Offered by Cassandra Ellis of Be With Cassandra

“Sense of place involves a personal orientation toward place, in which one’s understanding of place and one’s feelings about place become fused in the context of environmental meaning.”

- David Hummon

Nurturing your sense of place supports you in a very personal and intimate way – and as more and more individuals tend to their own sense of place, our communities and our greater collective will also be nourished. We are each a part of many different types of communities and places; when we give intentional attention to a particular place, we can build a reciprocal relationship with the place, becoming more attuned to what we need, what the place needs, and what others in the place need.

One goal of this workshop is to leave with actionable next steps for tending to your sense of place and, as your personal cup overflows, nurture a sense of place for those with whom you are connected. In preparation for this time together, Cassandra invites you to ponder a childhood memory of making a hut or hideout or another type of special private place.

About Cassandra

Cassandra stands smiling in a lush, moss-covered forest of the Pacific Northwest on the traditional lands of the Snohomish Tribe.

Cassandra Ellis facilitates intentional connection by writing, teaching forest kindergarten, and hosting gatherings and workshops. Her digital homebase is Be With Cassandra, where she creates and writes about experiments in change, belonging, and co-creation – all embraced by nature.

Cassandra is a Washington State approved early childhood education STARS Trainer. She has a BA in Education and Youth Studies and Advanced and Basic Certificates in Early Childhood Education. Cassandra is also a certified holistic movement teacher, certified children’s yoga teacher, and certifiably hilarious first-time dog mama. Cassandra plays, works and lives in the Pacific Northwest (USA). She gives gratitude to the Snohomish Tribe and the extensive web of Coast Salish tribes who have tended to the lands, waters, air and fires long before she planted her own feet here.

Choose to be with Cassandra at www.bewithcassandra.com