Community Events DIRECTIONS Click here for directions to Crooked Kitty Ranch and a map. For carpooling connections, please consider joining our Yahoo group, Heartpeople. This is a great way to link up with others, save on gas, and protect the Earth! This group also offers an online Calendar view of upcoming POTH events. OUR NEWSLETTER Click here to see all issues of People of the Heart Weavings. In each issue, you'll find a Calendar of Events for the current months, which you can print out and refer to. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the newsletters. If you don't already have it, you can download Reader from the Adobe website. PRESS See this article from The Columbian, about our July 7, 2007 event, For Love of the Earth. SPECIAL EVENT Saturday, August 30, 2008: African Water Festival—Help Jon celebrate his 50th birthday and participate in a wonderful fundraising event! Proceeds will benefit both People of the Heart and the Engeye Health Clinic in Uganda. Click here to see all the details of Jon's "Carry-a-thon" and community auction! ONGOING EVENTS Biweekly Wednesdays: Sisters of the Heart Prayer Circle—Your requests are prayed over and released into the sacred fire of the next sweat lodge ceremony. You may send your prayer requests to Rev. Jayna Gieber or call 360-666-4942. First Saturdays: Braided Way Sangha, Mindfulness Meditation Circle—We follow the tradition of Zen Master and World Peacemaker, Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh, no experience necessary. 4:30-6:30 pm, simultaneous with Nature Kids at Heart children's program, followed by vegetarian potluck. Self select contributions of $10-$25 appreciated and not required. First Saturdays: Nature Kids At Heart—For children age 6 and up, to connect with nature in a mindful, outdoor setting. 4:30-6:30 pm, simultaneous with Braided Way Sangha, followed by vegetarian potluck. Please RSVP if your child will be attending. Bodhisattva Training for Babes—This is an in-depth, life-enhancing series for women into the Heart of the Bodhisattva, led by Rev. Jayna Gieber, M.S., Shamanic and Buddhist practitioner, Interfaith Minister, and Spiritual Director of People of the Heart. Beginning September 2008. Couples Unite Group—Relationship Celebration Series with Rev. Jayna Gieber, M.S. and Jon Gieber, M.S. Beginning Winter 2008. Braided Way Shamanism—Learn the ancient ways of direct connection with Spirit in Its many forms. Are you ready? Beginning Winter 2008. Spiritual mentoring and counseling Annual Goddess Festival—Here are some pictures from the Awakening to the Goddess Festival. For those interested in the 2008 offerings Bodhisattva Training for Babes, Couples Unite, or Braided Way Shamanism, send email to Rev. Jayna to obtain more information. CLICK HERE FOR DIRECTIONS TO CROOKED KITTY RANCH AND A MAP