Art Farm at West Dry Creek
Bird Language & Our Ecological Nervous System
Led by Lauren and Dave Hage of Weaving earth
Saturday, March 7, 10am-1pm
321 West Dry Creek Road, Healdsburg
Led by members of the Weaving Earth team, this session will engage the practices of Bird Language and Mindful Birding. These simple yet potent practices allow us to tune into the nervous system of the land - awakening the reciprocal conversation between the living world and ourselves (as a part of the living world).
Weaving Earth approaches bird language through both a co-liberatory lens and somatic orientation, as the practices can help us attune to our nervous systems, create empathy and connection across difference, offer insight into our internal and collective rhythms, and be applied to community leadership, community response, and relationship building. We listen from a place of reverence, intuition, and respect. We regard birds not just as ecological indicators, but as kin and allies - supporting our mental and physical health, our attention, and our shared commitment to justice and protection of those most in need. Importantly, our capacity to understand bird language helps us to be better allies to the birds. As we practice attention, we can decrease the wake of our ripple and be accountable to our impact as we move through the landscape.
This event is free and open to all.
About Dave Hage
Dave is a Co-Founder & Director of Operations at Weaving Earth (WE) and has been facilitating nature connection experiences since 2005. His family roots trace back to Northern Europe, and he was raised in the oaken hills and grasslands of Pomo and Miwok territories. Dave brings his love of the natural world (including humans), and a particular fire for the study of bird language, to his practice. A key aspect of Dave’s work at WE is serving his community by guiding teens and adults through meaningful, nature-based transitions—work he understands as vital to restoring the social fabric. As a student of the collective effort of interspecies co-liberation, he seeks to ally with the birds—and all of life—in this endeavor.
About Lauren Hage
Lauren Hage (she/her) is Co-Founder & Executive Director of Weaving Earth (WE), a Sonoma County-based nonprofit rooted in ecological care, justice, and community wellbeing. WE equips people —- from young children to adults —- with skills and practices to meet today’s social and ecological crises with resilience and responsibility. Their intersectional curriculum integrates environmental education, trauma-informed mental health, climate preparedness, and justice-centered leadership. Lauren is also a Certified Facilitator of the somatics-based body of work called The Resilience Toolkit, She comes from Ashkenazi Jewish (Odessa), Sicilian, and Scottish ancestry. Lauren holds a degree in Earth Sciences and Geography, and certifications in Ecological Agriculture, Regenerative Design & Nature Awareness, Advanced Permaculture Design, Embodied Social Justice, Integrated Trauma Therapy, and Wilderness First Responder. As an educator, consultant, ecological designer, and creative, Lauren has dedicated 20+ years to supporting people to shape their actions and pursue their passions from a foundation rooted in interrelationship. Her work and play are an expression of her prayer for eco-social co-liberation. (www.weavingearth.org).
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