RETREAT REGISTRATIONS NOW CLOSED — TICKETS FOR SUNDAY CONCERT STILL AVAILABLE.

Tierra Sol* presents:

Earthen Arts Retreat

with Sage Stoneman and friends

Saturday, November 11 to Sunday, November 12, 2023

@ Topa Institute ^ Ojai, California

Earthen Arts Retreat is a unique weekend experience in beautiful Ojai, California that focuses on deepening our relationship with our natural world and sense of self. Through hands-on natural building workshops, morning movement, and live performances, we offer a creative container of wonder and curiosity, allowing us to remember how it feels to be human together.

Two-Day Natural Building Workshop with Sage Stoneman

We are honored to host Artist-in-Residence Sage Stoneman, one of our country’s leading natural builders, as he facilitates a two-day natural building workshop that will provide you with: 

• A comprehensive introduction to building with clay, sand, straw, wood, stone, and water in different ratios for different outcomes. Understanding how these materials behave to best inform your design decisions.
• New insights into human shelter and a deep understanding of the important role natural building can play in these unpredictable climatic times.
• An understanding of how a building’s foundation, frame, roof, and walls fit together in design and construction.
• Ecological mindset: how to approach design/construction through the lens of land stewardship. Our human developments can serve as offerings, rather than detriments, to our natural environment!
• Connection with nature, conscious movement, and shared purpose with your family or new friends… soil bacteria (mycobacterium vaccae) has been shown to improve mental health. 

This experience is appropriate for experienced builders/designers in conventional construction as well as people with no prior building experience. Kids are not only welcomed but encouraged to join in!

SCHEDULE: 

Saturday, November 11

10 AM – Arrival – Check In + Set Up Camp

11 AM – Orientation + Opening Circle + Intention Setting

“What is natural building?” Q&A / Lecture @ Council house/Kiva

12 PM – Hands-on intro to mixing Cob @ Build site

1 PM – Lunch @ Dining Area

2 PM – Mixing Cob/ Cobrobics @ Build Site

3 PM – Sculpting Cob @ Build Site

5:30 PM – Clean up!

6 PM – Council + Opening Circle + Intention Setting @ Council house/Kiva

7:30 PM Dinner @ Dining Area

After Dinner Kiva fire + Live Music

Sunday, November 12

8 AM – Breakfast

9 AM – Movement + Meditation

10 AM – Nature Walk with Camille Dieterle

11 AM – Q&A / Lecture  @ Council house/Kiva

12 PM – Mixing/Sculpting Cob @ Council house/Kiva

2 PM – Lunch

3 PM – Clay Plaster @ Build Site

5 PM – Clean up!

5:30 PM – Dinner + Libations

6 PM – Golden hour into night concert @ Amphitheater

7 PM Special Sunday Evening Live Performance

Featuring: Reyna Tropical and Ella Hue & friends (opening)

TICKETS: 

Retreat registrations now closed — tickets for Sunday concert still available

Sunday Evening Live Performance Only: $30 

• Doors open at 6:30 pm
• Special live music performance with Surprise Guests

Facilitators

Camille Dieterle

Camille is an occupational therapist who specializes in lifestyle and nature-based interventions to improve health and wellbeing. She teaches classes at the University of Southern California and there she created the USC Peace Garden, an outdoor space for wellness, education and programs serving the community. Camille has a background in dance and yoga and is currently training to become a nature and forest therapy guide.