Attend a Mountain Retreat
Many Hands Peace Farm Workshops & Classes
Events Through the Year
Open to the Public
Come join us on The Mountain's Farm. Events happen monthly on Sundays. Learn more about wild edibles, growing your own mushrooms, or feast on some of our forest and farm favorite foods.
Constellations Foundation Academy
Extended Training
Private Event
July 8-11, 2021
September 2-5, 2021
October 28-31, 2021
January 6-9, 2022
Graduation: March 11-13, 2022
Trainings offer transformation skill building to Practitioners in the Fields of Therapy, Shamanism, BodyWork, Mediumship, Healing, Teaching and Medicine including Vetenarians.
Trainings are all-engaging in theory, practice and application.
Vital elements are containment and inclusivity and include a full committment to the humanity, humans and the legacies we carry:
as families, as a collective, as a species.
UUCA Men's
Fellowship
November 5 - 7, 2021
Private Event
UUCA Men's Fellowship gathers each Fall at the Mountain. In addition to the community wide activities, we meet together where we "check in" with each other at the start of the weekend. We hold sessions around a prepared topic or topics, schedule hiking and other activities, enjoy fellowship around a campfire, and join in meditation and/or worship.
Unity Weekend
November 5 - 7, 2021
Open to the public
(if in recovery)
Unity Weekend is a fellowship of men and women who gather together to celebrate recovery by taking part in events, meetings, workshops and activities at The Mountain. We cultivate + cherish memories that last a lifetime, by participating in Unity + Fellowship. We are NOT a glum lot.
SEUUMA - Fall
November 8 - 11, 2021
Private Event
SEUUMA (Southeast UU Ministers Association) Fall Retreat
This Fall, our guest presenter Xan West. Xan considers herself a street theologian, a messy mystic, radical ritual holder, and a spiritual trauma healer. She is mostly a black queer femme troublemaker. She is Director of Student Ministry at Trinity United Methodist Church where she enjoys inspiring resilience, preaching liberation, and decolonizing scripture...
The Mountain's
Grateful Gathering
November 24 - 28, 2021
Open to the Public
Rethinking Thanksgiving;
Guided to New Traditions
In collaboration with Indigenous representatives, the Grateful Gathering will include an exploration of colonization, history and culture and provide opportunities for participation in decolonization.
In addition to learning about colonization and decolonization, we will provide overviews of permaculture, regenerative farming, Indigenous Ecovillages, native crops and foods,
and our relationship with the Earth.
UU WomenSpirit
Spring Institute
& Gathering
May 18 - 22, 2022
Open to the Public
We are an all-women organization that was formed out of Unitarian Universalist traditions with an emphasis on exploring and celebrating the Feminine Divine in her many forms. We offer biannual spiritual retreats in the Spring and Fall that run from Wednesday afternoon to Sunday morning. We are run solely by our members who volunteer their time and talents to conceptualize, plan, and execute our events. We are based in the Southeastern United States but have members who travel from across the United States to be a part of our unique retreats. Learn more online at:
UU Church of Spartanburg
April 22 - 24, 2022
Open to the Public
The Unitarian Universalist Church of Spartanburg invites you to join us for our Mountain gathering, as we celebrate our Beloved Community. All ages are welcome to be with us at The Mountain in April, as we marvel at the beautiful emergence of spring!
Boyce Wedding Celebration and Family Reunion
August 2 - 7, 2022
Private Event
Come celebrate with us (finally!) the 2-year anniversary of our Oregon micro-wedding. We have looked forward to this for so long and would love to have our friends and family join us for this joyous occasion. Plan to arrive at the Mountain Camp and Conference Center sometime in the afternoon of Thursday, August 4 (immediate family will arrive on Tuesday, August 2nd), and plan to leave by early afternoon on August 7. Accommodations are rustic, but comfortable; food is healthful and plentiful. We will have planned activities; orif you prefer, there are plenty of do-it-yourself options.
Call us with any questions!
Wedding of Katrean Hall and Alex Ackert
Sept 30 - Oct 2, 2022
Private Event
Family and friends of Katrean and Alex gather for a weekend long wedding celebration.
Regaining Balance In Rapidly Changing Times
Virtual Program
Weekly Online Sessions
Open to the Public
Feeling…Rattled? In-shock? Unsettled? Confused?
Struggling with maintaining your mental and emotional equilibrium? You are not alone!
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Indeed, we are living in a time of unprecedented change. Some say it’s like being on a “teeter-totter” trying to keep our balance so we do not fall or fail.
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To be sure, it is challenging to maintain our mental and emotional equilibrium.
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It is also a struggle to figure out which strategies and behaviors are the best match with what we know about ourselves and our disposition.
Living Your Life Purpose
Creating Your Plan for Fulfillment
POSTPONED until LATER
New Dates TBD
6 Virtual Sessions
Open to the Public
Course Purposes:
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To present research of what contributes to fulfilling, healthy and high-quality living.
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To identify typical psychological adjustments experienced as we mature and want to develop life-sustaining habits for ongoing happiness.
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To heighten a grounded, authentic sense of quality of life security and thereby retirement readiness--beyond financial security.
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To define your Inner Purpose and plan new ways of expressing it daily in service to beloved communities of your choice.