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In this issue: Feature Article: Renewal - The Hidden Secret of Winter Winter Teen Rendezvous Snow Cave Journey in the Selkirks Drum Making Workshop Creating Sacred Space A Weekend Workshop with Barry Moses Spring Camp 2010 Weekend Workshop with Jon Young Summer Camps 2010!! Summer Camp Positions Available Natural Mystery Contest  Follow us on Facebook!"Now I see the secret of making the best persons. It is to grow up in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth." -Walt Whitman Featured Links We support organizations and individuals who are making a positive difference in our world. The following links are a few that we are highlighting this month doing just that. If you know of other websites bettering our world, email them to us to be considered for future eNewsletters. Thanks! Children and Nature Network Sulustu - Barry Moses' Blog Shikari Tracking Guild New Leaf Regenerative Design |
Twin Eagles Wilderness School eNewsletter - January 2010 
Welcome to our brand new eNewsletter!! With the new year, we are experiencing renewal here at Twin Eagles, and this new, monthly eNewsletter is one expression of that.This month we are pleased to offer you a fantastic feature article about the cycles of the natural world, very exciting new programs being offered this Winter, Spring and Summer, as well as our first natural mystery contest! We want to acknowledge that this is a LONG eNewsletter! This is due to the fact that we have a LOT of exciting things to share, and we do not yet have our new website up and running. Once the new website is up, then the eNewsletter will become shorter because each section can link to the website that contains all the details. For now, all the details are here. Thanks for your understanding. As this new year begins, Twin Eagles Wilderness School offers you the light of hope as we look to the future, and gratitude for your support! Feature Article Renewal - The Hidden Secret of Winter by Jeannine Tidwell This past November at Twin Eagles we held our fourth annual Autumn celebratory event, the Fall Harvest. One of the touchstone moments for everyone there was gathering around the teachings of the Medicine Wheel, a life way and world view for many earth based cultures all over the world. Although there are many different expressions of the Medicine Wheel in cultures the world over there are some universal teachings common to all of us. Let's take the times of day for example. The sun rises in the East at the beginning of each new day. This is true for everyone everywhere on earth. What can be reflected herein is that Spring can be correlated to the direction of the East because it represents new beginnings. At the Fall Harvest we acknowledged the cycles of life for a human being and the significance of the seasons in our life's journey. 
Winter gives us a unique gift of looking inward for renewal. Just as the snows of winter settle in many northern climates to blanket the land we have the opportunity to pause, look within and see what has settled. There are many questions that can guide the inner journey. Patterns can often be a good place to start for triggering self awareness. I often ask: what are the patterns of personal growth, integrity, strength and passions that I am aware of for myself right now and what influences me? What do all of my patterns say about who I am?Winter is a time of renewal because what we find when we pause to look can be a catalyst for the resurgence that's to come. There's an opportunity for us to make the necessary personal changes needed and recognize and affirm our gifts so we can create what we want to see in ourselves and in the world when the Spring returns at that point of new beginnings. It's important to embrace what is. At the Fall Harvest we marked the cycle of the seasons by celebrating the Fall. That's what we were present in. We also found strength knowing that on the other side of Winter is Spring. That strength and the seed within it, hope, is there to be discovered for all of us. I wish for you strength, hope and renewal this winter and look forward to seeing you in the spring! Adult and Youth Programs Update Winter Teen Rendezvous: Snow Cave Journey in the Selkirks for Teens ages 13 & up ~ Cedar Springs, Sandpoint, Idaho Friday February 19 - Sunday February 21, 2010 $135 & up per teen 
Imagine donning a set of snowshoes and setting out for a trek into the pristine Selkirk Mountains of North Idaho's backcountry. Your companions at your side, you traverse through snow-laden forests and wide open frozen lakes before making camp besides an ice covered gurgling mountain creek. Who needs a tent when nature provides a shelter 100 times warmer, more efficient and lighter impact on the environment - the snow cave! Its so warm in there that you have to rest with your sleeping bag unzipped. Epic tales of high action await you the next morning, written in animal tracks upon the once empty pages of the snow blanketed ground. Music making, sumptuous food, drink and comradeship. All of this awaits you and so much more...Drum Making Workshop with Jeannine Tidwell for Adults and motivated teenagers ~ Cedar Springs, Sandpoint, Idaho Two parts - Wed March 3, 9am - 3pm AND Wed March 10, 9am - 3pm with optional follow up drum/song circle Wed March 17 3:30 - 5 pm $145 & up per person, includes all materials 
"Deep within the essence of who we are there's a sound, a vibration, that expresses life from every cell. It is that sound and vibration within us that is ready to emerge as a vital heartbeat. The heartbeat of the drum is our personal signature."The creation of a drum involves a deep awareness of the gift of life. In this workshop we will connect more deeply with the gifts of life in the drums we'll be making together. You'll experience a cultural container for learning and get a felt sense of the world of drums through crafting one to take home with you at the journey's end. Creating Sacred Space A weekend workshop with Barry Moses for Adults ~ Scotia House Spiritual Retreat Center, Newport, Washington Friday March 26 6pm - Sunday March 28 3pm, 2010 $135 & up per person - ENROLL EARLY - LIMITED ENROLLMENT Join us for this rare opportunity to connect with Barry Moses from the Spokane Tribe as we enter into the sublime teachings of very real, practical, local, earth based spirituality. Creating Sacred Space will explore ways of creating a deeper connection with nature and spirit, will explore ways of creating more meaningful relationships within families and communities, and will explore personal and community rituals that strengthen a sense of the Sacred in all we do. 
