psilocybin

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Join us for an evening discussing the science and healing powers of psilocybin. We will discuss psilocybin containing mushrooms and how this chemical compound interacts with our mind, body and soul. Known to treat psychologically and behavioral disorders such as PTSD, depression, anxiety, addiction and more. This magical compound may just be the gateway to a very needed conscious revolution!

Tess Burzynski is a Science degree graduate from Wayne State University, she works as a Soil Scientist and continues doing research with Mycoremediation in the city of Detroit. Her love of Fungi began in her early years exploring the outdoors. She is a member of the Michigan Mushroom Hunters Club and the North American Mycological Association. Throughout her studies she has learned the role mycelium plays in the environment and how beneficial, tenacious and magical it truly is. Through Fungi Freights, her goal is to educate Detroit and its surrounding neighbors about the benefits fungi have on health, food security and the environment.

Vocal Odyssey

To know and to connect to ones’ voice, is to know and connect to all of life. When we are able to interact in the world from a place of deeply intimacy and understanding of our voice, we are able to speak authentic ally, be heard, and listen to others. Have you been longing to connect with your voice? Do you feel lost in understanding how to harness the potential of your voice? Are you looking to build a creative community? Are you longing to express yourself freely? Do you desire to feel heard, seen, and held?Join us where we will sing, dance, and play. Allowing ourselves to be witnesses, held, and expressed. This is nature’s oldest form of medicine, where we let go to heal together through voice, sound, and body. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds and skills to join this thriving vision, for each unique voice holds the key to the alchemy of creation. 

Lilly Roche – Above all things, Lilly is a lover of life. She is passionate about collective healing, vocal empowerment, and embodied expression as vehicles of healing and transformation.. She earned a Masters in Occupational therapy and a Minor in Psychology from Western Michigan University in 2013. Since graduating, she continued her studies focused on somatic practices and sound healing through various courses and personal travels. The work she currently offers is deeply grounded in principles of yoga & meditation, sound healing, expressive arts therapy, and Part’s Work. She is trauma informed, holding a sacred, non-judgmental, and compassionate space for all to heal.. To learn more about Lilly’s offerings visit: Soul-Embodied.com. Feel free to reach out with any questions!

Rachel McIntosh – Rachel is a singer, creator, and songwriting coach who helps people to discover their capacity for creative expression, and to understand the value of their creations. She began to work this way after realising the value of living life from the heart space. Rachel has a background in classical voice, songwriting, and music education, and holds a master’s degree in opera performance from the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland, where she currently resides. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in voice and vocal music education from the University of Michigan.

Birding Hike

Join Silas Bialecki on this birdwatching tour of the Divine Pine grounds. Exploring the varied and wonderful ecosystems of the area the class will touch on old and familiar feathered friends, and be sure to stop for more rare and exciting avians. Both bird calls and visual characteristics will be discussed, this is a hike for novices and experienced birders alike. Binoculars are helpful but not necessary.

Having grown up in the Irish Hills, Silas developed an appreciation for the land and its natural communities exploring streambeds, traipsing along glacial ridges, and getting lost in the grasses of old farm fields. While maintaining these open ended explorations Silas also practices primitive and traditional skills, is an avid naturalist, hunter, and fisher, and often finds himself in a canoe exploring the local waterways.

Sketching from Nature

Workshop hosted by Madison Memering offers a basic overview on how to draw subjects from nature. During this session, Madison will discuss different drawing techniques, participants will collect natural objects from the surrounding area to sketch, and we will practice sketching with different organic subjects. Class will provide sketching paper & pencils to work with.

Madison Memering is a nature-inspired artist who enjoys learning through her artwork. Madison studies & recreates natural subjects such as flowers, mushrooms, plants, insects & more to pay tribute & to educate her admirers. She loves to illustrate, paint, & print these serene subjects that people may not pay much attention to in everyday life. Her goal is to allow her viewers to slow down, appreciate these little things, & connect people to the natural world. Madison enjoys illustrating & painting the flora & fauna you may run into anywhere here in Michigan and around in the country.

1. Kosmic Koala 7-Gong Sound Journey

Take a journey through the cosmos, riding the tide of the expansive beauty of the inner and highest self with Sara and her 7 gongs alongside a mix of other traditional and modern instruments. Let the strings on the harp gong strike the heart chords. Get swept away in the cosmic vibrations of the gongs, some that Sara made herself under the guidance of master gongmakers in Europe. Open yourself to see within through gentle guided meditation. Heal and seal the deal with Sara's voice and the harmonium soothing you back to time and space. We can guarantee you've never had a journey like this before! Please bring a mat to lie on and eye covering or pillow if you prefer.

2. Nature's Nutrition for the Nervous System

Join plant enthusiast, former neuroscience researcher, and clinical nutritionist Sara for a discussion on Mother Gaia's nervous system regulation and healing medicine, found all around us. Learn about how nature - in regards to our environment and wild and healing plants - contribute to the gut microbiome, HPA axis, and experience of reality. How can we utilize what is immediately around us to shift both physical and mental health? How do we identify disconnect, and rebuild a bridge with ourselves by creating intuitive relationships with plants? Is the medicine we seek really right in front of us? How do plants upgrade and regulate the nervous system? What does that even mean? Come for a fun and explorative discussion on our symbiotic relationship with nature.

Sara is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist and longtime herbalist chef with a background in plant-based fine dining, culinary education, yoga, sound meditation, and neuroscience. She has bachelors degrees in nursing and biological psychology, and a masters in clinical nutrition.

Edible and Medicinal Plant Walk

We'll stroll the grounds and respond to whatever plants call out to us, discussing their nutritive and medicinal properties.

Greg Monzel is a native Hoosier, husband, father, and student of nature and history with a gift for nourishing deep connections between people and plants. He first experienced the medicinal power of plants directly when he used raw pineapple as an effective treatment for chronic strep-throat in his teens. In 2007, Greg studied with renowned herbalist 7song at the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine and in 2013 with herbalist Jim Mcdonald in Michigan. He has parlayed his nurturing temperament and deep connection with plants into a career as an herbal educator, medicine maker and grower. Greg co-founded Wild Persimmon School in Indianapolis to hold a plant-centered space to build healing community.

Unschooling: Education Revolutionized

This discussion with cover unschooling- it will include understanding unschooling using examples from my family's life. This will entail common question and answers, what a typical day looks like for us, examples of learning in daily life which will include activities to do with your family, also we will include interesting unschooling statistics/ facts, common questions with answers, and to deal with fear and worries during your unschooling journey.

I am passionate about alternative and simple living, sustainability, freedom, peaceful parenting, nature, art and music. I believe children are the future and in order to make change we must re-think parenting and allow children to be fully present, free and unbound. I believe that the marks that we make on Mother Earth should be positive, colorful footsteps, everyone's impact is their own color, when joined with others these colors form a rainbow. After every storm may there be a rainbow! My family and I can't wait to share our message with others and help to heal and inspire!