A community nature experience to commune with our ancestors through water
Time in nature is needed now, more than ever. In times of heightened uncertainty, rising political tensions, and an endless call to defend our communities' rights, your focus and attention on the larger world transformation can get lost. To balance your nervous system and spiritual capacity, we’ve curated a time in nature to pause and listen to the messages in the water and open the communication lines to our ancestors’ presence.
We’ll guide you through a local park where the presence of ancestors (human and more than human) is amplified. Our container will facilitate the ancient practice of communicating with nature for guidance through your everyday life. Our focus this season will be on the element of water and its power to reflect messages from nature as we tap into our spiritual intuition.
The facilitation team will guide you through practices that use water for cleansing, release, rebirth, and connection. As we walk through the park, reflection prompts and light group dialogue will support your process. Modeled after the Rino Consulting Solutions Healing Hikes and Unlearning Community School’s Healing Justice framework, this community experience supports individual self-awareness and collective care strategies through a shared outdoor experience with Nature’s elements.
This offering is ideal for those who are newly emerging into a personal healing journey. No previous experience in nature/outdoors or spiritual practice is required. Those yearning to connect more deeply to themselves through communal practices and ancestral traditions by being in nature will benefit from this experience.
By the end of this experience, you’ll
learn practices and receive guidance for connecting to yourself more deeply in nature/with nature
remember the ancient practice of communicating with the elements of nature
be open to communing with your benevolent ancestors and receiving messages of guidance for what you are currently navigating in life
find a momentary pause through this emergent process to address trauma, grief, crisis, and violence (both historical and current) by listening intentionally to your heart and core needs for wellness
rebalance your nervous system through collective care practices and learn how to sustain well-being through ancestral traditions with Nature
develop a deeper reverence and relationship with the elements of nature and the local ecosystems as guides of your healing journey
cultivate more self-compassion so you can release any burdens and weights holding you back from personal liberation
This healing-centered exploration in nature is a collaboration between Rino Consulting Solutions and the Unlearning Community School.
As a cultural strategist and consultant, Maio works with community-based organizations, business owners, & non-profit organizations providing direct services to frontline communities impacted by systemic injustices. A former college instructor for 10 years, they have taught Applied Cultural Anthropology, Political Science, Critical Diversity Studies, and Ethnic Studies at various universities and colleges in the US and in the Philippines.
As an Indigenous studies researcher and scholar for over 18 years, Maio focuses on cultural and political education through Indigenous knowledge systems and practices, intergenerational knowledge transfer, & food and water sovereignty. Maio combines her extensive experience as an educator-scholar-researcher with her work as a community organizer, facilitator, and mentor for transitional age youth and community leaders. They are the founder and visionary for the Unlearning Community School - a third space for learning which centers liberatory cultural and political education for radical transformation, and emphasizes learning through community-led peer and intergenerational mentorship. Unlearn with us at www.unlearningschool.org
Raynelle Rino (she/her/siya)
@hikeitoutcoaching
Founder & CEO of Rino Consulting Solutions, Raynelle began her career in the sciences as an ecology field researcher, then moved onto grassroots environmental education and social justice organizing. Her love for nature and youth development brought her to teach in unique settings like alternative high schools, environmental justice neighborhoods, parks, and juvenile justice facilities. Her personal journey through life up to now has carved a well-rounded and powerful pathway with the support and guidance
In 2016 Raynelle started Rino Consulting Solutions, a nature-based consulting firm that provides coaching and consulting services for professionals and other businesses. Its mission is to support and inspire the leaders of today to live in the confidence of their identities as they move through a world in the midst of social, racial, and environmental transformation. Raynelle is a certified professional coach through