Barry Moses was raised between worlds, in the cities of Spokane and Seattle, Washington, as well as the Spokane Indian Reservation. He is an educator with a keen interest in spirituality, indigenous cultures, dream work, and personal insight. As a "cultural specialist" he has a very rare and powerful gift of bridging the modern with the native. His tribal name is "Sulustu", which literally translates from the Spokane Salish language as, "Where the Worlds Come Together".Twin Eagles Spring Camp 2010 for Youth ages 6 - 13 Tuesday April 6 - Thursday April 8, 2010 $95 & up per child 
"This was the best day of my life!"- Z.D., Twin Eagles Camper
This year we are once again offering our very exciting Spring Day Camp here in Sandpoint! This three day program will have a specific theme around Springtime teachings that are so often missed - signs of spring that offer deeper teachings about wilderness living, early wild edibles & medicinals, lostproofing, low growing plants, caretaking, harvesting, and a host of other inspiring activities along with a healthy dose of our staples - storytelling, fire tending, nature based games, songs, animal forms, nature awareness, earth mentors and more!Weekend Workshop with Jon Young for Adults ~ Sandpoint, Idaho Friday May 7 - Sunday May 9, 2010 Mark your calendars! This Spring we will once again be hosting Jon Young for a spectacular weekend workshop at Twin Eagles! More details to come... Twin Eagles Summer Camps 2010!! "While I have helped my children connect to nature and wilderness, Twin Eagles Wilderness School brings it to a whole new level for them. The Twin Eagles cultural mentoring approach is very powerful on many levels. Twin Eagles Wilderness School is one of my top three favorite parts of the Sandpoint area!" -M.W., parent Connect your child with nature, community, family and themselves as they experience our powerful Cultural Mentoring approach: 
FIRE BY FRICTION & NATURAL SHELTERS WILD EDIBLE & MEDICINAL PLANTS SUSTAINABLE LIVING SKILLS & PERMACULTURE ANIMAL TRACKING & NATURAL MYSTERIES NATIVE CRAFTS, STORIES & SONGS IMMERSION IN NATURE & SENSORY AWARENESS CLOSE MENTORING RELATIONSHIPS & MORE!
"I loved it! I had the time of my life there and I would do it again in a heartbeat!" -E.D., camper
Sandpoint Day Camp session 1 ~ for kids ages 6 - 13 ~ $195 & upMonday June 21 - Friday June 25 Sandpoint Day Camp session 2 ~ for kids ages 6 - 13 ~ $195 & up Monday June 28 - Friday July 2 Sandpoint Day Camp session 3 ~ for kids ages 6 - 13 ~ $195 & up Monday July 5 - Friday July 9 Spokane Day Camp ~ for kids ages 6 - 13 ~ $195 & up Monday July 12 - Friday July 16 NEW - Family Overnight Camp ~ for the whole family, all ages! $95 & up per person, $245 & up max per family Saturday July 24 - Sunday July 25 Overnight Camp for 10 - 13 year olds ~ $495 & up Sunday July 25 - Friday July 30 Overnight Camp for teens (13 & up) ~ $595 & up Sunday August 1 - Saturday August 7 Register soon, these camps fill fast! Registration Details Pre-registration is required for all programs. Registration deadline is two weeks prior to start of program. All programs have limited enrollment. To register, or for more information, call (208) 265-3685 or email tim@twineagles.org Summer Camp Positions Available 
Twin Eagles Wilderness School is currently hiring paid staff and securing adult and teen volunteer roles for Twin Eagles Summer Camps 2010! We have a strong reputation as a powerful center for passion based nature connection in the Inland Northwest with positive relationships with the families and individuals we work with.At Twin Eagles Wilderness School, we operate with multiple bottom lines. This means we value our positive impact on the Earth and on humans as much as personal and financial gain. Therefore, we ask all our volunteer and paid staff to do the same. All positions receive the following benefits: Benefits to the Earth: Positively contribute towards the Vision of living in balance with the Earth Benefits to People: Opportunity to support others in their journey of nature connection, coyote and cultural mentoring, and towards realizing and living their unique gifts upon this Earth Summer Camp Lead Instructors - paid position Dates: see above Benefits: see above, plus:
Summer Camp Cooks - paid position Dates: Overnight Camps only, see above Benefits: see above, plus:
Summer Camp Assistant Instructors - volunteer position Dates: see above Benefits: see above, plus:
Summer Camp Counselor-in-Training (C.I.T.) - teen volunteer position Dates: see above Benefits: see above, plus:
To apply, and for full descriptions, contact: Jeannine Tidwell, co-Director & co-Founder Twin Eagles Wilderness School (208) 265-3685 or jeannine@twineagles.org Natural Mystery Contest We are very excited to offer you an opportunity to deepen your awareness of the natural world AND win a $25 Twin Eagles Wilderness School gift certificate - applicable to program tuition or the school store!! Here is our first natural mystery:  This photo was taken earlier this month at Twin Eagles Community School - our weekly program for homeschooled youth. What is this? How did it come to be? Please email your responses to tim@twineagles.org by February 15 for your chance to win a $25 Twin Eagles Wilderness School gift certificate! Thanks for reading - We wish you health and happiness during this beautiful winter season! Tim Corcoran, co-Director & co-Founder Twin Eagles Wilderness School 433 Cedar Springs, Sandpoint, Idaho 83864 (208)265-3685 www.twineagles.org
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