Autumn Equinox 2023

White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, United States

We will celebrate Autumn Equinox at the White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey. This will be a Hellenic Celebration of the Goddess Kore and Her Mother, Demeter. This is a rite of balance and the second harvest as Autumn gets into full swing with the Earth growing colder.

Yoga Retreat with Laurie VanCott

Trout Lake Abbey 46 Stoller Rd., Trout Lake, WA, United States

This year’s theme: Finding Joy! Inspired by The Book of Joy with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, this year we will explore what brings us joy, meaning and purpose, and how to access healing and growth through yoga, meditation, and self-reflection. Similar to past retreats we will investigate the time-honored tradition of the yoga path and its [...]

Rest & Digest Mindfulness Course

A 4-week intro to mindfulness course for anyone with a chronic GI condition to learn how to calm stress & flare less. Mindfulness is a proven, effective tool for helping people with a chronic GI disorder to regulate & increase stress resilience. No experience needed. What to Expect You will learn key concepts for mindfulness [...]

$175

Samhain 2023

White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, United States

We will celebrate Samhain (pronounced SOW-en), the Feast of our Sacred Dead, at the White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey. This will be an Irish Celebration of the Goddess Morrigan and the Gods An Dagda and Donn. Samhain is called the Hinge of the Year and may have been the ancient Irish New Year. At this liminal time, the 'veils' between the Worlds are thinner than usual, and Spirits are more easily contacted. We hold our rites around sunset, which is a liminal time of day, making our connections even stronger.

Winter Solstice 2023

White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, United States

We will celebrate the Winter Solstice, the Feast of the Return of the Sun, at the White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey. This will be a Welsh Celebration of the God Lleu Llaw Gyffes and the God Gwydion. Bydded felly! The Winter Solstice is the time of the shortest day and longest night of the year. The sun is at its weakest and darkness pervades the world. But it is also the time that the sun begins its return to strength, growing brighter and more powerful until it reaches its apex at the Summer Solstice in June.

Imbolc 2024

White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, United States

We will be celebrating the Feast of Imbolc at Trout Lake Abbey on Saturday, February 3, 2023 at 4:30 pm. This will be an Irish pantheon rite. Bíodh sé amhlaidh! This is the rite of the first glimmers of spring, and the hope of warmer days ahead. In Ireland, this is a time when the ewes begin to show signs of lactation, and candles are no longer needed to see when milking the cows.

Calan Haf (Beltane) Ritual

White Mountain Druid Sanctuary at Trout Lake Abbey 46 Stoller Road, Trout Lake, WA, United States

We will be celebrating the Feast of Calan Haf (Beltane) at Trout Lake Abbey on Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 5:30 pm. This will be a Welsh pantheon rite. Bydded Felly!