Things As It Is Moon
New Moon October 25, 2022 We ask the ocean to be full again, as ocean To the mourning zebra doves, please keep purifying the dawn For northsides of mountains, we offer deep robes of moss Let the sun burn & transmute morning dew Please allow mystery to be despite its omnipresence Let vast distance appear possible […]
Do Nothing Moon
Do Nothing Moon Full Moon October 9, 2022 but listenfor a moment, to do nothingor not even that, only snowbright attentiona hibiscus-white instantiation of beingrelaxed thread of breath sung broad in windthe question of why life is like this remainsready to flood the openings with abstractionleave the circle free & unbound for nowallow the axis of […]
Medicine Journey Moon
New Moon June 28, 2022 Uncertain of our felicitous life, we go looking for the moon constant infinity of sky light meets the eye on breath one after another, love widens into the confidence of everyday abiding. Poem by Qayyum Johnson Painting by Suiko McCall.
A Letter from Neva and Raff
After 10 years, we are moving on from the Art Monastery to launch our own land-based arts collective, WildHeart: Center for Performance and Embodiment Practice, in Wallkill NY. It has been a wild and transformative decade! We are deeply grateful for the myriad experiences of connecting with beautiful artists, deepening into shared spiritual practices, and […]
